The Katharine Dean Tillotson School was created by AC-ACLD/An Association for Children and Adults with Learning Disabilities, Inc. to provide a highly-structured, innovative, and nurturing environment which is designed to successfully address the special needs of students with moderate to severe Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD) and related disorders. Since AC-ACLD's mission is to serve individuals with SLD, the school does not serve children with any of the following primary diagnoses: mental retardation, emotional disturbance, chronic medical conditions, blindness, or deafness. The Tillotson School program is implemented by a highly-trained and dedicated staff whose sole objective is for the students to find success in their endeavors, to realize their maximum potential, and to thrive and participate fully in society.
OUR EDUCATION MODEL
provides a unique and
extremely effective special education program. The school's Modified
Educational Environment [MEE] model stresses a highly adapted learning
environment designed to meet the needs of each student. KDTS is dedicated
to producing positive results for students. The MEE model incorporates a
range of services within a structured, nurturing and therapeutic setting.
(Please refer to the section entitled Katharine Dean Tillotson School
Student Results.) KDTS can provide the following levels of intervention:
If a particular type of service is currently unavailable, AC-ACLD/Katharine Dean Tillotson School welcomes the opportunity to discuss this matter with the student's school district. The school district may then wish to contract for special services.
COST
The tuition rate for
Katharine Dean Tillotson School for the 2003-04 Fiscal Year is approximately
$28,500. This figure represents the average cost for all students this
academic year. If a student is approved for admission by the Pennsylvania Department of
Special Education, sixty percent (60%) of the tuition is paid by the
Department and the remaining forty percent (40%) is the responsibility of
the referring school district.
There are no additional charges for our comprehensive intervention model [M. E. E.]. M. E. E. includes learning support with speech therapy, life skills/prevocational/career training, adaptive physical education, counseling and group therapy, and social skills training. AC-ACLD's day school program, Katharine Dean Tillotson School, is committed to providing cost-effective and successful special education programming for all students we educate.
To receive a detailed copy of The AC-ACLD/Katharine Dean Tillotson School MEE please e-mail us at info@acldonline.org or call 412.881.2253. We will also be happy to send any other information we have that may be helpful to you.