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EDUCATION FOR LIFE

Educating Kids for a Healthy Future

ABOUT US

Education Alternatives is a non-profit private school, with over 20 years’ experience educating special education students. EA offers school-day programs for students with social-emotional, behavioral, and autism spectrum issues.

EA works with families and school districts to provide individualized educational services, based upon the student’s IEP, for children who are struggling in their public or charter school. Each EA program is staffed by licensed teachers and mental health support staff.

OUR SERVICES

OUR SCHOOLS

EA provides services in 8 locations in Northeast Ohio: Willoughby Hills, Painesville, Bedford, Akron/Springfield, Cuyahoga Falls, Ravenna, Brook Park and Elyria.  EA serves over 430 youth, referred from 80 school districts and charter schools and parent placement.

ABOUT US

Education Alternatives is a non-profit private school, with over 20 years’ experience educating special education students. EA offers school-day programs for students with social-emotional, behavioral, and autism spectrum issues.

EA works with families and school districts to provide individualized educational services, based upon the student’s IEP, for children who are struggling in their public or charter school. Each EA program is staffed by licensed teachers and mental health support staff.

OUR SERVICES

OUR SCHOOLS

EA provides services in 8 locations in Northeast Ohio: Willoughby Hills, Painesville, Bedford, Akron/Springfield, Cuyahoga Falls, Ravenna, Brook Park and Elyria.  EA serves over 430 youth, referred from 80 school districts and charter schools and parent placement.

Our Alternative School Programs Will Help Your Child Succeed

Education Alternatives offers alternative learning programs for students who need enhanced behavioral, emotional, and special education services. With over 20 years of experience, EA is the premiere alternative education program serving IEP students in greater northeast Ohio.

Education Alternatives operates eight campuses located throughout the Cleveland and Akron metro areas. Campuses include Akron/Springfield, Bedford, Brook Park, Elyria, Painesville, Ravenna, Cuyahoga Falls, and Willoughby Hills. Our alternative schools pair special education professionals with qualified mental health providers to teach the Ohio Department of Education’s standard curriculum to every child in an accessible way.

About Our Alternative Learning Programs

Through a constellation of services, Education Alternatives offers alternative learning programs for all students to fulfill their individual goals – from mastering math fundamentals and boosting reading skills to graduation and independent living. Our K-12 schools provide alternative education for diagnoses from autism to ADHD.

“She actually wants to go to school, now … In all of the years of her education, she has never been like that, and that is the difference EA has made. She actually wants to learn, she wants to get up and go.”

– Valeri L., Springfield parent

  • Through REACH Behavioral Health, EA schools also offer daily access to group therapy and provide referrals to wraparound services like psychiatry, residential treatment, and individual and family counseling.
  • The Day Treatment program is EA’s largest, with students in classes of up to 12 learning from a team of licensed teachers and mental health professionals. Combining three hours of instruction and three hours of group therapy daily, students build coping skills and practice positive behaviors while staying on track in school.
  • The Coral Autism program is an alternative learning program specifically for students on the autism spectrum. Using proven behavioral science, educators teach students in a sensory-inclusive environment.
  • The ECHO program is a credit recovery program for students who need a technology-based alternative learning program to complete graduation credits without dropping out. Students facing expulsion or who are otherwise unable to graduate at their home school earn a high school degree at a rate of over 90%. This rate is almost double that of their peers who did not receive EA’s alternative education support.
  • VisionQuest, based at EA Ravenna, is a transition program for students in high school through age 22 with moderate disabilities. With a focus on job skills and independent living, VQ offers an alternative education option for families focused on building applied skills for healthy adulthood.

A building director who is experienced in alternative education programs and alternative learning strategies oversees each building. These professionals are in contact with our clinical psychologist and education mentors daily to create dynamic, responsive education plans in partnership with districts, families, and students.

Partnering with over 80 school districts, EA is the alternative education program of choice for hundreds of education professionals, administrators, and school psychologists. They know from experience that not all alternative schools are the same. When choosing an alternative learning program, parents and professionals understand that students make the most progress when staff can deliver evidence-based interventions in a positive environment.

EA’s philosophy of Unconditional Positive Regard creates a foundation of trust with proven results.

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