ENROLLMENT PROCESS

The Valley Day School is an Approved Private School (APS) that serves public and charter school students in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Students are referred to us through a public school district or charter school, via the special education process, classified as Emotionally Disturbed or Autistic.

We admit students on a rolling basis throughout the school year and the summer months as space(s) become available. 

Enrollment Process:

Step 1:  The district or charter school will enter the referral here:

Referral Form for 2024-2025 School Year

Step 2:  Valley Day School reviews received referrals to determine whether our licensure and policies allow us to consider the candidate for admission/enrolment, if our program can implement the student’s current IEP, and if it appears from the file review that we can safely provide the student with the identified additional programming and/or related services that are being sought by the referring IEP team. Occasionally, our intake team may request additional information or clarification from parents, the referring school, therapist, and/or agency staff who have worked with the candidate.

Step 3:  Based on the initial screening, if we believe the student to be a viable candidate for Valley Day School enrollment, we will contact the parent/guardian to schedule a student interview/evaluation and tour.

Step 4:  Based on the results of the interview/evaluation, tour, and other available information, Valley Day School will make a final determination as to whether we will offer to enroll the candidate.

Step 5:  If the decision is to offer to enroll the candidate, Valley Day School Admissions Office notifies the referring school in writing of the decision. Valley Day School supplies the school with a detailed written description of tuition costs, invoicing, deadlines, and other terms and conditions governing Valley Day School’s written offer to enroll the referred candidate.