HOW TO APPLY:

Please complete our online “Request for Information” form or contact the Admissions Office at admissions@prentice.org or call (714) 244-4600 to learn more about The Prentice School.

In response to your request for information, you will receive an information packet in the mail. Included in the packet is a Prentice Application for Admission, which may be downloaded below.

Step 1: Submit Admissions Materials

After requesting information from the Prentice School, please submit copies of the following five items to be reviewed by our Admissions Committee:

1. Psycho-educational evaluation*
   1. The psycho-educational evaluation should display testing data (including subscores) indicating: intelligence (i.e, WISC-III or IV, WPPSI-III, LEITER-R) and academic achievement (i.e., WIAT-III, WJ-III). Evaluations must be current (past three years) and performed by a professional, either through the school district or with a private psychologist. In addition, please submit any other current evaluations and/or information pertinent to assessing your student's educational needs: neuropsychological evaluations, diagnoses, auditory and/or visual processing results, current IEP or 504 plan, STAR testing, speech and language evaluations, occupational and/or physical therapy assessments, etc. If a student's testing is outdated or if a student has never been tested, the Prentice School offers both intelligence and achievement testing at affordable rates. Please contact the admissions office for more details.
      
      
2. Copy of student's latest report card
   
   
3. Work sample
   
   
4. Completed "Prentice Application for Admission"
   
   
5. A non-refundable processing fee of $50
   1. Please enclose a non-refundable fee of $50 payable to “The Prentice School” to cover the initial records review, intake meeting and processing. You may also pay with Visa, Mastercard, or Discover, by contacting the business office at (714) 538-4511 ext. 211.

Please submit these items to one of the following:

In person:

The Prentice School
18341 Lassen Dr.
Santa Ana, CA 92705

Via mail:

The Prentice School
Attn: Admissions Office
18341 Lassen Dr.
Santa Ana, CA 92705

Via email: admissions@prentice.org

Via fax: (714) 538-0273

It is the policy of The Prentice School Admissions Office to receive ALL of the required documentation including the $50 processing fee before reviewing admissions materials and/or scheduling a tour and meeting with the Executive Director.

If you would like to visit our campus and take a campus tour, we offer open houses on the last Wednesday of the month at 9:00 a.m. Upcoming open house dates: September 22, 2010, October 27, 2010, December 15, 2010, January 26, 2011, February 23, 2011, March 23, 2011, May 25, 2011.

Step 2: Intake Meeting & Campus Tour

Once the Prentice School has determined that all required information has been received, the Admissions Committee will review your student's information. If the Admissions Committee determines that the Prentice School is likely to be an appropriate fit, the Admissions Coordinator will contact you to schedule a tour of the campus and a meeting with the Executive Director.

If the Prentice School is not an appropriate placement for your student, you will be notified by a representative of the Admissions Committee. Whenever possible, we will try to make resources available regarding alternative options to be pursued.

Step 3: Student Visitation & Screening

If decided upon during the intake meeting, the student will visit the Prentice School for a minimum of three days.

Students in Grades K-5:
During the visitation, a Slingerland® Screening will be administered. There is a $200 charge for this screening and you will receive a copy and meet with the examiner to review the results. Children younger than age 6 will not be screened until at least the spring of their Kindergarten year.

Students in Grades 6-8:
Before a junior high student is allowed to visit, a Malcomesius Screening (Slingerland® Screening for the upper grades) must be administered to further determine the student's suitability for the school. An appointment will be scheduled during the initial intake meeting or by contacting the Junior High Principal after the intake meeting. There is a $200 charge for this screening and you will receive a copy and meet with the examiner to review the results. Only after the Malcomesius Screening, can a student begin their visitation.

In most cases, you will receive a final decision regarding admission on the last day of a student visitation. If the student is not suitable for the school, resources will be provided regarding alternative options to be pursued.

The Prentice School admits students of any race, creed, and national or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. The Prentice School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, racial or ethnic origin in the administration of its educational, scholarship programs, and/or any other school administered programs and policies.