Special-Needs Schools
Lawrence Hall-Ashland
Special-Needs Schools · Chicago, IL
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Focus
Residential Facility Emotional Disability Specific Learning Disability
Area
Chicago, IL
Description
ISBE-approved nonpublic special-education facility (residential facility), serving students with emotional disability, specific learning disability. Illinois districts can place and fund students here under Section 14-7.02.
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What this special-needs school offers
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Lawrence Hall is a Chicago-based nonprofit organization founded in 1865 that empowers children, youth, and families who have experienced trauma by providing healing, stability, and community connection through a continuum of therapeutic, educational, and supportive services.
Leadership
Kara Teeple, MSW — Chief Executive Officer
Devan Hughes, CPA — Chief Financial Officer
Sean McGinnis, MSW — Chief Program Officer
Melanie Krauss, MSHR — Vice President of People and Culture
Breanna Hogancamp, LCSW — Vice President of Youth and Community Development
Dr. Carly Smith, Ed.D. — Vice President of Foster Care
Debbie Podmore, LSW — Vice President of Staff Development and Training
Greg Meadors — Vice President of Facilities and Information Technologies
Moira Tuffy — Vice President of Development
Marisol Mombela — Vice President of Residential and Behavioral Health Services
Tracey Silas-Patterson, MPA — Vice President of Transitional and Independent Living
Beverley Gallimore-Vernon — Vice President of Educational Services
Jennifer Carroll — Director of Administrative Affairs
Populations served
Children who have experienced trauma Older adolescents Foster youth Families
Setting
Combination
On-site therapies
Trauma-informed therapies Creative therapies Counseling
Services
Child and Family Treatment Center Community Wellness Foster Care Transitional and Independent Living Workforce Development
Programs
Child and Family Treatment Center Community Wellness Creative Therapies Foster Care Therapeutic Day School Transitional and Independent Living Workforce Development
Founded
1865
Accreditations & approvals
Council on Accreditation (COA) International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) Cognia All Children All Families (ACAF) Innovator Seal Candid Platinum Transparency 2026 Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS)
Phone
(773) 769-3500
Highlights
Founded in 1865 — 160 years of service; 83% of donations fund programs and services directly.
Approach
Empowering those who have experienced trauma by providing healing, stability, and community connection.
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- Population served (autism, emotional/behavioral, learning differences) and the age/grade range
- Whether it's an ISBE-approved nonpublic facility — districts can place and fund students there
- On-site therapies (OT/PT/speech/behavioral)
- Day vs. residential
- How transitions back to public school work
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