Admissions Criteria
The following criteria are considered for admission to the Academy:
Overall Cognitive Ability: Full scale IQ must be within the average range.
Academic Skills:
Primary (Kdg –1st): Student must demonstrate basic academic concepts including knowledge of colors, shapes, numbers 1-10, and letter recognition.
Elementary Program (2nd- 6th): No more than 2 grade levels below in reading and/or math.
Verbal Ability: In order to benefit from our curriculum, students must demonstrate oral communication skills. Highpoint Academy is not an appropriate educational setting for students who are non-verbal.
Diagnosis: Specific Learning Disabilities, Attention Deficit Disorder, PDD-NOS, High Functioning Autism, Asperger’s Syndrome.
Social/Behavioral
Highpoint Academy is not an appropriate educational setting for students manifesting any aggressive, self-injurious, or violent behaviors.
Overall Cognitive Ability: Full scale IQ must be within the average range.
Academic Skills:
Primary (Kdg –1st): Student must demonstrate basic academic concepts including knowledge of colors, shapes, numbers 1-10, and letter recognition.
Elementary Program (2nd- 6th): No more than 2 grade levels below in reading and/or math.
Verbal Ability: In order to benefit from our curriculum, students must demonstrate oral communication skills. Highpoint Academy is not an appropriate educational setting for students who are non-verbal.
Diagnosis: Specific Learning Disabilities, Attention Deficit Disorder, PDD-NOS, High Functioning Autism, Asperger’s Syndrome.
Social/Behavioral
Highpoint Academy is not an appropriate educational setting for students manifesting any aggressive, self-injurious, or violent behaviors.
