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Metropolitan Prep HS-Ext

Special-Needs Schools · Arlington Hts, IL
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Focus
Day School Autism Emotional Disability Other Health Impairment Specific Learning Disability
Area
Arlington Hts, IL
Description
ISBE-approved nonpublic special-education facility (day school), serving students with autism, emotional disability, other health impairment, specific learning disability. Illinois districts can place and fund students here under Section 14-7.02.
Website
metroprep.org

What this special-needs school offers

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Metro Prep & Laureate Day School, operated by Family Guidance Centers, Inc., is a continuum of special education day schools in Arlington Heights, Illinois serving students with autism and behavioral disabilities across three programs. Established in 1986, the organization serves over 160 students with highly individualized behavioral, academic, and clinical programming.

Leadership
Joanna McQuaid — Principal
Populations served
Children with autism Students with behavioral disabilities Students with anxiety disorders Students with multiple diagnoses Students requiring therapeutic day school services
Setting
Day
Services
Academics (educational component) Clinical/therapeutic support Extended Day Program (3:00pm–5:30pm) 45-day Diagnostic Program Summer School Counseling and mental health support Behavioral intervention services Peer relationship development support
Programs
Metro Prep High School Metro Prep Grade School Laureate Day School
Founded
1986
Phone
847-956-7912
Highlights
Over 160 students served across three school programs; founded in 1986 in response to a need for specialized day school settings for students with limited success in traditional special education programs.
Approach
Individualized support emphasizing anxiety management, autism-specific interventions, professional staff training, and family collaboration; students receive highly individualized behavioral, academic, and vocational programming.

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