Admissions at The Joseph Sams School

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Step 1:

The admission process begins with a campus visit and consultation with the Executive Director and Principal. There is no cost for this step.

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Step 2:

Submit an application and a $300 registration fee.

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Step 3:

Upon receipt of your application and registration fee, an informal assessment is arranged and conducted. The assessment team then convenes to determine the appropriateness of our program for your child, including the recommended module.

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Step 4:

  • You will receive notification of the assessment team’s recommendation for placement.
  • Upon enrollment, $150 of the registration fee will be applied toward tuition.
  • If JSS does not feel our school and its programs are appropriate for your child, you will be refunded $100 of the application/registration fee.
  • If the recommended module/class is full at this time, you will be given a choice of maintaining your child on a waiting list or being refunded $100.
  • If on the waiting list, you will be notified of scholarship deadlines and other important information.

The population of students at The Joseph Sams School includes and has included the following diagnosed disabilities:

DOWN SYNDROME
CHARGE SYNDROME
FRAGILE X SYNDROME
MITOCHONDRIAL DISEASE
SMITH-LEMI-OPTIZ/
RSH SYNDROME

SEIZURE DISORDER
AUTISM/PDD SPECTRUM DISORDER
RETT’S SYNDROME
CEREBRAL PALSY
DEVELOPMENTALLY DELAYED (NO SPECIFIC DIAGNOSIS)

HOT-ORAM SYNDROME
BEARE STEVENSON SYNDROME
PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME
ANGELMAN SYNDROME
TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS
TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY

SIGNIFICANT LEARNING DISABILITIES/ADHD
APRAXIA
SPINA BIFIDA

What Others Have To Say About The Joseph Sams School

Read testimonials and success stories

One of this year’s most favorite, breathtaking “moments” with AJ was one Sunday at church. I was leading a song with the choir and he started singing with me. AJ actually took over and out sang me! We both got a standing ovation, and there wasn’t a dry eye in the church! My heart was so full, and I know he will do great things in his lifetime!

Pat & Henry Jones – JSS Parents

I had become used to helping Jordan out a lot around the house due to his cerebral palsy. One day I tried to help him with something; Jordan said to me, “I don’t need your help, I can do it. I am a big boy now.”

Tandra Cheevers – JSS Parent

Andrew has been saying a few words before this school year started, but we knew his speech was really taking off when we started hearing the following requests on a regular basis; “Tickle me, tackle me, and snuggle me.” Whatever concerns I had that he would never talk are fading fast.

Mark and Jami Maguire – JSS Parents

Scholarships

Georgia Private School Tax Credit Program

Ensure our students achieve beyond expectations by choosing where your tax dollars go. It is your choice – send your money to the State or move your money into this scholarship fund to help children reach their fullest potential.

It’s rare that you have the opportunity to give without having to donate any of your money. The Georgia Educational Tax Credit makes this possible! Georgia’s independent school tax credit scholarship program allows you to tell the state how you want a portion of your tax dollars spent. It costs you nothing but is a significant benefit to our students, as it ensures that families are able to access the therapies and services they so desperately need.

This program offers a unique opportunity for you or your company to redirect your tax dollars to provide tuition assistance for Joseph Sams School students.

JSS partners with the Apogee Scholarship Fund, a Georgia registered SSO
(Student Scholarship Organization) administering the tax credit program.

Go to www.apogee123.org and select the “Go Paperless” link.

Georgia Special Needs Scholarship (GSNS) Program

The Joseph Sams School is approved to accept students enrolled in the Georgia Special Needs Scholarship (GSNS) program, originally proposed as Senate Bill 10. This program was enacted in 2007 to provide school choice for students with IEPs in the state of Georgia.  Consult the Georgia Department of Education’s website to determine if your child qualifies to receive this scholarship funding.

Private JSS Scholarships

The Joseph Sams School has limited scholarship funds to assist families who qualify. If interested, contact the school for scholarship guidelines and application. Scholarship applications are reviewed by the Scholarship Committee of our Board of Directors who determines awards.

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