Progressus Therapy focuses on delivering measurable outcomes for clients through evidence-based practices and a collaborative approach. They provide several case studies showing improved outcomes such as increased student success, parent/teacher satisfaction, and cost savings when managing speech-language pathology services for school districts. Progressus aims to go beyond minimum compliance to individualize services and help all children reach their full potential.

1. We’re Changing the Face of Related Services…
Excellence | Compassion | Dedication | Trust | Balance
E C D T B – “Every Child Deserves the Best”
Contact: Michael Berthelette (Michael.Berthelette@ProgressusTherapy.com) | 1-800-892-0640
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2. We focus on delivering measurable outcomes for our clients.
DC Public Case Study Our Impact
Overview Progressus was contracted by DC Public Schools to
manage SLP services for high school students. The goal
was to improve collaboration, and to increase completion
Increased Student
of services. Success
Approach SLPs implemented the Progressus GPS™ to guide
intervention strategy and implementation
•Used Progressus Functional Profile™ to guide delivery
model, intensity, and frequency of service
•Created and executed plan to engage teachers and
parents in the role they could play by providing training Improved Parent &
and assistance with implementation of strategies
•Ran year-long professional development and training
Teacher Satisfaction
series to build the team’s knowledge and skills , with a
specific focus on clinical decision making and how to
engage and coach others
Outcomes • Increased parent satisfaction
• Zero due process claims
• Caseloads were reduced by 30% at 3 high schools and
Full
15% at 7 high schools. Transparency
• District realized a 15% cost reduction in expenses in
year one.

3. Additional Case Studies
California OT/PT Program Baltimore Reading Project
Overview Progress has been managing an OT and a PT program Overview Progressus SLPs participated in a collaborative reading
for the district since 2001. Prior to 2001, the district project where they coached reading instructors to
faced debilitating litigation costs and fragmented modify their instructional communication during daily
services delivered from a variety of sources. reading activities to incorporate proven language
intervention strategies.
Approach Progressus assumed primary staffing and management Individualized or small group therapy was not
Approach
responsibilities for the program. implemented and instead SLPs worked directly with
•On-site Supervisor to oversee all aspects of the Reading Instructors, Parents and the Parent Liaison.
program
•Reworked policies and procedures; referral, eligibility They focused on training team members to implement
and dismissal criteria instructional accommodations and strategies that
•Introduced collaborative and RTI service delivery would improve performance.
model
Extraordinary gains were made in reading as highlighted
•Implemented training to foster teacher and parent Outcomes
below;
collaboration
•Sixty percent (60%) of the students with 20 or more
•Introduced programs (ALERT program, Brain Gym,
hours of instruction made gains of at least 1
Handwriting,) instructional level on the Burns/Roe Graded Word List
•Developed new scheduling and workload plans •Fifty-six percent (56%) of the students with 30 or more
• 100% elimination of litigations hours increased by one level on the Reading
Outcomes • An enriched, collaborative educational culture Comprehension subscale of the National Outcome
• Significant staff reduction of nearly 50%, decreasing Measurement System for Speech-Language Pathology
from 25 to 14 providers (NOMS)

4. Data Analysis and Benchmarking
We have the ability to analyze a
district’s caseload data to identify
service delivery patterns and
potential areas for improvement:
-Over Identification – are services
being provided at a higher rate than
peer districts?
-Homogenous Service Delivery – are
all students receiving the same level
of direct service regardless of grade
level and diagnosis?

5. Tools and Resources: Team Newsletters
Our Leading the Way series
provides administrators,
teachers and therapists tips
and tools for success.
Past topics include:
-Educationally relevant
interventions
-Strong therapist-teacher
teams
-Posture and seating
-Project management
-Quality therapy
environment
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6. Tools and Resources: Parent Engagement
Each Progressus team
develops a customized
parent communication plan.
The plan includes monthly
messaging and resources for
parents.
In addition, our therapists
perform parent training
seminars.

7. Tools and Resources: Collaboration Plus
Progressus views
collaboration as a key
factor in program success.
Our teams are armed with
tools and resources to
affect school collaboration
from the ground level.
Adjacent is our
collaboration readiness
tool. The culture and
climate of the school
building drives what types
of collaboration efforts will
be successful.

8. Tools and Resources: Professional Development
Progressus has extensive
professional development
experience including live and
online training.
Some of the courses we have
offered in the past include:
-Bilingual Assessment Using
an Interpreter
-Service Delivery Models
-Innovative Approaches to
Mentoring
-Collaboration in the IEP
Environment

9. The Value of Working with Us
Exceeding Compliance Satisfaction Promise Cost Advantage
Progressus operates under the A successful related services Progressus Therapy’s related
simple philosophy that “Every Child program not only addresses the services programs are more
Deserves the Best.” First and needs and concerns of students, effective in graduating students
foremost, we work with our clients but also of parents, teachers and while eliminating unwarranted
to ensure that their related service advocates. Progressus arms its therapy. Our therapists are trained
programs are fully-staffed and clinicians with the tools and to vary service delivery models and
compliant. But beyond compliance, knowhow to effectively manage intensity in order to maximize time
Progressus works to implement the challenges typically spent with the neediest students
best practices in service delivery to experienced in the special and graduating students who no
drive student achievement. Every education arena. Everything we do, longer need services. As a
child’s IEP should be individualized from holding in-services for consequence, districts are able to
and customized to meet that parents to how we train our realize meaningful cost savings
student’s needs. Too often, therapists, is geared around while delivering collaboration,
therapists are unable to move building and maintaining strong, parent satisfaction and student
beyond compliance. Progressus positive relationships with key outcomes they so desperately
provides therapists with the tools constituents. desire. While the benefits of our
and training to move beyond approach are seen financially, the
compliance to ensure that the right most importantly benefit is student
students are receiving the right success!
therapy.

10. Leadership Team
Dr. Gene Clark, Ph.D. Janet Knupp, MA
Chief Executive Officer President
A distinguished academic in business management A former special education teacher, Janet Knupp
and law, Dr. Clark brings a unique blend of brings more than twenty years experience leading
leadership experience and a long track record of and growing education organizations, from start-ups
business success achieved over his 40-year career. to mature companies, and she has established a
For the past five years, as Dean and CEO of Phoenix national reputation for excellence in K-12 education.
School of Law and the Charlotte School of Law, Dr. As founding president and CEO of the Chicago Public
Clark successfully guided the schools through the Education Fund, she helped attract significant private
American Bar Association national accreditation investment to develop and implement empowering
process and oversaw significant improvements in educational programs in the Chicago Public School
student performance. He has held leadership roles system. Prior to that, Janet started several non-profit
at many other academic institutions, established organizations in Detroit to provide students with
government/university partnerships and is one of scholarships to high quality schools. Ms. Knupp
only two Australian law professors to win national earned her M.A. in education foundations and policy
honors as a recipient of the prestigious inaugural from the University of Michigan, and graduated cum
Prime Minister's Teaching Excellence Award. laude from Michigan State University with a B.S. in
special education.
Gene holds five university degrees, including post
graduate qualifications in law and education from
US and Australian universities.
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11. Leadership Team
Shellie Bader, Dr. Jean Blosser Michael Berthelette
MA-CCC-SLP, MA-Ed. Admin Ed.D., CCC-SLP, ASHA Fellow MSM, OTR/L
VP, Operations - Solutions VP, Therapy Programs & Quality Co-Founder, Sr. VP, Business
Development
Shellie joined Progressus following a Jean is a leading national expert in the
successful career as the Coordinator of area of school-based service delivery. Michael is one of the co-founders of
the Speech and Language Program for Throughout her career, Jean Blosser has Progressus Therapy. He has successfully
Los Angeles Unified School District consistently demonstrated her passion integrated over 20 years of administrative
where she supervised over 400 speech- and commitment to school-based service and clinical experiences in the fields of
language pathologist. Ms. Bader delivery through her various roles as a school based practice/pediatrics and early
overhauled the program by improving school-based SLP, professor and intervention services. Before helping to
morale, compliance and the quality of university administrator, author and found Progressus, Michael was a
therapy for over 24,000 students eligible researcher, program developer, and consultant and co-author on the
for speech and language services. Ms. mentor. She has been named a Fellow of California School Based and Early
Bader holds a Masters in Communicative The American Speech-Language-Hearing Intervention Guidelines for Occupational
Disorders and in Educational Association, The Ohio Speech and Hearing and Physical Therapy. He has served on
Administration. She received the award Association, and The American Council on numerous taskforces for Occupational
for Outstanding Achievement in 2006 Education. She has published numerous and Physical Therapy, most recently for
from CSHA (California Speech-Language articles, clinical materials, and resources the Hillsborough County Public Schools,
and Hearing Association). including; School Programs in Speech- FL. He is a member of AOTA and served
Language Pathology: Organization and for six years as the communications
Service Delivery, Pediatric Traumatic Brain liaison for the AOTA's Administration and
Injury: Proactive Intervention & Speech Management Special Interest Section.
Remediation: A Parents’ Guide to
Understanding and Helping.

12. Leadership Team (continued)
Holly Kaiser Justin Funches Lila Almond
MA-CCC-SLP MBA MA-CCC-SLP
Co-Founder, National Director of VP, Marketing & Business
Therapy Programs and Quality Development Lila has worked in outpatient
rehabilitation, private practice, early
Holly Kaiser is one of the co-founders of As Vice President, Justin develops new intervention, home health, acute care,
Progressus Therapy. In 1981, she formed relationships with school districts around and public school settings. She started
Holly Kaiser Therapy Services, Inc., a the country, working with them to with Progressus Therapy in August 2007
private practice that provided speech, identify the key areas that Progressus and has been a manager since 2008.
occupational, and physical therapy and can help them achieve their goals.
other special education services for over During his time with Progressus, Justin Lara Lazear
25 years. She is currently is on the board has been involved in nearly all aspects of MA-CCC-SLP
of the California Speech-Language and our organization – from strategy and
Hearing Association as Director of marketing to finance. Prior to joining
Lara has been employed by Progressus
District 1 which is comprised of 6 Progressus, Justin worked at Ironwood,
Therapy since July 2002 where she most
counties includes San Francisco and Capital One and McKinsey & Company.
recently served as is the Clinical
North Bay area. She received her BA in He also has served as the Chairman of
Manager for Arizona and Los Angeles
Audiology and Speech Sciences from the Boston Preparatory School and a
County. Her prior experiences were in
Michigan State University and her MA in trustee of Boston ACCESS. Justin holds a
Arizona schools as a Speech-Language
Communication Disorders from Central Masters in Business Administration and
Pathologist.
Michigan University in 1977. Bachelor of Arts from Harvard
University.

13. Board of Directors
Dr. Rudolph (Rudy) Crew Phil Handy Dennis Archer
Rudy is currently a Professor of Clinical Phil served for six years (2001 – 2007) as Dennis served two four-year terms as
Education as the USC Rossier School of Chairman of the Florida State Board of Mayor of the city of Detroit (1994-2001)
Education. He is a lifelong educator Education, a seven person board and earned national and international
whose career included the appointed by Governor Jeb Bush, which respect for his success in changing
chancellorship of the nation’s largest has constitutional responsibility for Detroit's image and direction. Dennis
school district, the New York City Florida’s public educational system (over has long been active in the organized
Department of Education, where he 4 million students). Phil has been bar. He was the first person of color
served from 1995-1999. He also served appointed twice by President George W. elected president of the American Bar
as superintendent of the nation’s fourth- Bush to the National Board of Education Association (2003-2004) as well as the
largest school district, Miami-Dade Sciences (confirmed by the U.S. Senate), State Bar of Michigan. Dennis received a
County Public Schools from 2004-2008 where he has served as Vice Chairman. Bachelor of Science degree in Education
and was named the 2008 National Phil has also served as a member of the from Western Michigan University and
Superintendent of the Year by the Florida Governor’s Council of 100 since taught learning disabled students in the
American Association of School 1987. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Detroit Public Schools. Currently,
Administrators. He is a nationally Economics, and graduated Cum Laude Dennis is Chairman and CEO of Dennis
renowned educator and education policy from Princeton University and later W. Archer PLLC and Chairman Emeritus
opinion leader. He was called upon to earned an MBA from Harvard Business of Dickinson Wright PLLC, a Detroit-
advise the transition team of President School. based law firm with more than 270
Obama in the formulation of national attorneys
education policy and now serves on the
President’s Education Policy Council.
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