Admissions
In order to be considered for admission, at least one parent or guardian must be genuinely involved and interested in each boy’s welfare. This person must be willing to participate in regular family therapy either in person or by telephone, implement home behavior management programs, and take the student home for each scheduled vacation. Continuous communication between home and school is essential. Attendance at the five week summer session is required for all boys.
An admission decision is generally determined within one to two weeks following an overnight visit. Enrollment date is based upon availability.
We currently are interviewing for admission for the 2011-2012 school year. Please call to discuss an applicant's appropriateness or send a recent Psychological Evaluation for us to review.
—A parent from California“As we look ahead, we now can do so with optimism and hope and confidence that (our son) will find his way and continue on the positive path that you’ve shown him. The work you do at LKS is so important and we’ve seen firsthand how it can truly change a boy’s life.”
Admission Process
Submit the following materials to the Admissions Director for review:
- Current psychological testing, WISC III or WISC IV
- Personality testing, if available
- Current school reports including transcript and grades
- Current ISP/IEP, if appropriate
- Speech and Language, Occupational Therapy reports, if appropriate
After review of records, you will be contacted by the Admissions Director regarding the decision to schedule a twenty-four hour visit.
If an overnight visit is scheduled, complete the school application forms and submit them, along with a non-refundable $350.00 application fee, prior to the visit.
Sample overnight visit schedule
- First Day:
- 9:00 a.m. — campus tour with Academic Coordinator (parent(s) and child)
- 10:00 a.m. — family meeting with Clinical Director and Consulting Child Psychiatrist (parent(s) and child*)
- *Child will say good-bye to parents during this meeting and join assigned classroom group for the remainder of his visit.
- Second Day:
- 9:00 a.m. — social history interview with Admissions Director (parent(s) only)
- 10:30 a.m. — exit interview (parent(s) and child)
Little Keswick School wishes to provide the best experience for boys that we can, and this is facilitated by having the best diagnostic understandings that we can establish. It follows, then, that upon admission, we would want to take a careful inventory of what has been learned and understood about a child. The years a child spends at Little Keswick are usually developmentally critical years, and making the most of the time we have with each boy is vitally important. For this reason, considerable effort is expended upon enrollment to quickly understand a child as fully as we can, and we continue to develop our understanding during a child’s Little Keswick enrollment. The assessment begins during the admissions process.
Little Keswick School operates on a non-discriminatory basis. This policy, in effect for enrollment of students and hiring of staff, prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or creed.
Admissions Office Contact Information
- Ms. Terry Columbus, Director
- Phone: 434-295-0457
- Fax: 434-977-1892
- Request Admissions Info
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Admission Forms
Please download the following Application Forms in PDF** format:
- Application Form
- Face Sheet
- Emergency Actions
- Medical History
- Medication Information
- Physical Exam
- Dental
- Parents Rights
- General Release of Information
- Teacher Questionnaire
School Calendars
Please download our school year calendars in PDF** format:
2011 - 2012 - Calendar
**Adobe Reader (free software) is required to view a PDF file.
Tuition and Related Services
Little Keswick accepts funding from parents or school districts. Enrollment contracts, specifying financial responsibility, must be signed and in place prior to a student’s admission into the program. If parents enroll their child while seeking public funding, the parents remain responsible for full payment of all required monies, until written approval and funding are received from the school district.
Application Fee: A $350 non-refundable application fee is charged for applicants scheduled for an overnight, on-campus visit. The fee should be submitted with the completed application forms.
Deposit: A one time $2,000 deposit is required for each enrolling student, regardless of funding source. When the student leaves Little Keswick, with all other tuition and fees paid in full, the deposit will be returned to the payor.
MANDATORY SERVICES: (for each enrolled student)
| Service | Fee |
|---|---|
| SUMMER SESSION (July 3-August 5, 2011) | $9.657.00 |
| REGULAR SESSION (August 28, 2011-June 8, 2012) | $91,889.00 |
| 2011-2012 TOTAL (includes special education tuition, room and board, residential services, 41 individual, 39 group and 20 family therapy sessions)* | $101,546.00 |
OPTIONAL SERVICES: (based on service plan recommendations)
| Service | Fee |
|---|---|
Speech Therapy |
|
| Evaluation (5 hours) -per evaluation | $500.00 |
| Individual -per session | $78.00 |
| Conversation Café -per session | $45.00 |
| Integrated Group -per session | $45.00 |
| Small Group Communication Skills -per session | $45.00 |
Occupational Therapy |
|
| Evaluation (5 hours) -per evaluation | $500.00 |
| Individual -per session | $78.00 |
| Interactive Metronome-clinical data analysis support ( per year ) | $150.00 |
| Group -per session | $45.00 |
| Integrated -per session | $45.00 |
| Small Group -per session | $45.00 |
Art Therapy |
|
| Individual -per session | $63.00 |
Tutoring and Care - for academic and/or behavioral interventions |
|
| for academic and/or behavioral support -per hour | $35.00 |
Yellow House Independent Living Program |
$13,018.00 |
Psychological Testing - Standard Battery |
|
| -per hour | $140.00 |
Additional Individual or Family Therapy |
|
| -per session | $131.00 |
| *Individual and Family therapy rates when seen by the consulting psychiatrist and are billed separately by the consultant. | |
Incidentals |
|
| APPLICATION FEE: A $350.00 non-refundable application fee is charged for applicants scheduled for an overnight, on-campus visit. The fee should be submitted with the completed application form at the time of the visit. | |
| DEPOSIT: A one time $2,000.00 deposit is required for each enrolling student, regardless of funding source. When the student leaves Little Keswick School, with all other tuition and fees paid in full, the deposit will be returned to the payor. | |
| Little Keswick accepts funding from parents or school districts. Enrollment contracts, specifying financial responsibility, must be signed and in place prior to a student's admission into the program. If parents enroll their child while seeking public funding, the parents remain responsible for full payment of all required monies, until written approval and funding are received from the school district. | |
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