SVS — Admissions

Admissions

General Information on Admissions
Welcome! We are excited that you have chosen to consider Spring Valley School. We encourage you to visit our Web pages for more information about our program. If you feel that your child meets our admissions criteria, please request an information packet. You may arrange for a school tour at any time by calling our office, 205-423-8660.

Click here to download the Private School Student Aid Service Form.

Admissions Criteria
Spring Valley School´s charter requires us to serve a very specific population of students. Each student must:

have a diagnosis of learning disability, attention deficit disorder (ADD), or dyslexia
have an average or above-average intellectual ability as demonstrated by scores on a WISC

Spring Valley does not have the expertise required to accept students with the following diagnosis:

behavior problems
emotional disorders
oppositional defiance
developmental disorder
autism

Admissions Procedure
Return the following paperwork to the school:

Completed admissions form (front and back). To download, click here.
Recent testing that includes a WISC as well as achievement tests
A current IEP
A copy of last year’s report card as well as a current report card
Any information from a clinician that would be helpful
If space is available at the grade level requested, a student visit will be scheduled.

Spring Valley makes admissions decisions based upon the information that parents provide. Parents are responsible for full disclosure.

“Can Do!”
We encourage all of our students to take command of their own learning process, and we encourage a sense of “can do” on the part of all of our students. Visit our school and see the activities in which our children are involved.