Admissionsat Yeshivah Prep

Your journey starts right here.

Whether you're just exploring or ready to apply, we’re here to guide you through every step of the admissions process.

Welcome!

At Yeshivah Prep, our mission is to service children with language based learning disabilities and ADHD. There are a number of critical elements to fully and successfully serving this community of learning. We create an exceptionally warm, caring and supportive learning environment where every child is known and feels welcome.

We know that children thrive not only by supporting their challenges, but importantly, by helping them find their strengths. We help them discover areas of interest, understand themselves better, and find ways to feel successful both inside and outside their academic work.

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Application process.

We engage in a thorough application process to ensure that we can support your child at Yeshiva Prep, and that this is the right learning environment for them.

The process begins with a brief introductory phone call with a member of our leadership team, which you can set up by filling out this inquiry form, or reaching out to our school secretary at extension 200.

This is followed by an in-person conversation and walkthrough with the child’s parents, so they can explore the school, and we get a better sense of the child.

Parents who choose to can then fill in an application that includes all relevant student assessment data (e.g. SLP assessment, a neuropsych); report cards, teacher recommendation, and other pertinent information about the child and their development.

Families are then invited for a fuller in-person interview. At the interview a member of our leadership team spends time with the parents, getting a full history, and getting to know the child through his or her parents’ eyes. Meanwhile, the child has an academic assessment with other members of our team.

In some cases, members of the leadership team may visit the child’s present school to observe him or her in their natural learning environment.

The admissions committee meets to review the application, and the results are shared back with parents, usually within a week or two.

Funding assistance.

Is funding available from the NYC public schools?

Given that every child is entitled to a free and appropriate public education (FAPE) per the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), a family may be eligible to receive financial assistance in the form of Carter or Connors funding from the NYC Public Schools. Parents need to contact an educational attorney for a more detailed explanation of tuition reimbursement. Yeshivah Prep can also help facilitate this relationship.

What is Connors Funding?

Connors funding is structured to enable families who cannot pay tuition upfront, and wait for reimbursement, to enroll at a specialized non-public school while simultaneously seeking a determination that the NYC Public Schools will pay the tuition through due process proceedings. The parent must file a complaint to seek Connors funding, and a hearing may be held to determine eligibility.

What is Carter funding?

If a family places a child in a specialized non-public school in NYC, they can pay the tuition for the school up front and may be able to seek reimbursement for that tuition from the NYC Public Schools. This reimbursement is known as Carter funding. The parent must file a complaint to seek Carter funding and a hearing may be held. Please contact an educational attorney for a more detailed explanation of Carter funding.

What if I can’t afford the whole tuition upfront?

At Yeshivah Prep we help support parents financially through the process of reimbursement. Please speak to a member of our business office staff for more details on this process.

How do I apply for financial assistance?

Parents apply for financial assistance through their child’s school application.