Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Program Eligibility, Requirements

The Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Program (GSNSP) provides a voucher to any kid with a handicap whose parents are dissatisfied with their allocated public school.
On this page, you may learn more about the program’s specifics, such as eligibility, funding, restrictions, legal background, and so on.

Key Points

NOTE: This Program is not managed by us.

Student Eligibility

A student must have been enrolled in a Georgia public school for the whole previous academic year to be eligible. Preschool programmes do not count toward this criterion. The student must also have received special education services through an Individualized Education Plan at some time during the school year, and those services must have been recorded in the student’s local district’s October or May student count. The student’s parent or guardian must currently reside in Georgia and have been a resident for at least one year.

Student Funding

Vouchers are valued up to the cost of a student’s educational programme in public school, as assessed by the services the kid got in the local school district as well as current state financing criteria. The voucher cannot exceed the tuition and fees of the private school.

Rules & Regulations

Testing Requirements: Pre- and post-testing.
prior year public school attendance is required.
Only students with exceptional needs are eligible.
Income Restrictions: None.
Enrollment Cap: None.
Voucher Cap: Conditional.
Geographic Restrictions: Statewide.

Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Private School List

School Requirements:

Comply with state health and safety requirements.
Comply with federal nondiscrimination requirements of 42 U.S.C. § 2000(d).
Provide parents with teachers’ credentials.
Notify state regarding intention to participate.
Demonstrate financial viability.
Be accredited or in the process of becoming accredited.
Report to parents and state regarding students’ academic progress.
Teachers must have a bachelor’s degree or three years’ experience in Education or Health.