A Caring Approach to Special Education
PHILLIPS School
~ Annandale
PHILLIPS School
~ Laurel
PHILLIPS School
~ Fairfax
Building Futures
~ Loudoun
Growing Futures
~ Laurel
Building Futures
~ Fairfax
Designing Futures
~ Fairfax
“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.”
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.”
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.”
