Aurora Day School Names New Headmaster

Online, June 13, 2011 (Newswire.com) - The Aurora Day School has named Matthew Tarpley, EdS as Headmaster for the Tucker, Georgia campus.

Matt was born and raised in Decatur, Georgia. His unique experience as an educator and an entrepreneur have given him a results oriented sensitivity, and that's what drew him to Aurora. After getting a degree in marketing in the mid-1990's, Matt founded a successful marketing firm in Birmingham, AL where he worked with small businesses to improve products and services. Then he decided that what he really wanted to do was teach.

Just prior to coming to Aurora, Matt spent more than a decade with the Gwinnett County Public Schools as a teacher and camp director and worked with Spectrum Camps and Clubs.

"I am passionate about and committed to putting kids first," says, Tarpley. "Our job - education - is a most important and valuable one."

Matt has a Bachelor of Science degree in Special Education from Brenau University, a Master of Education degree in Administration, Leadership and Policy from the University of Georgia and an EdS in Teaching and Learning from Piedmont College.

"Matt's exceptional education and his experience in developing and directing original teaching environments and summer camp programs are invaluable to Aurora," said Kellie Huff, CEO of Aurora Strategies, Inc. "We're looking forward to what his leadership and innovation will bring to our amazing kids."

Tired of the lip service paid to innovation in teaching in the public school system, Matt decided to take his gifts to a private school that was advancing alternative educational methods, and that's how he found Aurora.

"I believe that all people have the ability to learn; therefore, if the students are not learning the way I teach, then I need to teach the way they learn," he says. "I believe in using the most effective tools and methodologies we can to help kids learn as effectively as possible. At Aurora we're utilizing proven, neuroscience-based strategies to get results that I've not experienced previously in my career - both with learning challenged students and neurotypical students. "

Among other things, Matt was a member of the board of directors for the Gwinnett County Association of Educators and is very active in his community and his church, Hamilton Mill United Methodist, where he developed an exemplary special needs ministry and is a Sunday School teacher.

Matt and his wife Stacey live in Dacula, Georgia and have three children; Allie, Becca and Miller.

About Aurora Strategies and the Aurora Day School

Aurora accelerates learning for children and adults of all abilities. Aurora produces statistically significant results working with children who have sensory, motor, social, communications & language and other learning challenges. Aurora offers new hope for families of children, grades K - 12, who have struggled to succeed in other schools. Proven, neuroscience-based strategies shed light on where and why students are struggling. Then, individualized, therapeutic instruction plans are created to strengthen - and often re-map - neural path¬ways; creating a strong foundation for higher education. Two to six years of measurable subject area and skill gains are typical in one year. Equally important, students discover successful paths to lifelong learning. Aurora Day School is fully accredited by the Georgia Accrediting Commission. Find out more about Aurora Strategies and the Aurora Day School at http://www.aurorastrategies.com/.

Kellie Huff, Founder/CEO, Aurora Strategies, Inc. and the Aurora Day School
3776 LaVista Road; Suite 200
Tucker, GA, USA 30084
404-377-8882
Kellie@aurorastrategies.com

Media contact:
Bill Aragon
423-829-5839
bill@gjaragon.com

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