About
A practice built on three decades of showing up.
Unique Pathways exists because every family deserves an expert in their corner — someone who knows the policy, knows the classroom, and knows the child as a person.
Our mission
To help each individual discover their unique educational pathway through a compassionate, research-driven approach that values both understanding and results.
Dr. Sadie M. Randle
M.Ed., Ed.D. · Founder & Lead Consultant
The founder's story
From Yorkshire classrooms to Bay Area advocacy.
Sadie's career began at the Spring Hill Dr. Barnardo Residential School for children and adults with autism in Yorkshire, England. In 2003 she moved to California and joined the Santa Clara County Office of Education as an Education Specialist for the Autism Project.
Over more than three decades in public and non-public school settings, she earned recognition for her creativity, passion, and meticulous approach — and was honored as Santa Clara County Teacher of the Year in 2015.
Sadie holds a Doctorate in Education in Organizational Innovation, with a published dissertation on Psychological Safety in the Workplace. She has served as School Director at several of the Bay Area's most respected non-public schools and currently sits on the Board of the San Francisco chapter of the Autism Society of America.
In their words
What families, students, and schools say about working with us.
"Sadie's genuine love and respect for the most high-needs students, combined with her comprehensive knowledge of education policy, made her an invaluable resource to our family. We could not have navigated the transition from public school to NPS and back again without her."
"Sadie gets the job done. We had spent months trying to get our school district to finalize our child's IEP with no luck. Within a couple of days of contacting her we had our meeting set, and her guidance throughout the whole process was invaluable. She is tenacious and extremely knowledgeable."
"Sadie came on board when our last educational consultant left after two years. Within days, it became apparent we hadn't been getting the full potential of having a consultant — we needed someone to truly advocate for our child. Sadie has given us new hope."
"She changed my life as a student and as a person. I needed a lot of help when I was young — I didn't learn or understand the basic things — but she helped me very much."
"Our child is in a really good spot with everything right now and we are feeling grateful and blessed. You were a big part of that."
Meet the rest of the team.
Our team