About Us

Total Education Solutions (TES) provides innovative multidisciplinary education and therapeutic services in schools, homes, clinics, communities, and online to children and adults of all abilities.

We offer our school clients services related to special education management, staffing, school governance, fiscal monitoring, professional development, IDEA compliance, and customized solutions.  At our family-centered clinics, we offer a variety of therapeutic services for children and adults of all abilities, including those on the Autism spectrum.

Every decision we make is driven by our commitment to expand and improve services available to our clients. To accomplish this, we utilize a multidisciplinary approach in our trainings, treatments, and service delivery, encouraging our teams of experienced professionals to work together to create effective solutions and help individuals achieve their goals.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statement

TES is committed to promoting a culture of mutual respect and acceptance of all individuals by embracing diversity, ensuring equity, and fostering inclusion.

• Diversity - We welcome and embrace diverse backgrounds across all facets of TES including employment, services, and community outreach.
• Equity - We commit to creating a non-biased culture of empowerment, respect, and belonging.
• Inclusion - We actively foster opportunities and invite contribution and participation from all individuals.

Our History

TES is a privately held company established in 1997 by Dr. Nancy J. Lavelle, who also founded the nationally recognized non-profit Institute for the Redesign of Learning (IRL). In 1974, Dr. Lavelle, started a special education school in Alhambra, California and named it the Almansor Center. She believed that every child, even though deemed “difficult to teach,” was a “pearl” and that with dedication and persistence she could illuminate the potential within him or her. Since its inception, the school has grown to offer early education, special education, mental health, transition and adult, and community outreach services while staying true to its child-centric roots. Along with this expansion of services, this growth also led to the creation of Total Education Solutions. From our early start as a consulting company to charter schools, we have rapidly expanded our services in California, Michigan, Ohio, and beyond where we now operate ten multidisciplinary clinics. In person and online, we are proud to serve thousands of children and adults with special needs at hundreds of public, charter, and private school sites, group homes, and our family-centered clinics. In 2019, TES was acquired by key members of the senior management team.