About Skyline Academy
Skyline Academy helps students and families gain the tools they need to thrive.
Who We Are
Skyline Academy is an intensive day treatment facility for students in 1st – 8th grades. We serve students that have struggled in traditional public school settings as a result of:
- Behaviors
- Strong emotions
- Peer relationships
- Trauma
- Identified educational disabilities
We help students and families identify what they need to be as successful as they can be, both in and outside of school.
Our Values
We strongly believe that students learn when they are understood, accepted and when they feel safe at school. All Skyline students have strengths and grow through educational, social-emotional learning and therapeutic interventions.
We apply research-based treatment models that emphasize character development, social skills and functional ways to express strong feelings.
We partner with families and our goal is always for students to learn the skills that they need and return to their home school district for the long-term.
Who is Skyline Academy for?
Skyline Academy helps students who have struggled in traditional school environments gain the skills they need to be successful in school and beyond. The students who come to Skyline are remarkable young people who are experiencing deficiencies in certain subjects at school or problems regulating their behaviors and emotions. Many of our students have challenges with peer relationships, previous trauma and educational disabilities.
Our Services
Skyline Academy is licensed as an Approved Facility School through the Colorado Department of Education. We are also licensed as a Day Treatment facility through the Colorado Department of Human Services.
How do I enroll my student?
Because Skyline Academy is an official Day Treatment program, enrollment is done by referral. Students can be referred in one of two ways:
1. School District Referral
- These referrals are often handled by the school district’s special education administrator based on the student’s individualized education program (IEP).
- Speak with your student’s IEP team and request that placement in a day treatment program (commonly referred to as a “separate school” or “facility school”) be considered. The IEP team must agree that this level of educational and behavioral support is necessary.
- Out-of-District Coordinators will send a copy of the most recent IEP and IEP evaluation, Behavior Intervention Plan and/or Functional Behavior Assessment, behavior/incident reports and any other supporting documents to skylinereferral@wellpower.org.
2. Private Referral
- Students can be referred by a Department of Human Services (DHS) case worker or their mental health provider.
- Students are not required to have an IEP in place but must demonstrate the need for greater social-emotional, behavioral and/or academic support.
- The student’s DHS case worker or mental health provider will fill out the external referral packet and email the packet with any supporting documentation to skylinereferral@wellpower.org.
- Once your referral packet has been received, a staff member from Skyline Academy will confirm receipt and let you know if any additional information is needed.
- Please note: While Medicaid covers day treatment services, most private insurance plans do not. Not all students meet criteria for this level of care, which include:
- Less intensive therapeutic services, such as outpatient or intensive outpatient therapy, have been tried with limited success.
- Student is at risk for out-of-home placement or more intensive therapeutic service, such as partial hospitalization or inpatient hospitalization.
- Student is unable to succeed in school without support due to their mental and behavioral health needs.
What should I do if my student does not have an IEP?
- Start by talking to your child’s teacher, school counselor or another administrator about your child’s needs.
- Request in writing that your child have an IEP evaluation to determine if they have an eligible disability. If they are found not to have a qualifying disability, the special education team may consider a 504 Plan
- The special education administrator or another administrator will work with you and your student to create an IEP based on the challenges your child is facing and the accommodations needed to overcome them.
- Districts need to try some approaches based on the IEP at school first. If these are not successful, your child’s IEP team may consider additional support such as a referral to a Day Treatment (Facility) school.
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Resources for Current Caregivers
Frequently Asked Questions
Referral Contact
If you think Day Treatment is the right option, talk to your IEP team and have them contact us.
Referrals: skylinereferral@wellpower.org
Program Manager: Erica Edewaard, LCSW, BCaBA
Phone: (303) 300-6270
Email: erica.edewaard@wellpower.org
Special Education Director: Deon Roberts
Email: deon.roberts@wellpower.org
Skyline Academy does not discriminate on the basis of sex in its programs and activities. Its prohibition against sex discrimination covers students, employees, applications, and other third parties and complies with Title IX.
For more information about Skyline Academy’s non-discrimination policy, contact:
Skyline Academy’s Title IX Coordinator:
Erica Edewaard | erica.edewaard@wellpower.org | (303) 300-6270
Inquiries may also be directed to the U.S. Department of Education’s Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at:
U.S. Department of Education
Office for Civil Rights
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20202-1100
Telephone: 1-800-421-3481
FAX: 202-453-6012
Email: OCR@ed.gov
WellPower's Nondiscrimination Notice can be found here.