Admission

In the Admissions Office, our goal is to provide a welcoming face to answer any and all of your questions about our school community. We work hard to understand how we can partner with your family to provide your kids with the best support in the Coachella Valley. The Admissions process is designed to provide you with insight into the school’s expectations for the family, as well as, to evaluate a student’s skills, achievements, and talents and to determine Palm Valley is the right school for your student and family. We want to ensure that your time here is engaging, positive, and satisfying. 

Because we strive to maintain small classes for optimal individual attention to each student, space is sometimes limited in a particular grade. Applications for admission will be considered once the family has submitted sufficient information upon which to make a decision. Applications made during the school year will be considered only if space is available. Application submission does not guarantee admission. Students that need specific academic supports may need to be further assessed by our Learning Specialist to determine if our program and support staff are able to meet their individual needs for success.

Application Process

If you are interested in our current 2022-2023 school year, please contact our Admissions Director, Kaira Nayfack directly at [email protected].

Inquiries for the 2023-2024 school year

• Complete an online Inquiry Form using our new software Blackbaud
• Someone from the Admissions Office will be reaching out shortly after to schedule a tour.
• An enrollment checklist will be assigned to each family which may include an applicaion, copy of immunizations and transcripts, student interview and other tasks.
• The application processing fee is $125 at the time of application submissions. 
• After the Application has been received, we require the following items for assessment:
  • Student grades/transcripts sent from former school(s)
  • Immunization Records (meeting the CA requirements for schools)
• Schedule a Shadow day for the student to spend time on our campus and a Family Interview with the Director of Admissions. This can be waived or done via Skype/Phone if applicant is applying from out of town and scheduling this is not physically feasible.
• If applying for Financial Aid, create a portal through SMART AID FOR PARENTS. The portal will open in Febuary 2023 and you will be asked to submit the appropriate information (making sure to upload supporting documents). Once the Financial Aid application has been received, you will receive an email update from our Director of Admissions. A Financial Aid Award Letter will be processed and presented, if eligible, before enrollment. This process takes two-three weeks from submission to receiving the letter. 
• Once we have assessed student candidacy for admission, a letter of decision will be sent to the family. If the student is accepted, they will also be sent an enrollment contract .
• A non-refundable enrollment deposit ($1000) due at time of contract signing that is applied directly to tuition. A space is not reserved until a signed contract and deposit has been received. 
• Last date to withdraw from a signed contract without penalty: May 1