Recipients of the Woodbury Reports, Inc. “Excellence
in Education Award” are selected on the basis of their
excellent reputation for producing positive and consistent
results with at-risk children and their families. Each
year a network of Independent Educational Consultants
who specialize in referrals for adolescents with special
needs is surveyed for their recommendations. The results
of this screening process determine the content of Woodbury
Reports Inc.’s Directory “The Parent Empowerment
Handbook™” as well as who will receive this Internet
award. Recipients are listed in the directory, which is
available in our online
store, and also appear in the Local
Resources with a “*” after their name.
Each January Woodbury Reports Inc. asks a network of independent
educational consultants to rate more than 500 residential
schools, programs and transport agencies that work with
at-risk teens. Consultants are asked to indicate which
schools and programs, based on their safety and effectiveness,
are of high quality, and should be included in the Directory.
When a majority of these highly qualified consultants
give a positive rating, with few or no negatives, the
school or program or transport agency is invited to participate
in the Directory and complete a form describing their
school or program.
The Educational Consultants involved in this survey work
for the families. Ethical standards commonly accepted
within this profession prohibit receiving money from a
school or programs for a referral. These consultants spend
a significant amount of time traveling to visit as many
schools and programs as they can and constantly compare
notes with their colleagues. The only way a school or
program can get a positive consensus from this group of
independent minded educational consultants is to have
a consistent performance record of safety and effectiveness.
A list of independent educational consultants was also
circulated to schools and programs from the previous year’s
directory, asking which consultants knew enough about
their school or program to make appropriate referrals.
About 100 educational consultants who were given a significant
number of positive marks by these schools and programs
were also included in the directory.
Schools, programs, transport agencies and independent
educational consultants who have passed this exhaustive
screening process have earned this “Excellence in Education
Award,” and should proudly display it on their web
site. Only those schools, programs, transport agencies
and independent educational consultants who have been
included in the The Parent Empowerment Handbook™ directory will receive, and are allowed to display this
award.
For more information about the Parent
Empowerment Handbook™, Click
Here.
