Mission

We transform students with learning differences into confident, independent learners.

Overview

• 4:1 student/teacher ratio that allows close student-teacher interaction in a nurturing environment while removing the stigma often associated with learning differences.
• Research-based multisensory structured language methodology, focused on reading, written language and math.   Based on the Orton-Gillingham approach
• Over 80% of faculty and staff hold master’s degrees.
• Successfully partnered with more than 72 public and independent schools throughout the Triangle community (70% public and 30% independent).
• Average student gains full benefits of Hill within 3 years and typically transitions back to their school full-time.
• Over 90% of The Hill Center’s high school graduates go on to college, compared to the national rate of 68%.
• National Council for Exceptional Children, award for “Exemplary LD Program” .
• School of Excellence Award from National Association of Special Education Teachers Organization
• Academic programs are certified by the NC Department of Public Instruction and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
• Studies in association with Duke, UNC-CH, and Wake Forest University documenting one- to two-year academic gains, helping students to match or exceed grade level expectations for each year enrolled in the program.
• Partnership projects with RTI International to demonstrate program effectiveness.
• Founded in 1977, one of the Southeast’s oldest and largest K – 12 schools for high potential students with learning disabilities and/or attention deficit disorder.

• 165 students enrolled in 2008-2009 academic school year.
• Summer—five-week intensive program, mirroring half-day academic program, for 64 students in grades K-8.
• The Hill Tutoring Connection—serving 500+ Triangle area students in a variety of subject areas.
• Student Enrichment Programs— Topics range from SAT Review, to Keyboarding, to Study Skills.

• More than 7,500 educators from over 74 North Carolina counties, 17 states and four countries have attended workshops.
• Workshops include one to three – day programs and are offered throughout the year.
• Comprehensive copyrighted Hill Center program and materials developed for easy organization and are user friendly.
• Custom-designed workshops and consultative services are available for schools.
• Replication materials of The Hill Center Model are available and include consulting, as well as information manuals.
• Four levels of teacher certification in an internationally accredited program for multisensory instruction are offered through Hill PREP (Professional Education Program).
• One of four professional development programs recognized by the NC Department of Public Instruction for improving reading.

Outreach Programs

• Replication projects underway in Greenville, North Carolina; Colorado Springs, Colorado, Geneva, Switzerland and San Salvador, El Salvador.
• Consultation with educators and school systems worldwide.
• Hill-based programs are being implemented in early childhood programs and public and private school settings around North Carolina.