ADMISSIONS

STUDENT PROFILE:

Ivymount School considers for admission students with the following primary/secondary disabilities:

-Specific Learning Disability
-Sensory Motor Impairment
-Speech/Language Impairment
-Mental Retardation
-Other Health Impairments
-Multiple Disabilities
-Autism/PDD

-Asperger Syndrome

ADMISSIONS POLICIES AND PROCEDURES:

Ivymount accepts student application packets from the following sources:

-Local Education Agencies’ Special Education Placement Units
-Parents/Guardians
-Educational advocates
-Attorneys

1. Admissions Procedures
-Applications are reviewed, generally within ten days of receipt, to determine appropriateness of Ivymount’s program to meet the student’s needs. The referral packet should include:

-A current IEP
-A recent (within three years) psychological, as available
-Current assessments (e.g. OT/PT, Speech ) as available
-Functional Behavioral Assessment, as available

2. Prospective candidates for admission are considered on:

-Active status indicating that the student will be invited for an intake because there is an opening in an appropriate class or program

-Waitlist status indicating that student is appropriate but no openings exist. When an opening occurs, student will be invited for an intake visit. Waitlisted students can be carried over into a new school year if the parent continues to seek placement

-Returned Application Status indicating that Ivymount is not an appropriate placement for the candidate.

3. Conditions of Acceptance to the School:

-Ivymount must be able to implement the student’s IEP, including related services

-There must be an opening in an appropriate program and classroom.

-Students may be accepted without/before funding approval by their LEA although the placement cannot be guaranteed for an extended period.

 

Contact Lennie Gladstone for additional information. 301-469-0223 x143.

 

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