Helping Students Succeed

Finding the right elementary or secondary school can be a daunting challenge for any family.

My goal as an educational consultant is to help each family find the most suitable educational environment for their child.

Meet Jamie Bakal

As an educator and native Los Angeleno, Jamie Bakal has had her fingers on the pulse of Los Angeles’ ever-changing educational environment for the past 20 years. An alumna of the prestigious Oakwood School, Jamie continued her studies at Boston University and pursued a career in education with the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Jamie Bakal

Meet Jamie Bakal

As an educator and native Los Angeleno, Jamie Bakal has had her fingers on the pulse of Los Angeles’ ever-changing educational environment for the past 20 years. An alumna of the prestigious Oakwood School, Jamie continued her studies at Boston University and pursued a career in education with the Los Angeles Unified School District.

“As everyone knows, going through the school application process is stressful. Jamie alleviated our concerns by suggesting schools she thought would be a good fit for our son and our family, assessing our son, and patiently taking our calls at all hours to answer our questions…”

Molly Sims and Scott Stuber, parents of Brooks

“…Jamie helped every single step of the way and made the entire process painless— enjoyable, even. She took the time to get to know both Lila and our family and suggested a few schools that would be a good fit. She followed up to make sure no part of our application fell through the cracks. She read over all of our applications and made great suggestions. She was always accessible and quickly answered every question, no matter how small…”

Dana Klein and Mark Feuerstein, parents of Lila

“Jamie gave terrific counsel to us and to our daughter, answering questions for us as we worked our way through the steps from so far away. She made the process significantly less stressful for all of us, and for that we are most thankful!”

Mike and John August, parents of Amy

“Applying to private schools in Los Angeles is like walking through a very strange, complicated maze. Jamie Bakal is your guide through that maze, and she knows exactly how to get out. She’s an invaluable guide, and her thorough knowledge of the landscape and the process takes a lot of the stress out of the equation. We would recommend her to anyone.”

Mike Schur & JJ Philbin, parents of William

“Words cannot adequately express our gratitude towards Jamie for her assistance and insight during this process. The wisdom of her experience has been invaluable.”

Laura Wasser & David Weber, parents of Luke

“…Jamie brought her expertise and her calm confidence to the process which helped us keep our cool. We were very happy with the outcome for both of our boys and feel so lucky to have had Jamie in our corner.”

Wendi and Stephen Trilling, parents of Max and Joe

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