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The Vanguard school provides comprehensive special education and clinical services with a unique focus on the individual student and his or her readiness for life. The Vanguard School offers an integrated approach to academic, social, community integration and career-transition skills within a supportive environment where the goal is for each student to become a contributing member of the community.
The Vanguard School offers PreK and Elementary School (ages 4-11), Middle School (ages 12-14), High School (ages 14-18) and Vanguard Transition Center (ages 18-21) programs. Additionally, specialized classes at The Vanguard School support students with complex needs who require highly individualized and specific instruction for success.
Across programs, we offer a diverse curriculum and a wide range of activities to support students' abilities and needs. Programs such as art, community-based instruction, music, daily living skills and physical education provide an opportunity for students to put into practice what they have learned in the classroom.
As part of The Vanguard School, the VTC offers post-secondary education support, career exploration, skills assessments, counseling, self-advocacy training and community-based vocational experiences.
Therapists and specialists are actively involved in the student's entire day and often co-treat across disciplines and consult with teachers and other professionals on a regular basis. Clinical services include speech-language, occupational and physical therapies, school psychology, school counseling, behavior support, nursing services and Board Certified Behavior Analysis. The clinical staff have extensive experience with special education populations and their unique educational and behavioral management needs.
The school provides programs for students with Pennsylvania Department of Special Education exceptionalities including autism, emotional disturbance, speech-language impairment, specific learning disability and other health impairment.
In most cases, a student is placed here by the school district and parent, with the school district of residence funding the full tuition costs for new placements. The district continues to pay the full tuition costs until such time when state funding becomes available. There is limited funding through the PA Department of Education (PDE), Bureau of Special Education. When state funding does become available for a district placement, The Vanguard School contacts the school district which then submits the appropriate paperwork to PDE. If PDE approves the funding, costs for school-age students placed at The Vanguard School are shared between the school district of residence and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. A small percentage of parents have chosen to pay privately to place their child at The Vanguard School, in cases where state and district funding are unavailable.
Summer Program Cost Notes
SY eligibility and services are determined by the child’s IEP team.
Admissions Director
Anita Bilotta
Admissions Associate
Melissa Flowers
Extracurriculars
Total ExtracurricularsTotal Extra-curric.
4 extracurriculars
ExtracurricularsExtra-curric.
Club or Organization: Student Counsel
Arts and Music Programs: Drama - Annual Musical, Instrumental Music, Vocal Music
School Notes
The Vanguard School provides programs for, and is licensed to,
accept students with a PennsylvaniaDepartment of Special
Education exceptionality ofautism, speech-language disorders,
emotionaldisturbance and/or other health impairment (OHI).
Students who experience developmental disabilities, specific
learning differences or social-emotional or behavioral difficulties
are also eligible for our program.
Curriculum at The Vanguard School is created through
research-based programs and aligned with Pennsylvania Academic
Standards Aligned System. Education consists of rigorous academic
programs, enriching classroom activities and community-based
experiences. We set high expectations for students, teaching them
to transfer skills acquired at school and apply them in real-world
settings.
Vanguard's PreK-12 and post-secondary education are the
hallmarks of the school's "Learning-for-Life"philosophy, and
has resulted in measurable successfor graduates. The Vanguard
School is a state-licensed academic day school that is one of 36
PennsylvaniaApproved Private Schools for Special Education
selected by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
All students receive instruction in the following areas
Reading, language arts, handwriting, math,science and social
studies, health, physical education, music, art
andtechnology, life-centered and community-based instruction
focusing on daily living, employment, self-determination and
interpersonal skills
The Vanguard School has a rolling admissions policy. The
admissions process at The Vanguard School is generally initiated by
local school districts.An IEP Team meeting involving parents
or legal guardians and the school district may be held. If it is
decided that the student needs the intensity and frequency of
servicesprovided by The Vanguard School, the school district
sends a letter and a referral packet to The VFES Admissions Office
requesting consideration for a pre-enrollment assessment to
determine appropriateness of placement. The referral packet will
include a copy of the student's Individualized Education Program,
Reevaluation Report and other relevant assessments and
evaluations.A family may apply privately if they are willing to
assume the full cost of tuition for their child. If a student is
accepted for admission to The Vanguard School and the school
district has not referred the student, the district is not
obligated to pay the tuition.
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