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General criteria for selection of students considered for placement at STARS School:

• Parental or guardian support is considered essential
• STARS School considers children ages 3 through 6 upon intake
• Primary area of need is language development that requires intensive educational intervention
• Must be ambulatory and exhibit no continuing medical-care needs (i.e., requiring continuous nursing care)
• Lack of severe behavioral disorder (i.e., severe assaultive or aggressive behaviors, significant property damage, or severe self-injurious behavior)
• An expectation that the student will benefit from instruction in order to transition to a progressively less restrictive program
• Student’s needs must be compatible with and similar to the needs of the other students currently enrolled
• Acceptance is on a probationary basis (probation period is determined on a case-by-case basis)

Intake process for placement at STARS School

Initial contact
Provide information regarding student’s pertinent history, current educational services, etc.; describe general information regarding the school’s services. This initial contact is a required component of the intake process prior to a child being considered for an intake appointment.

Intake appointment
A prerequisite to a student being added to the active waiting list is an appointment with our intake team. The team will meet with parents and child to make a determination regarding the appropriateness of our services to meet a student’s needs.

Waiting list
The intake team reviews all pertinent information about the child; and if appropriate, the child is placed on the active waiting list. Children who are not offered immediate placement (usually due to availability) can remain on our active waiting list for a period of six months and will be eligible for consideration for openings that become available during that time. If placement has not been secured within a six-month period, the parents can request to renew the child's active waiting list status through additional intake procedures.

Learn more about our START Program that is available to children on our active waiting list…

Selection
Only children who are on the active waiting list are considered when a classroom opening becomes available. Children are carefully selected based on a variety of criteria and offered placement by the intake team.

Availability
Class size at STARS School is extremely limited and few openings are available on a regular basis. However, openings do become available for a variety of reasons; and it is recommended that any parent who is interested in securing placement, make contact with our coordinator of client services to begin the intake process.