Academy For Precision Learning

Academy for Precision Learning (APL) is an independent school for students from kindergarten through 5th grade. APL provides an academically rigorous curriculum coupled with a focus on social skills development that is individually tailored for all learning styles. APL classes are inclusion-based, allowing typical and special needs children to work side by side in small personalized classes that help every student reach their full potential.

Description:
APL was founded with three key long term goals to guide the formation and growth of the school:

1. Offer a true inclusion based model with a highly rigorous, individually customized curriculum and social development program to allow both students with and without special needs to excel side by side in a positive and nurturing environment.
   
   
2. Provide access to financial aid and scholarships so minority and low income families have access to APL and the high quality academic and social programs they deserve.
   
   
3. Build a national, replicable model for public/private partnership and teacher training to fill a void that currently exists in servicing students with and without special needs together in the elementary school environment.
   
   

APL uses empirically validated, scientifically proven approaches to gain results in student performance. The core curriculum is based on Precision Teaching, an educational methodology derived from the branch of psychology known as Applied Behavior Analysis. Precision Teaching is a data collection technique that provides a highly tailored program for each individual student that focuses on academic and social progress with an eye on creating fluency in all areas of instruction. This teaching methodology has been proven to be highly effective for a wide range of learning styles. APL also offers small class sizes, an adult-student ratio of a maximum of 1:6, enrichment programs in art, music and physical education and state of the art technology.

History:
APL was founded in November 2006 by 4 families with children with autism and our Director, Alison Moors. We opened our doors in September 2007 with 4 students.

APL’s Director, Alison Moors, is a locally and nationally regarded leader in the field of Precision Teaching. She is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst with a master’s degree in Educational Psychology/Applied Behavior Analysis from West Virginia University, as well as a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Alison has been a passionate and dedicated therapist/educational consultant for children with and without special needs and their families for the past fourteen years. Her expertise also includes providing training and consultation to national and international programs focused on delivering high quality educational intervention to students who are academically gifted to those with and without special needs. APL is also proud to be supported by a distinguished Advisory Board with expertise across the Education, Precision Teaching, Psychology and Social Programming fields.

APL has experienced great momentum in the first two years of existence, growing the student body from the initial four children to 13 students currently enrolled; raising close to $350,000 to date, including a $15,000 technology grant from Microsoft, and moving to the University Heights Center in Seattle. The University Heights Center (www.uhcca.org) is an historic facility located in Seattle’s University District that is focused on the community, children, arts and education within the greater Seattle area.

Contact person: Matthew Gordon, Vice President, (email)

Address:

5031 University Way NE Suite 105 Seattle, WA 98105 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.aplschool.org

Directions:

From I-5 Northbound: Take exit 169 toward NE 50th St Merge onto 7th Ave NE Turn right at NE 50th St Turn left at University Way NE Turn left immediately into University Heights Building parking lot From I-5 Southbound: Take exit 169 toward NE. . . (more)

Last updated on January 15, 2009