About us
Welcome to Ed Consult Advisory Services
As an education consulting and advisory service company, Educational Consulting and Advisory Services was established to provide schools and districts across the country with quality educational consulting and training services.
Dr. Smith-Raibon, a leading education consultant with extensive training in education, provides services in the areas of Special Education compliance, Referral Process Training, EL Compliance, Native American Education programming and consultation, Staff Sensitivity and Social Emotional Training. A team of qualified professional consultants from ECAAS assists schools in planning and implementing successful programs in the following areas:
- Aligning EL & Core Curriculum standards
- Special Education Compliance, and Services.
- Professional development for classroom management, keeping students engaged
- Identifying students in need of support and placement.
- Support administrators and staff with continued professional training.
- Support components for building strong educational programs which include research-based pedagogy and compliance with local and state mandates.
Our mission is to provide a meaningful learning experience for all who have a stake in education, striving to cultivate a caring attitude and a professional outlook for education, knowledge of best practices and content, responsiveness to the culture and the community being served, as well as attention to detail and organization.
- We are dedicated to making sure each and every child receives an equitable education.
- Our focus is on collaborating with school staff to support each student's individual needs.
- We are dedicated to creating structures to support parental engagement and involvement.
- Strong focus on implementing research based language acquisition ESL instructional methods and multicultural awareness.
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Our Services
What We Provide
Special Education Compliance Monitor
ECAAS safeguards compliance with state and federal guidelines pertaining to special education by assisting with the coordination and monitoring of evaluation timelines, case conference committee meetings, implementation of IEPs, and supplementary/related services. All Consultants have Special Education. See our Service Page Drop Down Menu
On-Site Or Virtual Consulting And Staff Development
The ECAAS team provides educators with relevant, timely knowledge and training to support areas such as, Special Education, Referral Process, Classroom Management, and SEI. Our consultants’ are skilled at developing customized professional development programs that increases teachers, schools and administrators' knowledge and skill set.
Interrupting the School to Prison Pipeline (STPP)
The disciplinary and pedagogical practices that create an atmosphere for the United States school-to-prison relationship to occur disproportionately affect disabled, Latino, and Black students which are later reflected in the rates of incarceration. Recent research confirms the connections between school failure and subsequent link with the criminal justice system for minorities. Once a child drops out, they are eight times more likely to be incarcerated than youth who graduate from high school. We train teachers and staff in the method of Positive psychological methods to decrease classroom behavioral problems and support students to be more academically motivated, consequently making it less likely to be arrested.
Special Education and Referral Process Training
We focus on helping teachers develop skills, proficiency and a positive attitude to work with learners develop academic skills, self-help skills and self-confidence. This training course describes the requirements and “must knows” of special education programing. We train teachers to skillfully and successfully navigate through the processes of correctly referring students to special education through a systematic approach. We understand that inappropriate referrals to special education are costly and stigmatizing when placing students in special education programs and we provide training to held educators develop effective referral process skills.
Indian Education Program Training
Title VI and Johnson O’Malley are federally funded programs designed to meet the unique needs of American Indian Students in our public school system. Our goals are support and train schools and communities to promote academic achievement, improve attendance, and graduation rates, and promote understanding of the American Indian culture.
District Specific Training
Districts require trainings and Professional Development throughout the year to employees to work effectively within schools. We create trainings specific to your school needs. These trainings might include : Bullying prevention, School safety,Training in reading instruction, Classroom management, teaching students with disabilities.
Professional EL Teacher Training
Our goal is to empower teachers with best practices to building strong EL programs. Teachers can truly support English Language Learners (ELL) no matter what his/her status is in acquiring the English Language. We train teaches to implement strategies that transforms good programs into great programs.
Classroom Management Training
A disorganized classroom without routines and expectations makes it difficult for teacher's to do their job. We provide effective classroom management strategies and critical skills for long term substitutes, new teachers or a seasoned teacher struggling to control their classroom.
Arizona SEI Training
Educational Consulting And Advisory Services is an Arizona Certified Approved SEI Course Provider. Our 45 Hour SEI Endorsement Completion course has been approved by the Arizona Department of Education’s Office of English Language Acquisition Services (OELAS). We offer On-line and On-Site SEI Training.
Sensitivity & Social Emotional Learning Skills Training
All students need social-emotional and character skills to succeed in school, work and life. As students reintegrate back into schools it is an important role for schools to start with social emotional programing and talk about coping skills students can use in school and at home.
Coming Soon - Virtual Training And Development Courses
Choose Your Virtual Course
Coming Soon - ECAAS WIll Offer Group or Individual Virtual Training Courses in Professional Development, Best Practices, Classroom Set-Up/Management, Aligned Standard Lesson Planning, Support and Monitoring for English Learners
Events & Testimonials
Feedback & Events
Dr. Anthony J. Perkins Superintendent Gila Bend Unified School District #24
I find Dr. Smith-Raibon to be intelligent, hardworking, and passionate about doing the right things. She is committed to making a difference in the lives of students and adults. Her experience, knowledge, and wisdom make her a person of excellence to bring your organization to a higher level. If you need a “make it happen” person to make an impact in your life and your business, I highly recommend her.
Jason Clark, Former Early Childhood Education Manager- Ak-Chin Indian Community
I have had the great pleasure of working directly with Dr. Smith-Raibon. She has a tremendous ability for program and teacher development. Her expertise in language learning and educational processes would be a benefit in supporting the growth of any educational institution. Dr. Smith-Raibon has worked in a wide variety of education settings that have served a diverse group of children and families, many of which come from underrepresented and vulnerable populations. It is with full confidence that I recommend the services of Dr. Smith-Raibon.
Dr. Sarah Chapman, Ph.D. Professor, University Of Phoenix
``Darlene Smith-Raibon, Ph.D., is a reputable professional educator with a focus and specialization on specific needs of ``All`` students. Working with Dr. Smith-Raibon, in excess of 10 years, I have been impressed with her insight, work ethics and advocacy for English Learner (EL) students and students found to be wrongfully identified for special education. I highly recommend Dr. Darlene Smith-Raibon to individuals and organizations seeking a viable resource to address EL compliance, management and faculty training and modeling to effectively address the EL's needs specific to their demographics.``
Darryl Gooden, Founder and Executive Director of Keeping Teachers Teaching Foundation.
Dr. Smith-Raibon, has over 25 years of educational experience and specializes in classroom management and professional development for teachers. She’s professional, open-minded, welcomes diversity, and aspires to help teachers understand and overcome challenges resulting from multi-cultural backgrounds.
