( Site Updates from 02/04/08-02/10/08)

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Therapeutic School Directory Live (As of 02/04/08)

Thank you to the following programs for registering before the directory went live:
[ Benchmark Young Adult School ]
[ Discovery School of Virginia ]
[ La Cheim Schools ] [ Logan River Academy ]
[ Monarch Center for Family Healing ]
[ St. Paul's Preparatory Academy ]
[ Second Nature Wilderness Program ] [ Tavasi ]
[ White Mountain School ]

Featuring: Co-ed, Boys only, Girls only, Wilderness Programs, Outdoor Therapeutic Programs, Residential Treatment Center, Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare Programs, Therapeutic Boarding Schools, Youth Adult Programs, Transitional Living, Impatient & Residential Treatment Centers, Specialized Boarding Schools, Young Adult Programs, Emotional Growth Boarding Schools, Therapeutic Wilderness Programs

National Therapeutic Program Directory : 173 Programs

Alabama (3) | Alaska (0) | Arizona (10) | Arkansas (0) |
California (6) | Colorado (4) | Connecticut (1) | Delaware (1) | Florida (6) | Georgia (4) | Hawaii (0) | Idaho (11) | Illinois (2) | Indiana (0) | Iowa (0) | Kansas (1) | Kentucky (0) |
Louisiana (1) | Maine (4) | Maryland (1) | Massachusetts (4) | Michigan (1) | Minnesota (1) | Mississippi (0) | Missouri (1) | Montana (10) | Nebraska (0) | Nevada (0) |
New Hampshire (6) | New Jersey (0) | New Mexico (3) |
New York (2) | North Carolina (4) | North Dakota (0) |
Ohio (1) | Oklahoma (0) | Oregon (13) | Pennsylvania (3) |
Rhode Island (0) | South Carolina (0) | South Dakota (0) | Tennessee (3) | Texas (8) | Utah (44) | Vermont (4) |
Virginia (5) | Washington (6) | Washington(DC) (0) |
West Virginia (1) | Wisconsin (1) | Wyoming (1) |

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Site Redesign!
By March the entire website of K12 Academics will be redesigned. Each directory will have advanced search engine capabilities and schools will now be organized by City and State.

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K12 Academics on Youtube!
For those who register for profiles in our various directories we offer them the abilitiy to have a video in their listing. We are the only place online that allows videos featured in profile listings.
K12 Academics Youtube Page

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Clinical Studies:
K12 Academics will be posting a ton of Clinical studies from various Health Care Facilities, Government Agencies, Universities, Hospitals, etc. within the next year. Be sure to be on watch for them!

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Health Centers:
We are in the process of creating a National Database of Hospitals & Health Centers with Departments dedicated to researching & helping children with disabilities and disorders.

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New National Directories:
There will be numerous Private School Directories coming in the next few months. By next fall K12 Academics should have directories for every school type in the country. Coming soon: Charter Schools, Independent, Therapeutic, Alternative, Muslim

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New Disorder Information Topics:
New topics for disorders and disabilities will be included within the next few weeks. Topics include: Deletion 22q13/ Phelan-McDermid syndrome, Diabetes, Schizophrenia. The section on Phelan-McDermind Syndrome will be written by Katy Phelan of the Molecular Pathology Laboratory Network in Maryville, TB. Katy discovered this rare genetic anomaly in May of 1988.

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Other Site News:

Lesson Plans
K12 Academics is working towards creating a Lesson Plan database. Anybody can post a lesson plan. It will be organized according to grade and topic.

The Lesson plan database will coincide with our detailed education subject topics. Subjects will include: Agricultural, Art, Bilingual, Chemistry, Environmental, Health, History, Language, Mathematics, Music, Performing Arts, Physics, Reading, Religion, Science, Sex Ed.

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National Job Database
I have been working on creating a National Job database. I have established working relationships with almost every Principal and Superintendent in the U.S. Majority of schools in the U.S. will be posting job openings this summer in the directory.

Job listings will be free of charge. If you wish to post a resume you must pay. It will be login only to grant access to the job database.

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Website Ranking - Almost back in the top 100,000!
I am also proud to announce K12 Academics is within the top 100,000 web sites. We reached this plateau back in March. Our best ranking being 85,015. Currently our U.S. ranking is 106,588 as of 1/27/08.

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K12 Academics Foundation
In 2008 I will be starting the K12 Academics Foundation. This National Foundation will be donating money to each State Education Department Bureau for Inner City Education.

New Christian School Listing: 6 Listings

First Southern Christian School
Illinois

Medinah Christian School
Illinois

New Venture Christian Schools
California

Portland Christian Schools
Oregon

Tampa Christian Community School
Florida

Victory Forge Military Academy
Florida

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New Camp Listings: 4 Listings

Arts and Crafts Camp at My Art Workshop
Colorado

Keystone Science School
Colorado

Pittsburgh Technical Institute Female Futures in Technology Camp and Design/Technology Academies
Pennsylvania

Sierra Mountain Music Camp
California

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New Boarding School Listings: 2 Listings

The Academy by the Sea
California

Victory Forge Military Academy
Florida

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New Therapeutic Program Listings: 2 Listings

Logan River Academy
Utah

Tavasi
Utah

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New Jewish School Listings: 2 Listings

Solomon Schechter School of Westchester
New York

Westchester Day School
New York

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New Support Service Listing: 1 Listing

Advocates PLUS
Massachusetts

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New Gifted Youth Program Listing: 1 Listing

Program for the Exceptionally Gifted – Mary Baldwin College
Virginia

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New Montessori School Listing: 1 Listing

Hill Country Montessori School
Texas

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New Exhibit Listing: 1 Listing

Historic Bethlehem Partnership, Inc.
Pennsylvania

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Help Wanted!
If you are interested in writing an article on anything education or disability related contacts columns@k12academics.com

If you would like to contribute information to the various resource pages on the web site contact chris.glavin@k12academics.com

If interested in writing a blog. I am also looking for video blogs from youtube.
contact: blog@k12academics.com

If interested in posting a Clinicial Study
contact: studygroup@k12academics.com

I am looking for all the help I can get to reach the potential I believe this web site can attain. Since it is just myself managing, marketing and maintaining the site any additional help is always appreciated.

BE SURE TO TELL EVERYBODY YOU KNOW ABOUT K12 ACADEMICS AND WHAT A GREAT RESOURCE IT IS! THANK YOU!

Cheers!
Chris Glavin
K12academics.com
Huddelson, LLC

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Advertisements:

If you would like to post an advertisement please contact chris.glavin@k12academics.com

National On-Line School Directory:
Going Live 2/18/08

Featuring: Cyber Schools, Distance Education Programs, On-Line Schools

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National Umbrella School Directory:
Going Live 3/03/08

Featuring: Umbrella Schools in the U.S.

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National Charter School Directory
Going Live 3/17/08

Featuring: Public Funded Charter Schools in the United States

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National Independent School Directory
Going Live 4/7/08

Featuring: Boys, Girls, Co-ed Mixed, Boarding, Prep Schools, Montessori Schools, Steiner Waldorf Schools, International Schools, Special Schools, Boarding Schools, Day Schools

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National Child Care Directory:

Fetauring: Childcare Providers in the U.S. for Children

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National Radio Directory for Education and Disabilities

AM/FM/XM Satellite Radio Shows for topics in Education and Disabilities

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National Financial Aid Directory

Featuring: Grants, Scholarships, Loans & Financial Aid for K-12 Students.

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National School District Directory

Profile information includes: Board of Directors, Mission Statement, Accreditation & Recognition, District Characteristics
Schools Municipalities, History, Notable Alumni, Other Facilities
Athletics, Consolidation, Curriculum, Belief Statements
Organization Goals, Scholastic Performance, Future Development Plans, Academics, Extracurricular Programs, Failing Schools
Vision Statement, Delay/Closing Information, A.P. Classes
Transportation, Libraries, Media (T.V. Radio) Shows, Awards & Recognition

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National P.T.A. Directory

Featuring: Profiles for Chapter P.T.A. Organizations

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Web sites Directory:
The web site directory will provide viewers of K12 Academics an in-depth location to find the best resources for numerous issues in education & disabilities.

Topics Include:
For Educators: Education Articles, Education Reform, Employment, Classroom Management, Instructional Design, Learning Skills, Lesson Plans, Teacher Resources, Teacher Tips.

For Students: ACT Testing, Athletics, Distance Learning, GED Testing, Grants, Scholarships, Aids, Loans, Homework Helper, PSAT Testing, Student Resources, SAT Testing.

For Parents: Alumni, Bilingualism, Bullying, Gifted Youth, Home schooling, Kindergarten Readiness, Plagiarism, Religion in Public Schools, School Choice, School Violence, Urban Education.

Disabilities: ADD/HD, Asperger's Syndrome, Autism, Blindness, Cerebral Palsy, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, Deafness, Down Syndrome, Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Mental Retardation, Rett Syndrome, Stuttering, Tourettes Syndrome.

Subjects: Agriculture, Anthropology, Archaeology, Architecture, Arts, Astronomy, Aviation, Biochemistry/Molecular Biology, Biology, Business/Economy, CAD/CAM, Chemistry, Chinese, Chinese Studies, Civics, Computing, Earth Sciences, Economics, Energy, Engineering/Technology, English, Environment, Environmental History, Floral Design, French, Geography, Geology, German, Graphic Design, Health, History, Human Ecology, Italian, Japanese, Language/Linguistics, Language Arts, Management, Maritime, Math, Medicine, Meteorology, Music, Nursing, Oceanography, Outdoor, Paleontology, Peace Studies, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Religious Studies, Russian, Science, Sex Education, Space, Spanish, Vocational, Women's Studies, Writing.