Admissions at The Joseph Sams School
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.
Step 2:
Submit an application and a $300 registration fee.
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.
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
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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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