Easterseals Central Illinois, Learning Academy

The Easterseals Central Illinois Learning Academy is approved by the Illinois State Board of Education as a non-public private facility serving students aged five to twenty-one years. Instruction is centered on evidence based practices and the curriculum is aligned to state learning standards. All of the programs and services provided emphasize an individualized approach to education that meets state and federal mandates with the goal of preparing students to transition back to their schools and communities, and lead successful lives. The Learning Academy is designed with a high staff to student ratio, fully equipped classrooms and therapy rooms, evidenced based instructional strategies that empower each student to achieve peak academic performance, increase social and emotional skills, communication skills and functional life skills for independence. School districts contract with Easterseals Central Illinois to assist in providing an alternative school placement with specifically designed instruction for children who have a primary educational diagnosis of Autism, intellectual or multiple disabilities.