"We worked with an educational consultant
who helped us analyze and narrow down school selections. She went on interviews and was good at helping me
ask the right questions. She has different levels of involvement that you can hire her for, so she can certainly
help."
~ A recommendation from a happy client to a friend
I would be happy to visit by phone about your child and your
visions for his or her educational future to see if my services would be of value to your family. I can usually make appointments
within two weeks of your initial call. Appointments for hourly consultations can be made at a
mutually convenient setting near your home or place of work or in your home. When
working with more than one child in the same family, the Guidance and Placement Plan fee is reduced for siblings.
HOUSTON PRIVATE SCHOOLS GUIDANCE PLAN ~ $1100
This Plan provides the following services by the Consultant:
1. An initial meeting
with the family and the student to identify the student’s academic, social and emotional strengths, learning styles,
unique abilities, and extracurricular interests.
2. A thorough review of all available academic records, testing
reports and relevant medical records.
3. Assistance with arrangements for additional testing considered necessary.
4. Interviews with school personnel and other professionals who work with the student.
5.
Formation of a concept of the student and school options.
6. A subsequent meeting with the family to discuss
a list of recommended schools.
HOUSTON PRIVATE SCHOOLS PLACEMENT
PLAN ~ $2000
This Plan goes beyond Steps 1-6 of the Guidance Plan
to include these comprehensive services:
7.
Guidance with completing applications.
8. Complete calendar of events, due dates, requirements and contacts
for schools on the student's list.
9. Reminders via email of upcoming events and due dates.
10. Strategies for parents in making the most of open
houses, school tours, and parent interviews.
11. Guidance preparing the student for entrance
tests, visiting days and student interviews.
12. Assistance following up with
admission offices to see that the student's file
is complete by the due date.
13. Strategies for addressing the unexpected, such as low test scores or poor visiting days or interviews.
14. Advocacy on behalf of the student and family with the admission director.
15. Guidance in weighing options among schools which offer acceptance, wait-listing, or enrollment conditions;
continued conversations with admission directors as needed with schools under consideration.
16. Follow-up with the student’s progress during the
first year of enrollment.
Additional services for Placement Clients coming from out of the
city include assistance with
*locating testing providers
in their area or making appointments in Houston
*arranging school tours; accompanying families on tours if desired
*insights about
Houston from the perspective of a native - neighborhoods, school culture, school choices from primary to high school relative
to where one lives
BOARDING SCHOOL PLACEMENT PLAN ~ $2600
This plan includes
all the services provided by the Placement Plan plus the extensive time and travel necessary to assure the right
fit.
CONSULTATION
~ $250 per hour
Sometimes parents
have done extensive research and only need an hour with the Consultant
to get an objective view before committing to a decision for their child's education. Parents of young children often benefit from an hourly consultation to help make decisions about public vs. private schools, Montessori
vs. traditional methods, and religious-based vs. secular schools. Mrs. Means does not typically discuss the merits of specific schools or suggest schools for
a child during an hourly consultation with parents. These services are offered under the School Guidance Plan.
PAYMENT
Fees are to be paid in full by personal check or cash at the beginning
of service and are non-refundable. If the client chooses to increase consulting services,
fees paid at a lower level of service will be applied to a higher level.
The SCHOOL SOLUTIONS Educational Consultant will make every
effort to secure an appropriate Houston private school or desired public school placement for the student. However, fees are
payable whether or not school placement is accomplished.
