Easterseals Outreach
The Easterseals Arkansas Outreach is committed to improving educational results for students with disabilities. ESO consultants represent a multidisciplinary team of leaders in their respective fields and include:
Masters level special educators
Curriculum and Instruction Specialists
Licensed special education administrators
Board Certified Behavior Analyst
Nationally Board Certified Teacher
Licensed psychological examiner
RESNA certified Assistive Technology Professional
State licensed and nationally board-certified occupational therapists
State licensed and nationally certified speech-language pathologists
Through capacity-building efforts, the ESO consultants work with teams statewide by providing professional development opportunities, mentoring, onsite or remote consultation, and coaching. In addition to addressing student-specific needs through the CIRCUIT referral process, they also provide targeted assistance to districts interested in developing sustainable programs for all students. This targeted assistance focuses on the use of high leverage practices through continuous cycles of improvement. The ESO website offers a statewide short term loan program which enables districts to trial a variety of assistive technologies, evaluations, and curricula.