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Admissions at Y.A.L.E. School is a thoughtful and thorough process.

We strive for a clear understanding of the academic, social, and emotional needs of each individual, helping us identify the learning environment that would most benefit the student. Similarly, we want parents and districts to feel informed about our schools and the students who attend them. We also engage students in the process as much as possible knowing that the placement in a new school directly impacts them.

Keep in mind we will always get to know your student as a unique individual when the actual discovery process begins and before our admissions team makes a placement recommendation.

Campus Tours

Y.A.L.E. School welcomes collaboration with sending school districts and parents. It is our policy to discuss all requests for tours received from parents with the sending school district. Y.A.L.E. School offers parent tours, or virtual tours, for Pennsylvania residents only after discussing with the sending school district.

Y.A.L.E. School will offer a potential student a visit only after our admission liaison has received appropriate referral records from the sending school district. Formal acceptance will take place only after a comprehensive review of the student’s most recent IEP or 504 plan and/or student records and notification to the home district.

Clinical Services

Y.A.L.E. School Child Study Team implements the clinical services required by a student’s IEP. The team includes:

  • School Psychologists, Clinical/School Social Workers, School Counselors
  • Physical Therapists
  • Occupational Therapists
  • Speech and Language Pathologists
  • Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner*

*When approved by parents/guardians, school districts, and the clinical coordinator and added to the student’s Individual Education Plan, Y.A.L.E. provides oversight by a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner to prescribe and/or monitor medication and offer other therapeutic recommendations.

In addition to clinical services, Y.A.L.E. School also offers the professional support of Reading Specialists to identify reading and writing deficits as well as prescribe the delivery of services and instruction to build the needed skills.

Frequently Asked Questions

How can my child attend Y.A.L.E. School?

The decision to send a particular student to Y.A.L.E. School is made by your child’s Individualized Education Program (IEP) team. As a parent, you are an important and equal member of that team. Your school district can initiate the process for placement; placement in an out-of-district program is an IEP-team decision.

What is the process for referral and admissions?

If your child’s IEP team is considering Y.A.L.E. School for placement, the school district’s Child Study Team (CST) should send a letter, along with your child’s school records (including relevant educational and psychological evaluations) to us. Records should be directed to the campus you are considering. Y.A.L.E. School can arrange admissions interviews at the request of school districts. The interview may include the student, parents/guardians, school district representatives, and Y.A.L.E. School’s professional staff.

How much does it cost?

In most cases, the child’s local school district pays tuition and transportation costs, at no cost to the parents. Y.A.L.E. School does accept private pay in a small number of cases.

How can I arrange a visit?

If you are interested in a tour, please reach out to your Child Study Team to let them know of your interest. Then, you may reach out to the admissions coordinator at Y.A.L.E. We encourage parents to tour with their Child Study Team. Tours of any of Y.A.L.E. School’s campuses can be arranged on most weekdays.

Request admissions information

Students who attend Y.A.L.E. School are eligible under federal law for special education and related services. Students are accepted year-round, whenever an opening becomes available. The decision to send a particular student to Y.A.L.E. School Philadelphia is made by a student’s Individualized Education Program (IEP) team; parents are an important and equal member of that team.

To request more information from our admissions team please fill out the questionnaire below.

To contact our admissions office directly, please email info@yaleschoolpa.com.

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