About

ECF’s WASC-accredited Kayne Eras School provides K-12 special education for students who have learning, emotional and developmental challenges.

OUR HISTORY

Forty years ago, our ECF Kayne Eras School was founded as a nonprofit and California State Certified Non-Public School—the Educational Resource and Services Center (ERAS)--by education and human services visionary Barbara Cull.

Using a unique interdisciplinary approach, the school was designed to provide a full range of personalized programs and services focused on meeting the diverse needs of children experiencing challenges in learning.

Who we serve

ECF Kayne Eras School (KES) is a nonpublic school for students in grades K-12. Here, students age 5-22 find help developing the social, intellectual, emotional and academic skills they need to learn at their fullest potential.

KES accepts referrals from most local school districts and charter schools. KES students have eligibilities including emotional disturbance, autism, intellectual disability, other health impairment and specific learning disabilities. KES offers services to address these challenges, including: language, speech, and occupational therapies; individual and group counseling.

The Kayne Eras School is fully accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges. The ACS WASC is a world-renowned accrediting association and one of the six regional accrediting agencies recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Message from
Dr. Denee Jordan, LMFT, PsyD, BCBA
Senior Director of Clinical and Educational Services

Hello students, parents, associates,

It gives me great pleasure to welcome you and introduce you to our very special school, the Kayne Eras Center.

Kayne Eras Center is a Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) accredited and state certified non-public school. We serve K-12 students with special education eligibilities of Specific Learning Disability (SLD), Other Health Impairment (OHI), Multiple Disabilities (MD), Intellectual Disability (ID), Emotional Disturbance (ED) and Autism (Aut). Our goal is to help our students realize their fullest potential in the least restrictive, most creative environment possible. We are dedicated to offering each student an individualized, engaging opportunity to learn. Our Credentialed Teachers are all highly trained, empathetic, dedicated professionals. We are contracted with National University as a specialized training site for new Student Teachers. Our teachers engage in regular Professional Development to learn new skills, awareness, and ideas for improving our students’ learning experience.

Included in our academic instruction is a myriad of opportunities for students to explore, express themselves, and learn by hands-on experiences (Experiential Learning). We provide vocational learning opportunities, art, film/theatre, music, cooking, poetry, drama, dance, science, a full sports program as well as specialized workshops instructed by outside professional guests. We offer regular field trips, where staff, students and parents are invited to participate and explore. Your child is unique and we recognize and encourage this!

We appreciate and encourage family participation and have an active Parent Teacher Organization. Teachers make themselves available to our families and are in touch with all parents at least once weekly to discuss successes and challenges.

We pride ourselves on our effective, timely communication with our students, their families, and our stake holders. We have Student and Staff Leadership Teams where important school-related issues are discussed. Our collaborative team approach is key to our students’ success in the school environment. Our Credentialed support staff includes Mental Health Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Educational Therapists and Language/Speech Therapists who all work together to provide informed, coordinated services.

I have 30 years’ experience working in schools, clinics, hospitals, jails, and rehabilitation facilities as a Clinical Psychologist and Board Certified Behavior Analyst, specializing in Autism Spectrum Disorders, ADHD, and adult and childhood Mental and Emotional disorders. I am an approachable, extremely optimistic human being, who believes in the vision of an Experiential School that engages, educates, and inspires our students, families, and staff alike.

Please come visit. We want to meet you. You will be amazed and inspired. Let one of our students take you on a tour!

Most sincerely,
Dr, Denee Jordan, LMFT, PsyD, BCBA

Message from
Lauren Weiser
Principal

Dear ECF Kayne Eras Families,

It is my pleasure to welcome you to the ECF Kayne Eras School website. I trust you will find lots of helpful information and answers for many of the questions that are common to most parents, caregivers and visitors.

I take great honor in being your principal. Our goal at ECF Kayne Eras School is to work together to provide our students with a positive and enriching learning environment. There is a quote by George Evans that states, “Every child can learn. Just not on the same day or in the same way.” As educators, we need to discover how each child learns in order to differentiate our instruction to support diverse learning styles. Our teachers, support staff, counselors, speech therapists, educational therapists, occupational therapist, transportation department and administration work in a collaborative effort to create an environment where students are able to thrive in all ways possible. Student success is attributed to the partnership and the relationships we build with our families. Education is a joint venture and the Bulldogs at ECF Kayne Eras School greatly appreciate the support you provide for your children at home and at school to help them meet their learning goals.

Being WASC accredited, we are recognized as a school with exceptional student achievement. Parents and community members are encouraged to participate and become involved at our school. We actively ask for your support, ideas and suggestions. We hope you will find that ECF Kayne Eras School is truly a place where learning is joyful and children delight in coming to school. Please look through our website to learn more. Contact us so that you may come see for yourselves what a great school this is, and you will be warmly welcomed.

To all of my fellow Bulldogs, Woof, Woof!

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