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Inc. 5,000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

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Business TN Hot 100 2007, 2008, 2009

A yearly list of Nashville’s 25 fastest-growing private companies.

Nashville Business Journal 25 Fastest Growing Companies 2009, 2010

The Future 50 program identifies and celebrates the 50 fastest-growing, privately held companies in the Nashville area. The winners have contributed to economic growth in areas such as health care, technology, construction, manufacturing, finance, retail and services. 

Nashville Chamber of Commerce Future 50 2008

Phi Kappa Phi - Honors Society; Masters Thesis - "A Study of the Efficacy of Day Treament Program for At-Risk Youth"

Association of Professional Behavior Analysts, Advisory Board

Book'em, Independent nonprofit children's literacy organization, Board Member

Council for Exceptional Children, Member

Education Industry Association, Board Member

Education Research and Development Institute, Member

Metro Nashville Public Schools Academies Task Force, CEO Champion

Penn Graduate School of Education, Advisor

Rotary Club of Nashville, Member

Special Olympics, Member and Sponsor

Mark Claypool is a social entrepreneur who believes that all children can advance academically, behaviorally and socially if they are given the right tools in the right environment. A social worker and education administrator, Claypool grew frustrated by decreasing resources for children with learning differences, so he founded Educational Services of America (ESA) in 1999. Today, ESA is the nation’s leading provider of K-12 alternative and special education programs and services, and the company is listed among the Inc. 5,000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America.

Alternative Education

Special Education

Social Entrepreneurism

Corporate Leadership

Dropout Prevention

Entrepreneurship and K-12 Education

Solutions for Alternative and Special Education

Conversations with the Dean, Entrepreneur Extraordinaire

ESA the Leading Provider of K-12 Special and Alternative Educational Services

Educational Services of America – A Company Overview

Privatization of At-Risk Education

Destination Diploma: Why We Have to Remove Roadblocks to High School Graduation

Removing Roadblocks to Graduation: Strategies for Improving the Educational Prospects of Our Children and Improving the Economic Vitality of Our Communities

The Dropout Crisis

President and Chief Executive Officer

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