Is Oak Tree Academy a school?
 

Who founded Oak Tree Academy and why?

Does Oak Tree Academy have non-profit status?

Can I hire an advocate through Oak Tree Academy?

How can I become more involved in Oak Tree Academy.

Is Oak Tree Academy a school?

Oak Tree Academy is not a traditional school, however, our program development committee is hard at work on
securing a location for an educational program for students in grades seven through twelve. The committee is working with a national reading instruction program to
bring a satellite program to Cape Cod. If you'd like to be kept up to date on our program developments, please click here to receive our quarterly newsletter.

Who founded Oak Tree Academy and why?

Oak Tree Academy was founded almost five years ago by Dawn Warburton. After working for an advocacy
organization, she believed that there needed to be a bigger change in the community. She founded the
organization to help create that change. For the last four years, OTA's focus has been on advocacy for
families and children with special needs. However, the Board of Directors began to feel that the community
needed more  than just another advocate; and began working on creating community collaborations to help
families, children, and educators in the surrounding area.

Does Oak Tree Academy have non-profit status?

The organization is currently registered with the state of Massachusetts as an incorporated non-profit
organization. We have recently submitted an application to the IRS to gain 501(c)(3) status. We are considered a
pending 501(c)(3), according to the Internal Revenue Service.

Can I hire an advocate through Oak Tree Academy?

We currently offer advocacy and neutral facilitation. If you choose to hire and OTA advocate he/she will
work with you directly to help you understand test results, IEP Goals and Objectives, and your child's
disability. If you have previously worked with an advocate, unsuccessfully, you might find a neutral
facilitator more appropriate. Neutral facilitation focuses on repairing the relationship between parents and
school districts to help the team make effective decisions for the children they represent. Please visit our
advocacy page for more information.
For those who live in other parts of the state, Oak Tree Academy maintains a list of reputable advocates
that service families and children with special needs.
Please contact us, 508-745-5700, or click here to send us an email.

How can I become more involved in Oak Tree Academy.

You can help Oak Tree Academy in many ways including:

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