Post Falls, ID: New special school opening

Aug 19, 2026, Special needs school accredited in Post Falls | Coeur d'Alene Press

For children with learning disabilities, navigating a school system that wasn’t designed for them can be challenging and disheartening. In Post Falls, a newly accredited private academy called Wired2Learn offers parents and children another option. With small class sizes and a tailored approach, Wired2Learn’s program is designed to help kids with special needs succeed in school.

“I founded this school because kids with learning issues were falling through the cracks of our public education system,” said Wired2Learn Founder and Executive Director Alyssa Pukkila.

Founded in 2018, Wired2Learn has honed its program over the past eight years and began the accreditation process two years ago. On July 31, 2026, the academy was officially accredited by Cognia. This gives Wired2Learn global recognition for high-quality education. To earn its accreditation, Wired2Learn had to meet Cognia’s high educational standards and prove effectiveness through student assessments.

“Once we felt like we had our proof of concept, we were established and we were making a huge impact on kids, then we looked at accreditation,” Pukkila said.

Wired2Learn currently has 20 students and serves grades three through 12. Rather than following a standard curriculum, Wired2Learn addresses the root causes of learning disabilities to set students up for success, with an approach tailored to each student’s unique needs. . . .

Wired2Learn’s team includes Cognitive Therapy Specialist Lindsey Entel, who uses the Arrowsmith Program to identify weak spots in students’ cognitive functions and strengthen them. Students with literacy challenges are assisted by Skill-Based Remediation Therapist Katie Morley, who uses the Orton-Gillingham Approach, which breaks down reading and writing into smaller, fundamental skills. . . .

The Wired2Learn team stresses the importance of tailored treatment for students with learning disabilities, who have a diverse range of strengths and weaknesses. Some children need to be challenged in certain areas while needing a lot of support in others. Schools are often not equipped to provide this specialized treatment.

“The school’s job is to provide access to education, their job is not to provide remediation or treatment,” Pukkila said. “The hardest part is watching kids struggle when they don’t need to.”

Wired2Learn continues to enroll students year-round, and does not require a learning disability diagnosis for enrollment. The academy hopes to expand across its 4-acre property in the future and add a clinic to diagnose and assess students. To learn more about Wired2Learn, visit wired2learncda.org.