EL PASEO CHILDREN'S CENTER

"Brent Cooper's reports and recommendations make educational success planning feasible and results realistically achievable for the school counselor.  I've worked with students whose parents have sought out Brent's services for years and I'm always excited to hear they're working with him as I know I will have a concrete action plan and a jump-start to obtaining set goals and success!

Teresa Adams-Ridila
DSUSD Counselor

Private schools often don’t have the staffing to evaluate the needs of those students who seem to struggle in school.  Brent Cooper is the first person we recommend to parents for providing a thorough and extremely professional educational assessment.   Brent has consistently delivered his evaluation information in a meaningful and timely manner which has proven invaluable to parents and our school.

Barbara Gibson
Head of School
St. Margaret's Episcopal School

Brent is respectful, and very professional in all his dealings with clients and service providers. It is refreshing to have such open and knowledgeable discussions with him regarding the strategies we will use as educators to enable his clients to access the curriculum. It is a true reflection of the care, concern and commitment he has to assist his clients.

Andrea Osborne. M.A.
Special Education Teacher

Brent Cooper is a huge blessing to the families at our school. When one of our student's is referred to him, I know that they will receive the best possible services for testing in the desert. Students and parents report to me that he is very patient, kind, caring and establishes a rapport with the student and their family during the testing process. This excellent way of working puts the student and their family at ease during the testing process.&nsp; After testing is done, Brent spends a good amount of time to debrief with the student and their family on the results of the test as well as answering any questions that they may have. Brent has worked extensively with teachers, my principal and I, on coordinating services for students at our school.

After the testing process is completed and if the parents consent, Brent has many times come to meet with our staff and families in Student Success Team meetings. These meetings are so valuable in setting up a good academic plan for the student. We are very grateful to Brent for the time he takes to be a part of these meetings. I have found Brent very easy to work with. He is always flexible to our needs. He is always ready to answer questions and to clarify areas we might not understand. I am very grateful to work with such a knowledgeable professional.

I highly recommend Brent Cooper for any Educational Testing needs!

Naveen Jonathan, MS MFTI #46749
School Counselor, St. Theresa School
Palm Springs, CA

Over the last few years, I have worked closely with Brent Cooper in identifying and serving children in the private sector of education. His professionalism, knowledge, and resources help parents and children succeed in and out of the classroom. Mr. Cooper’s outstanding commitment to each individual child and services go far beyond evaluation – he provides learning strategies which meet the individual needs of the student and instills a desire to be a life-long learner!

Jennifer K.M. Walton,
Resource Specialist
Sacred Heart Catholic School

Dear Brent,

It has been my pleasure to refer several of the parents of our students at St. Margaret’s Episcopal School to you for psycho-educational testing. Your knowledge and expertise with students in need of additional services are commendable. Brent has assisted the parents of these students with his comprehensive reports and salient recommendations that have positively impacted the students’ learning.

Brent is responsive to the parental concerns and works with them closely in developing beneficial recommendations for their children. I have the utmost respect for the work Brent does for the students who require additional learning assistance. Thanks Brent for all that you have done to help some of our students.

Kim E. Marshall, Ed.D.
Headmaster, St. Margaret’s Episcopal School

Mr. Brent M. Cooper, a Licensed Educational Psychologist, has been working with parents and students at Christian Schools of the Desert for the last 3 years. His expertise has been most helpful for us as he conducted educational evaluations for our students. Mr. Cooper compiles background information of the student including an examination of the child's family and medical history, school performance, emotional factors, motivational issues and attention span. This ensures a more accurate diagnosis and occurs before diagnostic testing begins.

The results of the evaluation supply valuable information for each student including a description of his intellectual ability, academic achievement, psychological processing abilities, and social-emotional functioning; he gives a summary of the student's significant learning strengths and weaknesses; a determination or diagnosis; and recommendations for remediation. I highly recommend Mr. Cooper for any educational assessment and counseling you might want for your child.

Donna M. Ferris
Elementary Principal
Christian Schools of the Desert

Brent Cooper has been an invaluable tool in helping to better understand my sons’ educational needs. I first found Brent last June. He worked with my older son. The information that I learned, about my son’s learning needs, academic strengths and weaknesses, has been so valuable. We have been able to provide his teachers with a clear list of information about how he learns and how to work with him. Most importantly, my son is becoming a more confident, successful student and person.

When my younger son began displaying signs of a possible visual processing issue, I did not hesitate to call Brent and ask for his assistance again. We completed the entire testing processes quickly and were able to get the report back to the school within a month.

The school district’s psychologist was very impressed with the report that Brent wrote. She noted that the testing he does is in line with what the district would do and that his report was very in-depth and offered a solid list of modifications to help my son succeed.

As a mother, I am so grateful to have found the tools, through Brent Cooper, to help my sons meet their potential and be happy successful learners. As a teacher, I can only wish that each of my students was able to receive the benefits of working with Brent.

Jennifer Ireland
Teacher at Indio High School

Over the years I have seen students struggle. Seeing their frustration and the pain in their eyes is sometimes overwhelming.

As an educator, you want to do all that you can to help students succeed, but sometimes you need specialized help and support from individuals who are experts in the field of learning differences. Brent Cooper has been working with some our families and students over the past two years. After working with Brent Cooper, a number of them have mastered numerous strategies and self advocacy techniques to help them compensate for learning differences, enabling them to achieve success in a college-prep environment.

Vincent E. Downey, Administrator
Marywood-Palm Valley School