When our son was enrolled in the school, Walker embraced our whole family. They welcomed us into a wonderful and supportive community and gave our family the hope we thought we had lost—with four little words: We’re here to help.
About Walker Partnerships
Professional Expertise
Walker Partnerships professionals bring extensive educational and clinical experience to address the complex challenges facing those who work with seriously troubled students; our staff can serve as consultants within the school to offer advice on issues of concern; they can provide modeling to educators through the direct facilitation of a group of children with a history of school difficulty; and they provide informed observation of specific children or child/teacher interactions to identify problems and solutions.
Our highly skilled staff members:
- work with teachers and professionals to identify and address the special needs of troubled students
- provide support for the successful inclusion of special needs students in regular education classes while ensuring a safe classroom and a healthy learning environment for all
- evaluate special education services currently in place and assist school systems in the development of new programs, services and curricula
Building Institutional Capacity
At the foundation of the work of Walker Partnerships is the belief that, given the appropriate support, nearly all students can be successfully maintained within their own school. We are dedicated to building capacity, for individual educators and professionals and for the school system as a whole.
Whether it Is in the school, home, or community, Walker Partnerships will assist a school system with the development of a model of comprehensive support based on an interdisciplinary team approach. By systematically addressing the needs of an individual student, schools can make critical changes that allow more and more challenging students remain in their classrooms while also creating a more personalized, effective holistic, and integrated educational approach that enhances the quality of instruction for all students.
Contact Walker Partnerships
For information on Walker Partnerships services and special education program development for your school system, please contact:
James B. Earley, Ed.D., Managing Director
781-292-2178
Nora Rushford, LICSW, Deputy Director
781- 820- 9982
James Shillinglaw, Associate Manager For the Southeast Region
339-237- 7531
Robert McArdle, Associate Manager for the Northeast Region
781-898-8305
Pat Davis, Clinical Coordinator
339-225-2136
Tamera Barrera, Educational Coordinator