“This is the best special education school I have ever visited. You are true to your mission. Although the staff works with an intense population- they make it look effortless.”
PHILLIPS Meets Students Where They Are
WE BUILD A PROGRAM AROUND EACH CHILD. WE DO NOT FIT A CHILD INTO A PROGRAM.
At all of PHILLIPS Programs special education schools throughout the metropolitan Washington, D.C. area, the core of our philosophy and practice is our students’ ability to reach their potential with the right support and our commitment.
As a comprehensive behavior specialist school, we provide programs for elementary through high school students for whom public or other specialized schools were not successful. We welcome a diverse group of children and youth from Virginia, Maryland, and the Washington, D.C. metro area.
PHILLIPS provides a fresh start. We address students' needs honestly, with acceptance, respect, compassion, and a creative plan to make a better tomorrow. We focus on the student's behavioral and academic needs, emotional needs, communication needs, and their family and community needs. We help them communicate, advocate for, and navigate their environment.
Our behavior specialist schools 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, authentic job opportunities in the community, and crisis prevention training through a strengths-based approach.
For the school year 2021-22, 338 youth from 22 jurisdictions in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC, were served.
“The staff welcomed me and my daughter with open arms. The teachers and staff are excellent. This school is wonderful.”
WE OFFER STATE-APPROVED SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOLS SERVING 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 that interfere with a child’s academic and social functioning.
“PHILLIPS saved my life. It made me feel like I belong.”
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 staff’s support and patience. The personal considerations involved in creating a successful individual program for him are 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.”
Everything we do at PHILLIPS Programs is centered around student success. If you have experience working in special education schools in the metro-DC area or are a college student looking for a meaningful internship, check out our open positions and competitive benefits package.
