Mary Killay Lavayen

Mary Killay Lavayen is an independent educational consultant who helps parents and students find the right day school or boarding school. Mary works with Independent School Options, a practice that has served families since 2001. The practice covers Virginia, Maryland and Washington, DC, and places students from pre-kindergarten through high school. It also offers therapeutic placement support and gives the SSAT Flex Test. Mary's team has worked as teachers in both private and public schools.

What Mary helps with

The practice helps families choose a school or program that fits a child's academic, emotional and social needs. It also helps when a child needs therapeutic placement or learning support.

• Choosing a day school or boarding school
• School placement from pre-kindergarten through high school
• Therapeutic and immediate program placement
• Finding schools for students with ADHD, ASD or dyslexia
• Support for language-based and non-verbal learning differences
• Preschool screening
• SSAT Flex Test
• Referrals for tutors, therapists, coaches and summer programs

Who Mary works with

The practice works with parents and their children from pre-kindergarten through high school. It has helped students with many learning styles, including ADHD, ASD, dyslexia, and language-based and non-verbal learning differences. Families in Virginia, Maryland and Washington, DC are the main focus.

How Mary works

The practice builds short term and long term education plans with each family. Parents can pick an hourly service for limited or ongoing help. This can include a review of a child's current school, summer program ideas, enrichment activities and learning support. The team also visits schools and programs. It pairs each child with other education professionals when needed.

Background and qualifications

Mary Killay Lavayen is an independent educational consultant and a Professional member of IECA. Mary works with Independent School Options, which has served students since 2001. The team has worked as educators in both private and public schools. The practice is based in the Falls Church, Virginia area and covers Virginia, Maryland and Washington, DC. Its team includes a director and day school placement consultant, a learning differences consultant, and a consultant for preschool to 8th grade learning needs.

Mary Killay Lavayen pricing

Programs and services

• School and program placement
• Therapeutic and immediate program placement
• Hourly educational consulting
• SSAT Flex Test
• Preschool screening
• Learning support and enrichment services

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