School Program

Applicants for the school program must complete and submit the Application for Admission form, complete with necessary documentation. A non-refundable processing fee of $50 must accompany the application.

Testing for admission to the School Program must be completed by an outside agency or professional. The testing must include: a Weschler Intelligence Scale for Children done within two years prior to enrollment, academic achievement testing done within the current school year, and sensory testing for hearing or vision. Once the child is admitted to the School Program, academic testing is completed twice each academic year to monitor academic progress.

For your ease and convenience, we have created and included a checklist of items that we require. This information must be supplied before we can proceed with your child's application. Upon receipt of the documentation and completed application form, and after reviewing the information, we will contact you concerning your child's application to attend Foothills Academy. If there is any further information you require, please do not hesitate to call. We look forward to hearing from you.

APPLICATION CHECK LIST

Psychological Assessment

• A psychological assessment completed within 2 years of the present application date.
• Recent W.I.S.C. III results including the sub-test scores as well as the Full Scale I.Q., the Verbal I.Q. and the Performance I.Q. (Full scale IQ must be above 85 for a student to be considered for entrance).
• To have a psychological/educational assessment completed, please contact our Community Services Department or contact Sharon Blott at 270-9400.

Achievement Assessment

• Recent (within the last 6 months) standardized testing in math, reading and spelling. We need the grade level scores from these tests. (The tests can be done as part of the WISC or by a Resource Teacher, Tutor or Teacher. Examples of the types of testing are the WIAT, Woodcock-Johnson, Gates MacGinitie or CTBS.)

Support Documents

• Copies of all report cards, I.P.P.'s, cumulative records and all additional information/assessments, which might be useful in determining the type of program, required to meet the child's needs. At some point during the intake process, it is likely that we will wish to speak to the child's teacher.
  
• A vision and hearing test should be administered.

Application Form

• The completed Application for Admission Form and $50.00 non-refundable process fee.

Consent Forms

Separate Consent to Release Forms should be sent by you, with a covering request letter, to the School Board, Doctor, Psychologist, etc. that tested your child so they will release their test information to Foothills Academy.