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End of the School Year

At the end of each school year, I prepare for next year. How can you prepare for the next year? First, at every (annual) IEP, we make sure to keep ESY (Extended School Year) written into our child’s IEP. ESY is summer school. Not your traditional summer school, though. It is not “punishment” for missing too many school year classes or for failing a class or two.

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Teen Drug & Alcohol Treatment

Adolescent drug and alcohol use is a continuing issue in the United States. The National Institute on Drug Abuse reports that in recent years an average of 300 teenagers entered drug and alcohol treatment programs each day across the nation. From 2005 to 2010, one in 10 teens used prescription medications illegally. Teen drug and alcohol treatment is important to the future of teens who use.