History
TWO DECADES AND COUNTING OF EFFECTIVE, COST-EFFICIENT, INNOVATIVE THERAPEUTIC SERVICES
1998
Diana Fongheiser and Pam Hackett founded Pediatric Therapeutic Services
1999
Selected to provide therapy teams to several Delaware County school districts in addition to charter schools throughout southeastern PA
2003
Hires first Clinical Director
2005
Creates Budget watch, a web-based platform revolutionizing how related services are provided and setting a new standard for fiscal discipline and accountability in special education programs
2007
Ranks on the Inc. 5000 list (Inc. Magazine) as one of America’s fastest growing companies
2008
- Network grows to 1500 licensed therapists
- Consolidates ownership interest to Diana Fongheiser and Pam Hackett to refocus corporate operations on value creation, philanthropy, and technology solutions
- Moves to 525 Fayette Street office in Conshohocken
- Honored as finalist for the American Business Awards’ Stevie Award for Women in Business in the category of “Best Services Company”
- Ranks on the Inc. 5000 list (Inc. Magazine) as one of America’s fastest growing companies
- PTS co-founder Pam Hackett volunteers at Beautiful Gate Special School in Mysore, India
2009
- Awarded Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce Excellence Award for “Best Customer Service of Any Small Business in the Region”
- Honored as finalist for the American Business Awards’ Stevie Award for Women in Business in the category of “Best Services Company”
- Ranks on the Inc. 5000 list (Inc. Magazine) as one of America’s fastest growing companies
- Inducts therapists with 10 years of service into its prestigious “Decade of Distinction Club”
- Co-founder Pam Hackett returns to volunteer at Beautiful Gate Special School in Mysore, India
- Launches BudgetWatch™ II, simplifying therapist billing and offering clients greater analytical capabilities
2010
- Expands into New York, and Connecticut
- Serves four dozen education organizations and an estimated 6,000 children
2011
- Creates Special Education Teacher of the Year grant
2012
- Introduces Pencil Power™ supplemental handwriting program
2013
- Launches third-generation BudgetWatch™ and new custom database, time, and billing system, MyPTSTime2, to improve programming across PTS clients
- PTS co-founders Diana Fongheiser and Pam Hackett publish Take a Bite Out of Therapy Costs: A School Administrator’s Guide to Improving Programs by Controlling the Budget
- Creates $5,000 Therapist Challenge for therapists to spur innovative therapeutic services in classrooms
2014
- Launches The Capable Classroom™ brand of products to bring therapy into the classroom
- Take a Bite Out of Therapy Costs selected for PATTAN’s Special Education Leadership Fellows program, following Pam Hackett’s presentation by Pam Hackett at PATTAN’s special education conference in March 2014
2015
- Awarded Healthcare Innovators Award by the Philadelphia Business Journal
- Wins bronze Edison Award for bringing transformative technology to the public sector (BudgetWatch™)
2017
- Funds a fourth Beautiful Gates Special School for special needs students in Mysore, India
- Launches School-Based Academy for therapists new to the educational setting