Services
PHILLIPS School ~ Laurel: A Menu of Services Built Around Each Student’s Needs
At PHILLIPS School ~ Laurel, we offer an intensive specialized educational experience with exceptional faculty and staff, highly individualized learning environments and small classes with low student-to-staff ratios. Our students benefit from programs customized to meet their specific needs and a variety of critical program features, including:
- Curricula that meets the credit requirements for the local school systems of Maryland and DC High School diploma
- Curricula to meet the criteria for Certificates of Completion (MD) or Certificates of Attainment or IEP (DC)
- Curricula reflecting the standards of the referring state
- State mandated assessments
- Functional career and independent living curricula for those needing
- Career education at all levels
- Specially trained behavior and crisis staff
- Related services including counseling and speech, occupational and physical therapy
- Transportation (by referring county)
- Intramural team sports (Metropolitan Athletic League)
As needs of the students call for, many very focused special programs are put in place. Examples may be:
- Speech & Language
- Counseling
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Career Department
- Behavior Department
- Diploma/Certificate Options
- Educational Technology
- School-Wide Reading Programs
Don Downing, Program Director
8920 Whiskey Bottom Road, Laurel, MD 20723
301-470-1620 or 410-880-0730
/ 301-470-1624 (fax)
