Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health opens Devereux Day Academy – Audubon to serve greater Norristown area

Devereux Pennsylvania Children’s Services’ Devereux Day Academy – Audubon will offer high-quality, innovative special education programming for students in grades 1-12 with emotional, behavioral and cognitive differences.

The Academy will serve up to 32 students in four classrooms, with eight students per classroom.

Villanova, PA – Sept. 5, 2023 – Today (Sept. 5), Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health, one of the nation’s oldest and largest nonprofit providers of behavioral healthcare, has opened the Devereux Day Academy – Audubon, an Approved Private School, in Lower Providence Township, Pennsylvania.

The Academy will serve up to 32 students in four classrooms, with eight students per classroom. The school’s core curriculum is aligned with the Pennsylvania Core Standards, as well as the curricula of Devereux Pennsylvania Children’s Services’ partner school districts. This alignment will facilitate smooth transitions for students to and from the day program, and their local schools.

“We are excited to continue the expansion of our educational programs in the Commonwealth. With the opening of the Devereux Day Academy – Audubon, we now have six Approved Private Schools to serve students in southeast Pennsylvania,” said Devereux Vice President of Educational Services Jacalyn Auris, Ed.D. “Our new school will provide much-needed educational services for students in the greater Norristown area. A focus of this school will be developing strong partnerships with local school districts so students can enjoy an integrated school experience and participate in home district programming and activities.”

Now accepting referrals!

For school districts wishing to send a referral to the Devereux Day Academy Audubon, or any of Devereux Pennsylvania Children’s Services’ Approved Private Schools, please email PAEducationReferrals@devereux.org. Please include the following information:

Student name, DOB and grade level (required)
Documents for the admissions team to review – most recent IEP, ER/RR (required)
Preferred program – Devereux Day Academy – Audubon, Devereux Day Academy – Landenberg, The Brandywine School, The Mapleton School, The Devereux School for Integrated Learning or The CARES School (if known)
Any additional educational records or information deemed relevant to the referral – psychiatric evaluation, attendance records, discipline records, etc. (optional and/or as requested)

About Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health

Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health is one of the nation’s largest nonprofit organizations, providing services, insight and leadership in the evolving field of behavioral healthcare. Founded in 1912, Devereux operates a comprehensive national network of clinical, therapeutic, educational and employment programs that positively impact the lives of tens of thousands of children, adults – and their families – every year. The organization’s unique approach combines evidence-based interventions with compassionate family engagement.

With nearly 6,500 employees working in programs across the country, Devereux is a trusted partner for families, schools and communities, serving many of our country’s most vulnerable populations in the areas of autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities, specialty mental health, education and foster care. For more than a century, Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health has been guided by a simple and enduring mission: To change lives by unlocking and nurturing human potential for people living with emotional, behavioral and cognitive differences. www.devereux.org

About Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health Pennsylvania

Devereux Pennsylvania provides a wide range of educational, clinical, residential and community-based programs and services for children, adolescents and adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities, autism spectrum disorder, emotional and behavioral differences and dual diagnoses. www.devereuxpa.org

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