Miriam School and Learning Center
Mary Hilliard Cognata has extensive experience in educational leadership and special education. Currently serving as Head of School at Miriam: The Learning Disability Experts since July 2018, Mary has also held the position of Associate Head of School and Special Educator at Miriam School since 1999. Prior to that, Mary worked as a teacher at St. Michael the Archangel School from 1985 to 1997. Mary holds a Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction from Missouri Baptist University and Bachelor's degrees in Special Education and Speech Communication from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Education was completed at Rosati-Kain High School.
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Miriam School and Learning Center
Miriam empowers unique learners by building confidence and a foundation for success. Miriam provides a school for students in grades K-12, supporting them with individualized curriculum, small class sizes, and integrated speech and occupational therapy. Miriam also provides private diagnostic testing, tutoring, therapies and counseling through the Learning Center, serving ages 2-25. The Learning Center runs a summer camp, as well, which offers both academic and social skills sessions. Miriam offers a variable tuition program and works with families to determine a realistic tuition amount for each student. We provide $1.8 million in tuition assistance to 60 percent of our families. This tuition assistance is funded by generous contributors, as well as by our resale shop, the Miriam Switching Post.