The Easterseals Arkansas Outreach is committed to improving educational results for students with disabilities. ESO consultants represent a multidisciplinary team of leaders in their respective fields and include:

Masters level special educators

Curriculum and Instruction Specialists

Licensed special education administrators

Board Certified Behavior Analyst

Nationally Board Certified Teacher

Licensed psychological examiner

RESNA certified Assistive Technology Professional

State licensed and nationally board-certified occupational therapists

State licensed and nationally certified speech-language pathologists

Through capacity-building efforts, the ESO consultants work with teams statewide by providing professional development opportunities, mentoring, onsite or remote consultation, and coaching. In addition to addressing student-specific needs through the CIRCUIT referral process, they also provide targeted assistance to districts interested in developing sustainable programs for all students. This targeted assistance focuses on the use of high leverage practices through continuous cycles of improvement. The ESO website offers a statewide short term loan program which enables districts to trial a variety of assistive technologies, evaluations, and curricula.