Deadline for special needs scholarships is Friday

ATLANTA - A new deadline is facing parents of children eligible for Georgia's Special Education Needs Scholarships. Friday is the last day you can sign up.

The original deadline was September 10 but it was extended.

There are five private schools in the Gainesville area whose students qualify for the funds which would help offset tuition rates. They are: Ava White Academy in Gainesville; Coronerstone Schools, Covenant Christian Academy and Horizon Christian Academy in Cumming; and Lighthouse Christian Academy in Clarkesville.

Created by the Georgia State Legislature in the 2007, the Georgia Special Needs Scholarship may provide eligible students with disabilities the opportunity to attend another public or an approved private school.

Student Scholarship Eligibility Criteria

The student´s parent currently resides within Georgia and has been a Georgia resident for at least one calendar year; and

The student has spent the prior school year in attendance at a Georgia public school in grades K-12 and was in attendance on both the October and March FTE counts; and

The student had an active Individualized Education Program (IEP) written by the school in accordance with federal and state laws and regulations at some point during the 2006-2007 school year;

and, the Student is enrolled at an approved participating private school by September 21, 2007.

For more information about the scholarships, click on the special link below.