The Styer-Fitzgerald Program was first published in 2009 as a result of the authors’ vast and varied teaching experiences, as well as educators’ suggestions and feedback through the years.
Since the Program was first published, we have been honored to train and work with hundreds of teachers across the nation. We have seen the Program being implemented in multiple classrooms in both urban and rural school districts and have been humbled to hear stories of success from parents, teachers, paras, and administrators. The response has been far beyond what we could have ever imagined.
Over time, we have not only revamped existing content areas, but we are continually adding new material and functionality to the Program in an effort to both keep up with the times and meet the needs of as many special educators and students as possible.
We believe the true measure of the success of an assessment and curriculum is the effect it has on the teachers and students who use it. We are eager to hear feedback and suggestions related to the Program as a whole. We ask all customers to share their experiences—challenges as well as successes. Every enhancement to the Program is a direct reflection of the feedback we receive from those who use it.
Our dream continues to be to reach students and help educators like you provide the best possible education for each child that enters your program. What started as a tool in our classrooms is now in its 3rd print edition, offered online in the cloud, and has inspired many supplemental programs as a way to stay current and remain the most comprehensive and user-friendly program on the market.
Being special educators ourselves, we appreciate the many wonderful and demanding aspects of this job. When you implement the Styer-Fitzgerald Program for Functional Academics with a dash of your own personal style, your classroom will feel more manageable and your students will experience greater independence and self-efficacy.
We are here to support you every step along the way! Thank you for your commitment to educating and enhancing the lives of students with disabilities.
Specially Designed Education Services (SDES) is a for profit, S-corp headquartered out of Bothell, Washington, and is 100% Women Owned by Suzanne Fitzgerald as sole owner.
All of SDES’s products are proudly made in America and they utilize USA-based companies for their services. In addition, all products have been created for teachers by teachers. From their sales staff to their trainers, all are (or, have been) educators with classroom experience.
Though SDES’s customers are primarily school districts, they’ve also sold their Program(s) to: Private Schools, Clinics/Centers, Hospitals, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Departments of Defense, Departments of Correction, and directly to parents.
Estimated number of classrooms that have purchased their Functional Academics Program to date (since 2016 to Q2 2023) = 1,650-1,700
Estimated number of students served by their Functional Academics Program to date (since 2016 to Q2 2023) = 13,500-14,000
SDES experienced a sizable post-COVID rebound in Program sales. By the end of 2021, SDES saw their best 2nd half of the year to that date. Program sales have only increased since. From 2021 to 2022, Program sales grew by 46%. In the first half of 2023, Program sales have outpaced the previous year’s sales by 68% growth during the same time of year. By the end of 2023, SDES is forecast to have sold into a total of 2,100 classrooms servicing approximately 17,000 students (since 2016). Overall, since taking full ownership control/rights from their previous publisher at the beginning of 2016, Program sales have grown by 131% . . . even when factoring in the COVID lockdown years.
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