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After Park Academy: The High School Transition

In early Fall 2022, Park Academy announced the phasing out of its high school. While this decision has allowed us to focus on earlier interventions, serving more students in our elementary and middle school grades, Park Academy continues to lean into what it means to be a school of transition. Follow the new page on our website Supporting the High […]
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A look into an Orton Gillingham Routine at Park Academy

Park Academy serves students in grades 3-8 with dyslexia and other related language-based learning differences. Families who arrive at our doors are often at different stages in their journey to support and advocate for their child with dyslexia and often find that our structured literacy program is central to their reason for being here. At Park Academy, every student has […]
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Healthy, purposeful practice leads to a healthy, purposeful routine!

When was the last time you practiced getting ready for work or school? Or practiced putting the dishes in the dishwasher instead of the sink, or practiced putting your keys, wallet or purse in the spot designated for them?  My guess is probably never. As we prepared for the start of the 2023-2024 school year, we started with the goal […]
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Park Academy High School Program To Be Phased Out

Park Academy has a seventeen-year history of serving students with dyslexia and other learning differences.  There has always been a slight difference in our elementary/middle school students’ profiles and our high school students’ profiles.  Our elementary and middle school students often present with dyslexia as their main challenge, while our high school students struggle primarily with executive functioning skills and […]
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A Time of Transition and Change

Dear Park Academy Families, It is with sadness that I write to inform our community that after four incredibly impactful years at Park Academy, Dr. Mary Mollway will be leaving at the end of this school year. Mary is going to take this opportunity to focus on her health and wellbeing. I remember the first phone call I had with […]
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A Tribute to 19 Years of Service

Sometimes a person enters your life and changes it for the better for all the right reasons. We are lucky to have this experience a few times across our lives and feel honored when we get to be that person for someone else. It is the rarest of folks who have that impact on almost everyone they meet.  Kim Barton […]
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An Update on Returning to Campus in the Fall

Hello again.  I know that it is difficult to make sense of the shifting messages and climate in regard to the virus and its impact on our community. We both empathize and are working hard to make the best plans possible for Park Academy Students’ continued learning. On July 28, 2020, Governor Kate Brown announced a new set of directives […]
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Returning to Campus, Fall 2020

As we look ahead we are filled with hope; hope that the fall will find us all healthy and happy; hope that we can safely come together as a community dedicated to learning; hope that we can reach even more students who deserve the type of education we are able to provide at Park Academy. Certainly, as the fall approaches, we know that things […]
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Teaching math to students with dyslexia

Get to know Patti Voelker, Park Academy’s Middle School Math Teacher, and learn how she teaches math to students with dyslexia in regular and online environments. Patti Voelker is the middle school math teacher for Park Academy.  She enjoys teaching to this age group as these young people are developing their independence, their voice, their minds and growing into the […]
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Congratulations to the Class of 2020!

On Saturday, June 13, 2020 we will welcome ten new members to the Park Academy Alumni!  The Class of 2020 has been offered a total of $338,800 in merit scholarships, includes one Trustee Award, two Presidential Awards AND a National Hispanic Recognition Award!! You can meet the Class of 2020 below.  Check out the Park Academy Facebook page for the […]
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Park Academy provides an inclusive community where evidence-based practices empower students with dyslexia and related learning differences to reach their highest academic and personal potential.

Testimonials

"Having teachers and staff that actually cared about me and challenged me to set and achieve goals made all the difference. I was lost, they helped me find my real self. "

- Malachi, Graduate, Class of 2018

"Frequently referring families to Park Academy, I count on Park's remarkably ignited, highly qualified staff for positive personalized approaches to assessing and re-assessing each student's strengths and challenges followed by innovative educational techniques drawn from many disciplines."

- Dr. Judith Belk

"As soon as Malachi started at Park we began to see positive changes in him, his confidence began to grow. For the first time, he actually like going to school. His academic and reading performance greatly improved after just one year. Park helped him recognize his potential by highlighting his strengths and encouraging him to keep trying. "

- Angie, Parent of Graduate

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