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Lighthouse Educational Consultants

Help for those navigating educational options.

Educate

Empower

Connect

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Overview

With over 40 years of combined experience in education, Lighthouse Educational Consultants is well-positioned to support families, schools and corporations as they maneuver their way through our ever changing world. Lighthouse Educational Consultants is here to educate, empower and connect stakeholders in making appropriate educational decisions for students from birth to college.

We encourage you to take a moment to learn more about our services, our clients, our business and its mission and co-founders, Sarah Ross Pilacik and Christine Herman.

Our Services 

Staffed by passionate educators who have the experience and energy to help those seeking educational guidance, Lighthouse Educational Consultants is well-positioned to help clients ensure positive educational outcomes for children. Members of our staff work alongside clients until such time as they feel confident that they can move forward on their own while they continue to use what they have learned from us. Our staff is approachable, solution-oriented, and real. Here is some insight into how Lighthouse Educational Consultants can serve you.

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Special Education

Assist families in understanding their child’s unique educational, social and emotional needs and help them navigate special education services as defined by IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.)

School Choice

Familiarize families with the many educational options available to their child so as to ensure the best possible outcome. This includes formal introduction to various tuition-free choices such as traditional public schools, charter schools and home schools as well as tuition-based private schools.

Early Intervention

Provide early child education center stakeholders with education on the process of determining whether a child would benefit from free early intervention services such as Speech and Language, Physical and Occupational Therapy or academic and behavioral support.

Professional Development

Offer professional development services to early child education centers, schools, and corporations. Lighthouse Educational Consultants tailors our professional development services to meet the needs of each organization. Focus areas include but are not limited to:

  • Early Intervention
  • Special Education
  • Transition
  • Leadership
  • Staff Acquisition
  • Morale and Retention
  • Best Teaching Practices
  • Evaluation
  • Creative Team Building.

Tutoring

Offer tutoring services for Pre-K through 8th grade in all subject areas: reading, math, English Language Arts and the sciences, as well as high school English Language Arts. Provide support and skill development for executive functioning needs such as organization, time management, planning, self-monitoring, self-control, etc.

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Our Clients

Lighthouse Educational Consultants bridges the gap that too often exists between families and schools. Our full-service suite of services and solutions encompass practically every aspect of student life. For that reason, enumerated among our clients are families, educational institutions, mental and behavioral health services, as well as businesses of all sizes. Each is invested in the success of children and come to us with their own unique concerns.

  • Families
  • Educational Institutions
    • Schools, public and non public
    • Intermediate Units 
    • Early Childhood Centers
  • Mental and Behavioral Health Services
  • Businesses, both large and small
    • Corporations
    • Medical Practices
    • Realtors
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Our Reviews

Koretta
2023-03-30
Lighthouse Educational Consultants have really made an impact in our household! We have 2 children with additional needs. When navigating the IEP for my 2nd grader - they were instrumental in helping us understand our options so we could better advocate for his needs. I was equally blown away when trying to coordinate additional services for my 3 years old with the CCIU. I was having trouble getting timely responses from the IU - until I let them know I had an advocate. Once they knew L.E.C. was involved, they started responding to emails within an hour, and my son is now happily thriving with his new services! These ladies are magical! They are professional, knowledgable, and most importantly they care about the kids and families. Thank you, thank you , thank you.
Suzanne Fisher
2022-08-18
I worked with Christine Herman who was very quick to respond, is incredibly empathic, experienced, and full of valuable wisdom to assist in navigating the best options, resources, and providers for kiddos while advocating for their individualized needs. I highly recommend this awesome Chester county resource for parents and their kiddos! I was connected immediately to someone who will assist and support us as we transition into parenting a high schooler…which puts me at great ease!! Thank you!! 💗
michelle rohrer
2022-07-01
They were such a pleasure to work with! Told me options and helped me push for my kids rights! I am so grateful to find them!
Alicia Humphreys
2022-04-11
Christine and Sarah really focus on empowering the parents with pertinent information. They helped me review my son's existing IEP and provided recommendations to align with my concerns and the information from his psychoeducational evaluation. They guided me on the right questions to ask the teachers and the district prior to the IEP meeting so I came prepared. They are very responsive to emails and always willing to meet to discuss. I'm sure I'll be in touch next year when it's IEP time again!

Lighthouse Educational Consultants offers free 30 minute consultations.