ARROW CENTER FOR EDUCATION SCHOOLS
HUNT VALLEY
In operation since 1997, Arrow Center for Education School located in Hunt Valley is a private, separate day school providing full-day special education and related services to a maximum of 54 students.
HELPING STUDENTS REACH THEIR POTENTIAL
At The Arrow Center for Education – Hunt Valley, our primary goal is to help each student reach their full potential — academically, emotionally and behaviorally. We create a well-structured environment, maintain a low teacher-to-student ratio and integrate a therapeutic, treatment-focused education model to support every learner’s growth.
Our student body includes boys and girls in grades 3–12, up to age 21. Most students are on a diploma track working toward graduation, but through individualized programming, we also support students pursuing a Certificate of Completion.
OUR SCHOOL
Where Learning and Support Come Together!
OUR SCHOOL FEATURES
- 6 Classrooms
- Two Sensory Rooms
- A Library/Media Center
- Partnership with a Fitness Gym
- Interactive Technology to Aid Instruction
- Designated Therapy and Treatment Spaces
- Art and Music Room
- Model Apartment to Practice Skills for Independence
CURRICULUM
Arrow Center for Education Schools – Hunt Valley implements the Baltimore County Public School (BCPS) curriculum. If a class is offered for a student who is not a BCPS student, and BCPS does not have a curriculum available, another Local School System’s curriculum may be used.
For our students working towards a diploma, the curriculum will be accommodated as designated in the IEP. For students working toward a Certificate of Completion, more significant modifications to the curriculum may be made to achieve a more appropriate instructional level for the student.
Each student is tested to identify their strengths and areas needing improvement. Many of our students’ individualized education plan identifies an emotional disability, others indicate autism, a learning disability, intellectual disability or other health impairments. Regardless of an individual student’s challenges, each student is treated as a unique, individual learner to ensure they have the greatest opportunity to achieve their educational goals. Our entire staff at Hunt Valley is focused on equipping each student with the social, academic and functional skills necessary for them to successfully return to a less restrictive environment or advance to career-oriented post-secondary opportunities.
PRINCIPAL
The principal of Arrow Center For Education Schools – Hunt Valley is Amber Felder. She can be reached at Amber.Felder@Arrow.org
OUR STAFF
Special Educators – certified through the Maryland State Department of Education. Each teacher specializes in a core academic subject and rotates to each room to provide high-quality instruction.
Assistant Teachers – support the instruction and classroom environment. Assistant Teachers remain with the same groupings of students throughout the day, allowing them to be the consistent presence in assisting each student in the classroom throughout the day.
Licensed Clinicians – provide individual and group therapy, and support students’ growth in social-emotional and self-management IEP goals.
Resource Specialists – provide preventative behavioral support, as well as safe and respectful crisis management as needed.
Contractual Psychiatrist – partners with families to provide evaluation services and medication management as needed.
Contractual Speech-Language Pathologists and Occupational Therapists – provide services as designated on students’ IEPs.
Treatment Coordinator – the contact point for all related services.
Behavior & Academic Specialist – coordinates behavioral data, the implementation of Behavior Intervention Plans, and coordinates Assistant Teachers.
Certified Medication Technicians – work under the supervision of a Registered Nurse to provide medication administration and first aid care. In the event of more emergent needs, the school accesses the nursing department of the Diagnostic Center.
Vocational Coordinator – works to prepare students for in-school and community job placements, as well as facilitates family applications to the Department of Rehabilitative Services (DORS) for post-secondary support.
Program Assistant – serves as a point of contact for students’ records.
IEP Coordinator – coordinates with families, local school systems, and Arrow providers to help craft the best IEP to meet each student’s needs.