“This is the best special education school I have ever visited. You are true to your mission. Although the staff work with an intense population- they make it look effortless.”
— Educational Consultant

PHILLIPS Meets Students Where They Are

WE BUILD A PROGRAM AROUND EACH CHILD, WE DO NOT FIT A CHILD INTO A PROGRAM.

At PHILLIPS Schools, the core of our philosophy and practice is our students’ ability to reach their potential with the right support and our commitment.

We offer special education day school programs for students in elementary through high school in nationally acclaimed facilities for students for whom public or other specialized schools were not successful. We welcome a diverse group of youth from Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C.

PHILLIPS provides a fresh start. We address student’s needs honestly with acceptance, respect, compassion and a creative plan to make a better tomorrow. We focus on the students’ behavioral and academic needs, their emotional needs, communication needs and beyond that, their
family and community needs. We help them communicate, advocate and navigate their environment.

We offer highly individualized learning environments, social skills training and practice, individualized and integrated related services including counseling, speech and language therapy, occupational and physical therapy, career and technical education curricula, and authentic job opportunities in the community along with crisis prevention through a strengths-based approach.

In School Year 2021-22, were served 338 youth from 22 jurisdictions in Maryland, Virginia, and DC.

“The staff welcomed me and my daughter with open arms. The teachers and staff are excellent. This school is wonderful.”
 

WE ARE STATE APPROVED TO SERVE STUDENTS WITH:

  • Emotional Disability

  • Autism

  • Intellectual Disability

  • Multiple Disabilities

  • Other Health Impairment

  • Specific Learning Disability

 
 

Regardless of a student’s formal diagnostic or educational assessments, PHILLIPS specializes in understanding and helping to transform problematic behavior patterns which interfere with a child’s academic and social functioning.

 
“PHILLIPS saved my life. It made me feel like I belong.”
— A senior speaking at graduation, May 2021

2021-2022 Family Satisfaction Survey

PERCENTAGE OF FAMILIES VERY OR MOSTLY SATISFIED

 

91%

THE SUPPORT MY YOUTH RECEIVES

 

89%

THE SUPPORT OUR FAMILY RECEIVES

90%

PHILLIPS PROGRAMS BEHAVIORAL SERVICES

86%

OVERALL QUALITY OF PHILLIPS PROGRAMS

89%

OVERALL PROGRESS OF MY YOUTH

85%

PHILLIPS PROGRAMS EDUCATIONAL SERVICES

Overall Average = 89%

“My youth has grown and matured in so many ways because of the support and patience of the staff. The personal considerations when creating a successful individual program for him is astounding.”

Every Child Has a Dream ~ PHILLIPS ~ Where we help our student's dreams come true!

“If it wasn’t for you all, I wouldn’t even be here today. PHILLIPS is like my second home.”

“They truly care about each student’s wellbeing and success, especially post-PHILLIPS.”