Admissions

TIEE’s schools enroll public school and privately-funded students
TIEE’s nonpublic, non-sectarian schools (NPSs) are certified by the State Department of Education. This certification permits TIEE to contract with public school districts to provide special education and certain designated instruction and services (DIS) to students with special needs. In addition to special education using evidence based teaching methods, TIEE’s schools also offer speech and language, occupational therapy, counseling, and behavior intervention services.

• TIEE’s NPSs accept private referrals and privately enrolled students.

• TIEE’s NPSs enroll students throughout the year.

• TIEE’s NPSs provide evidence-based education for students with virtually any type of disability.

Public school district referral and placement
When is a referral made? A student can be referred to one of TIEE’s nonpublic schools by the student’s San Diego area school district when the student’s IEP team determines that, in order to derive educational benefit, the student requires more intensive education and services than has been provided and the student’s school district has no other placement for the student that can provide a program appropriate to the student’s needs.

Referrals include IEP’s and related documents
A public school district referral is initiated by forwarding to TIEE’s Student Affairs Office the student’s latest IEP, the most recent tri-annual report, the student’s behavior plans, if any, and, for secondary students, the student’s record of credits toward graduation. Following TIEE’s review of these records, an assessment of the student is conducted to determine whether or not TIEE school personnel are of the opinion that they could provide a program to meet the student’s needs. Results are communicated to the student’s parents and to district personnel, and, if favorable, a date for the student’s enrollment is determined.
Enrollment depends on a Master Contract and an Individual Services Agreement. School districts making one or more referrals to a TIEE NPS must have a Master Contract with TIEE and an Individual Services Agreement for each student.

Further assessment after enrollment
It sometimes happens that, once students are enrolled in one of TIEE’s schools, teachers and therapists observe that the student requires achievement of goals other than those that are on the student’s IEP at the time of enrollment. When this occurs, and it most often does within the student’s first 30 days of attendance, a new IEP is developed in collaboration with the family and school district personnel.

Private referral and placement
By submitting the Assessment Request Form, parents may refer their child for an assessment to determine whether TIEE offers a program in one of its schools that is appropriate to the child’s needs. The assessment process involves a records review and a live assessment of the child. Depending on the needs of the child, the live assessment may take as little as an hour or two, or it may take up to two to three days. The duration will be determined once TIEE assessment staff begins its evaluation. If the assessment staff believes that TIEE can provide a program appropriate to the child’s needs, an enrollment date is determined and the child will be enrolled pending completion of certain documents, the child’s medical status, and proper payment of tuition.

No assessment for eligibility
TIEE does not offer assessment to determine whether a student qualifies for special education and services.