Admissions Process for Our School Based Programs

• Find our school intake packet below!
• Send back intake packet with $50 application fee.
• Please note-- at this time our school program is currently FULL. 

                  Please fill out intake packet if you would like to be on our waitlist.

• We will contact you within 7 days of receiving both fee and intake packet to schedule an educational assessment. if we have space available.
• After educational assessment is completed, we will contact you with one week to discuss your child's acceptance/placement into our school program.

Our admissions process is designed to match students with the perfect academic and social setting that best fits their needs within our school. We work very hard to ensure that your child is placed in an environment that he/she will be successful. The purpose of our intake process is to get to know your child and to determine the best pathway for them. 

For our school program, we encourage families to check out our website and ensure that our school is the best fit for you child. We do have a $50 application fee which will allow us to process your application, review information about your child, and determine assessments to utilize for your child. 

Once we receive the intake packet and the application fee, if applicable and if we have space available, we will then schedule an educational assessment with your child. The fee for this assessment is $150 and will include a 1:1 30-minute session to identify current educational needs, a review of data, and a meeting with family to discuss concerns/goals and appropriate placement. 

Upward Trend Academy will then review all data and information provided to determine eligibility and proper placement in our school program.  Please note-- our educational assessments are not norm-referred tests and are not designed for outside services or grade specific knowledge.

We want every child to be successful and in an environment that will ensure growth and progress. If we do not have the capacity to provide quality services at the level needed for your child to effectively reduce occurrence of behaviors and ensure growth-- then we will be transparent about that. However, we will always offer additional pathway options outside of our school that we would love to help you prepare your child for school success. Services may include, ABA therapy, tutoring, educational consultation, etc.

An educational assessment is simply a time for us to get to know you and your child. We want to see how your child interacts with adults, the environment, and stimuli in the environment. We want to see what skills are currently in your child's repertoire and identify weak areas. The purpose is to ensure we can provide the best environment for your child to make growth.

Our early intervention program is designed for children 6 and under who exhibit a need for 1:1 early intervention Applied Behavior Analysis services. Early intervention services are generally funded by insurance companies. Therefore, the process looks a bit different than our school program. If you are interested in our early intervention program, please fill out our intake packet at our HIPPA friendly link below! We will need a copy of your insurance card, a referral from doctor, and a copy of your child's most recent comprehensive evaluation. We will request a pre-authorization for an assessment. Once we get pre-authroization, we will contact you to schedule the assessment in our ABA clinic.

We also accept VPK SIS Funding & Private pay options are available as well.

https://members.centralreach.com/?public=true#forms/form?id=A56DBE90-200F-4D5E-AB0A-6C38672806B0

 We offer 1:1 ABA therapy for 2-22 years old. ABA Therapy services are generally funded by insurance companies.  We will need a copy of your insurance card, a  referral from doctor, and a copy of the latest comprehensive evaluation for your child. Please fill out our HIPPA compliant link to our intake form with an area to upload your documents. We will obtain  pre-authorization for an assessment. Once we get pre-authroization, we will contact you to schedule the assessment in our ABA clinic. Private pay & Gardiner options are available as well. Please see our funding page for more information:

 https://members.centralreach.com/?public=true#forms/form?id=A56DBE90-200F-4D5E-AB0A-6C38672806B0 

We are always forming social skill groups. Please contact us if interested so we can send you an intake packet. This packet will allow us to appropriately place your child in a group based on interests, your schedule, and other students. We also have 1:1 ABA Based Social Skill Groups Available.

For all other services, please contact us at info@upwardtrendacademy.com or 386-402-4460. Other services will be based on availability.