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. It is adjacent to the Spring Branch district.Boundary Map
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serves children from developmentally 18 months to 12 years (or the fifth grade) who have average or above learning potential, but whose language, learning or communication differences impact their ability to be successful in a mainstream academic setting.Pelc, Matt.
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''. January 18, 2011. Retrieved on January 7, 2012. The Parish School is located outside of

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and north of

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in West Houston. The school is a part of the

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History

The Parish School was established in 1983 by Robbin Parish, M.A., CCC-SLP, a speech language pathologist. The school initially had six students.Casanova, Amanda.
Parish, noted Houston educator, dies at 66
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''. Wednesday June 16, 2010. Retrieved on June 17, 2010. As its founder, Parish sought to create an environment where students with average or above cognitive skills, could receive therapeutic intervention to support their learning. The intent was to assist the student and his or her family to learn how the child learns best (visually, kinesthetically or auditorily), and to then use that strength to assist the child in their areas of focus. Originally the school was located at a small lot at 11059 Timberline, but the school moved into a new campus at 11001 Hammerly in the Fall of 2005. The former site of The Parish School is, as of 2007, occupied by The Rainard School; Rainard moved from its Old Katy Road campus to the Timberline address after The Parish School moved to 11001 Hammerly.Rainard has moved to its new campus
." '' The Rainard School''. Retrieved on December 10, 2008. The school planned for Parish's retirement party to occur on Saturday June 19, 2010. Parish died on Saturday June 12, 2010. The school opted to continue with its scheduled plans for the retirement party. As of 2010 the school had 150 students, from 18 months to 12 years of age. In January 2011 the

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at Houston Children's Learning Institute began sending resident neurologists and pediatricians to The Parish School, making it a part of their training rotations. The school is home to the

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, one of the few permanent

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s in the United States. On February 2, 2011 the school celebrated its first "Founder's Day" as a memorial to Parish. In June 2011 Nancy Bewley, M.A.T., CCC-SLP, the principal, received the 2011 Tina E. Bangs Award by the Houston Association for Communication Disorders (HACD).West, Deena.
The Parish School Principal, Nancy Bewley, awarded Tina E. Bangs Award
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''). July 6, 2011. Retrieved on January 7, 2011.

Curriculum

The school uses teachers, speech therapists, counselors, and music therapists. The employees assist children with speech education, reading education, social skills education, the act of paying attention, and auditory and language processing. The school has low student to teacher ratios.

School uniform

The Parish School requires its students to wear

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s. All students must wear green or white

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s with the school's logo. All students may wear khaki trousers or shorts. In addition, girls may wear plaid skirts.

References

External links

The Parish School
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