PresenceLearning Partners with Amprey and Associates to Broaden Awareness of Telepractice Services for Schools

Education experts at Amprey and Associates help large school districts realize dramatic cost savings in special education with live online speech therapy

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SAN FRANCISCO, August 30, 2011 – PresenceLearning, the premiere provider of live online speech therapy to K12 students, announced that it has partnered with Amprey and Associates, a leading provider of change management consulting and leadership development services to large school districts nationwide, to help broaden awareness of the company’s services to education. This partnership will help large school districts realize the substantial cost savings and improved outcomes offered by incorporating live online speech therapy often referred to as telepractice into their special education programs.

“Drawing on his decades of experience as a superintendent in challenging school districts such as the Baltimore City Public Schools, Walter Amprey helps districts find ways to innovate, produce better results and use district resources ever more effectively,” said Clay Whitehead, one of the founders of PresenceLearning. “Amprey and Associates will help us reach students who have communication issues and need our services to learn and thrive.”

“This agreement continues our effort to bring about change through highly-effective partnerships between school districts and businesses,” said Dr. Walter Amprey, founder and president of Amprey and Associates. “We are delighted to have PresenceLearning as one of our selected partners and feel they provide exceptional and effective solutions to school districts nationwide.”

PresenceLearning delivers live online speech therapy using a large and growing network of fully credentialed speech language pathologists (SLPs). SLPs work with students face-to-face in real time via live videoconferencing sessions using established, evidence-based therapeutic practices without the scheduling and geographic limitations of conventional therapy. SLPs work flexible hours from home without having to travel, taking advantage of PresenceLearning’s scheduling, tracking and reporting tools, as well as its unique suite of interactive activities that make the therapy experience highly engaging.

About PresenceLearning
PresenceLearning (www.presencelearning.com) is the leading provider of live online speech therapy services (also known as telepractice) for K-12 students. The company offers school districts web-based access to a nationwide network of highly -qualified speech language pathologists (SLPs) via live videoconferencing using the latest in evidence-based practices. PresenceLearning delivers large cost savings while improving student outcomes. PresenceLearning is an ASHA-approved continuing education provider for SLPs and a U.S. Department of Education grant-winner, dedicated to bringing the highest clinical standards to telepractice.

About Amprey and Associates
Amprey and Associates (www.ampreyandassociates.com) has as its mission to improve the teaching-learning environment. This mission includes working with identified companies in the K-12 arena who earnestly desire to partner with school districts (as opposed to just selling products and services). Likewise, Amprey and Associates has as its mission to help school districts to establish an effective educational climate that maximizes student achievement and professional growth.
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Media Contacts:
Katie Povejsil, Vice President of Marketing
PresenceLearning
415.625.0150
katie@presencelearning.com

Joanne Dorrett
Amprey and Associates
410.343.2060
joanne@ampreyandassociates.com

Christine Allman, Public Relations for PresenceLearning
410.975.9638
christine@kehcomm.com