Admission Procedure

Students are typically referred to Safe Haven School by their school districts. The intake process is detailed below. 

  1.  The family and home school IEP team decides that a therapeutic day school would best suit the student’s needs.
  2. The districts will send information packets to day schools they feel are appropriate. 
  3. Safe Haven School will review the information and determine if the students would benefit from our program.
  4. Safe Haven School would contact the parents to set up a tour.
  5. The parents and students will tour Safe Haven School to determine if it is a good fit.
  6. Parents are asked to sign a release to allow Safe Haven School to contact outside providers. 
  7. The district will be contacted if the parents, student, and Safe Haven School agree that the program is a good fit.
  8. A start date is determined if the district also agrees that Safe Haven School is a good fit. 
  9. The district sets up transportation. 

If a parent wants to visit Safe Haven School before the district sends a packet, Safe Haven School will contact the school and notify them of the parent’s request. If appropriate, a tour will be scheduled. Please keep in mind that having a tour does not mean the student will be accepted into the program.  

We do accept students whose parents or guardians will pay privately for the following reasons as long as the student is appropriate:

  1. Their child has not previously been enrolled in the public school system
  2. The family is new to Illinois

Forrest Bluff Campus

 

Testimonials

“Our social worker was a superstar. She gathered information for all of Denise’s* teachers, and we talked about any issues that had arisen throughout the week. Denise has never felt so comfortable with a therapist.”

Safe Haven Parent