Case Study: Ballington Academy for the Arts & Sciences achieves consistent, cost-saving remote speech therapy and improved student outcomes with PresenceLearning

Innovative Charter Academy in Rural California Leverages Technology to Meet Special Needs

Ballington Academy for the Arts & Sciences is an innovative charter school in rural Imperial County, CA, focused on academic and arts-based excellence for students with special needs. Early on the school relied on a San Diego provider that sent therapists 120 miles each way, which caused high travel costs, scheduling disruptions, inconsistent therapists, and delayed IEPs and reports.

Ballington adopted PresenceLearning’s online speech therapy and was assigned a single dedicated SLP who built strong relationships with students, teachers, and parents. The virtual service eliminated travel and HR burdens, improved consistency and timeliness of services and IEPs, increased student engagement, won over initially skeptical parents, and delivered both better outcomes and cost savings.

Ballington Academy for the Arts & Sciences

Ms. Grace Jiminez

School Director