Contact Information

5163 Cleveland Street

Virginia Beach, VA 23462

Phone: 757.497.4703

Rivermont School Tidewater

The Rivermont School Tidewater provides a therapeutic educational program for students, ages 5-22, with special needs, including autism, who have difficulty learning in a traditional school setting. Rivermont’s mission is to help students learn to manage their behaviors so they can return to their home schools, graduate and become productive citizens.

Rivermont’s professional staff includes certified special education teachers, mental health counselors, licensed professional counselors, school administrators and board certified behavior analysts. Our skilled and experienced team teaches students to rely upon their personal strengths in order to solve problems, make better choices and achieve both short and long term success.

PROGRAM FOCUS

Academic rigor

Career readiness

Education for ages 5-22

Individual and group counseling

Individualized instruction

School wide PBIS

Small class size

Social skills and development

Strengths oriented approach

**PROGRAM FOCUS**
Academic rigor Career readiness Education for ages 5-22 Individual and group counseling Individualized instruction	School wide PBIS Small class size Social skills and development Strengths oriented approach

Contact Information

Fiesta Martin, Principal
Rivermont School Tidewater
5163 Cleveland Street, Virgina Beach, VA 23462
Phone: 757.497.6312
Fax: 757-497-4705
Email: fiesta.martin@centrahealth.com

Rivermont Autism Program

The Rivermont Autism Program provides academic and behavioral services for students in grades K-12. The Rivermont Autism Program focuses on family-centered, evidence based treatments with a foundation in Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) and Verbal Behavior.

Individualized programs provide:

Academics
Behavior management
Communication
Social skills
Generalization of acquired skills
Preparation for return to least restrictive environment
Preparation for adult transition including activities of daily living and vocational skills

More about Centra Autism & Developmental Services

Referrals & Application

Students are referred to Centra Rivermont Schools through public school systems' special education departments in conjunction with Community Policy and Management Teams (CPMT) and Family Assessment and Planning Teams (FAPT).

►Centra Rivermont School Alleghany Highlands School Application and Referral Packet

For your convenience, we have an online application, please click here for the online application

- If you would prefer to download the application and return it to us, please note the instructions below:

1. download an application

pdf version (right click to download/print)
word document

2. return materials using one of the following methods:

Email to Fiesta Martin, Principal, fiesta.martin@centrahealth.com
Mail to Fiesta Martin, Principal, Rivermont School Tidewater, 5163 Cleveland Street, Virgina Beach, VA 23462
Fax to 757-497-4705

►The Rivermont Autism Program has a separate application.

The application below is specific to the Rivermont Autism Program, a service of Rivermont Schools.

Please click here for online referral packet/application

If you prefer to download the form and to return with the supporting application materials, please download the following form:

pdf version (right click on the pdf to save or print)
word document (right click on the pdf to save or print)

In-Home Services

Centra is now offering ABA autism in-home services in the Tidewater area. Centra is the non-profit healthcare system that provides therapeutic educational services at Rivermont Schools and residential treatment at Bridges Treatment Center. Our in-home program serves clients up to age 21 utilizing evidence-based, measurable and medically necessary techniques. Along with ABA therapy, we teach adaptive, communication and social skills to our clients, as well as provide family training.

For more information about these new services, please contact Sara Lamont, M.Ed., BCBA, LBA, Centra Autism In-home Supervisor, at 757.685.1384 or sara.lamont@centrahealth.com. If you know others who might benefit from this resource, feel free to share this information with them.