Admissions

The Heartspring Therapeutic Residential & Day School provides a comprehensive treatment approach that includes behavioral/psychological care, education, medical care, and residential living to focus on decreasing aggressive and self-injurious behaviors and increasing the child’s ability to achieve educational outcomes.

If you are interested in exploring Heartspring, we suggest starting a dialogue with your child’s individualized education program (IEP) team to discuss if this may be an appropriate option.

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How is the Heartspring program funded?

• The majority of the students who attend Heartspring are placed through the students’ IEP teams and funded by their local school district.
• Some students qualify for funding through government or private insurance. However, Heartspring may or may not be an approved provider. Please contact our admissions team for details.
• Some students may have multiple agencies assisting in the placement and funding and have a case worker guiding the family/guardians through the process.
• Some families are able to pay privately and/or outside financing may be an option. We suggest researching your rights and/or contacting a special education advocacy attorney before taking out private education loans.

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Start Your Heartspring School Admissions Journey

STEP 1	Inquiry The inquiry stage allows families and other agencies to learn about our program, gather information, and start discussions with our Admissions team. This step also helps determine if we’re the right program for your child. Start Your Admissions Inquiry
STEP 2	Application Review The application phase allows our Admissions and School Leadership teams to review a child’s educational, behavioral/psychological, and medical history to determine if they’d be an appropriate fit for our school. We request virtual observations or videos of the student so their behavior can be clinically reviewed by our staff. We often receive referrals from school districts or other funding agencies, but parents, caregivers, and guardians are welcome to work alongside their child’s district representatives through this process. Please note, confirmed funding is necessary to determine a child’s eligibility for our program at this stage of the admissions process.
STEP 3	Enrollment Enrollment offers are based on a best-fit model, including available openings in the classroom and group home, age of the student, and the best available fit according to the child’s strengths, needs, and IEP goals, not a first-come, first-serve basis. When the Heartspring Therapeutic School has availability and confirmed a child’s acceptance and funding to our program, families and agencies will receive an enrollment date offer via email. If an opening is not immediately available, students with confirmed funding will be added to our waiting list. It is important to stay in regular contact with the Admissions team while on the waiting list.

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Licensing & Accreditation

Heartspring is accredited by the Kansas State Department of Education, the Kansas Department for Children and Families and the U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement's Student and Exchange Visitors Program (SEVP).

Heartspring is certified/accredited by various state departments/agencies to serve students from multiple states, in addition to international students. For a complete list of accreditations, please contact the Admissions Department.

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