Admissions

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.

Please contact Amy Murray, Executive Director, at 770-461-5894 or amymurray@josephsamsschool.org to make arrangements for a campus visit and interview.

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.

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.

Please contact Amy Murray, Executive Director, at 770-461-5894 or amymurray@josephsamsschool.org to make arrangements for a campus visit and interview.

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.

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.

Please contact Amy Murray, Executive Director, at 770-461-5894 or amymurray@josephsamsschool.org to make arrangements for a campus visit and interview.

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
Hot-Oram Syndrome
Beare Stevenson Syndrome
Prader-Willi Syndrome
Angelman Syndrome
Tuberous Sclerosis
Seizure Disorder
Autism/PDD Spectrum  Disorder
Rett’s Syndrome
Cerebral Palsy
Developmentally Delayed (no specific diagnosis)
Significant Learning Disabilities/ADHD
Traumatic Brain Injury
Apraxia
Spina Bifida