About Reach Out Christian School, Inc.

Brief description
Administration and staff
History of the school
Admissions
School Hours
School Calendar
School Fees
Directions to Triple R Ranch
Why not email?

Reach Out Christian School, Inc. is a Biblically based Christian school for special needs children - that is, children diagnosed with ADD, ADHD, LD, co-existing conditions such as OCD, the related spectrum of Autism, and Giftedness. We also work intensively with the whole family. The school teaches one-on-one from the perspective of the child. The curriculum is multi-sensory, teaching the basic core subjects - math, language arts, science, and history - with practical application from hands-on experience.

More information is available on how the curriculum is based on the Bible, as well as on our teaching strategies for learning differences - which we call specialized learning plans.

Be sure to read about one secret to our success: family involvement in the education process.

Administration and Staff

Founder and director: Charlotte H. Gresham

Charlotte Gresham is a graduate of the University of Alabama with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics, and secondary school certification. She has taught for over 25 years, with experience teaching high school, pre-school, and kindergarten classes as well as in private and individualized instruction. Her aim is to offer help through education, advocacy, and support to children with ADD, ADHD, LD, co-existing conditions such as OCD, the related spectrum of Autism, and Giftedness - as well as to their entire families.

Her professional memberships include:

• Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

• International Dyslexia Association

• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Assistant director: W. Wayne Gresham

Wayne Gresham teaches industrial arts, using special techniques adapted to the learning style of specialized learners. His training and experience emphasize business management and a wide range of hands-on skills. This is exactly the kind of hands-on learning that specialized learners require. (See teaching strategies for learning differences.)

Pictured above: Wayne Gresham and student, with some industrial arts projects.

Wayne and Charlotte Gresham are married partners with three grown children, one of whom has been diagnosed with ADD. They fully understand the importance of positive Christian approaches to the crucial roles of parenting and teaching.

History of Reach Out Christian School, Inc. - established in 1997

Reach Out Christian School, Inc. (known from the acronym as ROCS) originated in the summer of 1997 as a Christian private school offering an alternative education program for children with special needs - especially defined as Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and/or Learning Disabled (LD), as well as for gifted children and children who required remediation and enrichment.

In December, 1998, the school became a nonprofit corporation under the Georgia Nonprofit Corporation Code. Reach Out Christian School, Inc. was recognized by the IRS in 2000, and by the Georgia Revenue Department in 2001, as a tax exempt charitable organization under section 501(c)(3). (This means that contributions are tax deductible to the donor, under sections 170(d) of the Internal Revenue Code.)

In 2003, the school became full time, pioneering a full time Christian private school specifically for ADD, ADHD, and LD students with learning differences, as well as for students with co-existing conditions such as OCD. In 2005, the school also began to serve students with the related spectrum of Autism. In order to teach special needs students successfully, the school has created a special environment, using encouraging and accepting teaching strategies for learning differences. The school has continued to recognize educational practices defined by Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 guidelines, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) legislation, and Americans with Disabilities Act accommodations.

Reach Out Christian School, Inc. is accredited by the Georgia Accrediting Commission, so that when students transfer to other schools, the credits will be accepted.

Admissions

The school teaches boys and girls eligible for grades 1 through 8.

The admissions process begins with the initial phone discussion with the school director, Charlotte Gresham. The next step is a tour of the school and an interview with the whole family.

It's not necessary for the child or family members to be Christian. People of all faiths are welcome.

The school is nondiscriminatory:

Reach Out Christian School, Inc. admits students of any race, color, national or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded to or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.

School Hours

School starts at 9:00 A.M. and ends at 4:00 P.M. daily, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. (Fridays are usually reserved for family education.)

School Calendar

School starts August 1st and continues for ten months, through the month of May. Holidays are:

• one (1) day for Thanksgiving

• two (2) weeks for Christmas

• one (1) week for Easter.

• The remaining weeks out of school are for summer.

Special arrangements will be made for scheduling makeup classes as needed.

When space is available, a child may be admitted during the academic school year.

School Fees

Tuition is $10 per hour, which amounts to $1120 per month. Payment is required per month, from August 1 through May 1st of the calendar year.

A yearly school supply fee for $300 is due by July 1. Or if a child is accepted after the school year has begun, this supply fee is due when the application is approved. This deposit holds the child's place in the school, and is deducted from the first month's tuition.

School fees are quite inclusive. Tuition and supply fee include:

• Bible for each student

• All teaching

• Educational support meetings for family members

• Testing services, to provide an individual profile of the student's characteristics

• School book bag with supplies

• School uniform shirts

• School field trips

• School meals

• School store rewards

• An educational retreat for parents and other family members, including accommodations and meals

Directions to School (at Triple R Ranch)

Of course school tours and visits are by appointment only. To arrange a visit, call the school at (706) 348-7899.

Directions from Cleveland, GA - about 80 miles north of Atlanta:

From the square in Cleveland, Georgia, travel 12 miles north on Hwy. 129. About a mile past Turner's Corner (where Hwy. 129 intersects Hwy. 19), watch for Mountain View Campground on the right. Turn left onto Corinth Church Road. Pass the church. After you see the barn, fork left to drive to the school administration building. You'll pass the barn, the art gallery, and the industrial arts building. The administration building is on the right, with a sign in front saying Reach Out Christian School, Inc. sign in front.

Link to map: (You can zoom out to see a larger context. The main highway in yellow is Hwy 129 north of Cleveland, Georgia, about 80 miles northeast of Atlanta.)

(Remember, please, to call (706) 348-7899 for an appointment before making the trip.)

Why not email?

Written words, even when supplemented with pictures, can't do justice to the spirit and methods of Reach Out Christian School, Inc. By telephoning, your specific needs and questions can be addressed. And by visiting, you can experience first-hand the joy of being in this healing environment.

For this reason, we don't offer an email address for contact. We have brochures, but would rather not correspond by postal mail, either. We've learned that first a phone discussion, then a meeting with the whole family, are the steps on the path to success for your child.