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Program Overview Signed into law on March 10, 2005, the Carson Smith Special Needs Scholarship is a state funded program that provides private school scholarships worth up to $6,442 to K-12 students with disabilities. Report finds program a success In January 2008, the Legislative Auditor General released an audit of the scholarship and found that the "Carson Smith Scholarship is meeting its program goals." The audit included surveys of current and past Carson Smith parents, 100% of whom felt that the program should continue. 89% of parents felt that their child's academic performance improved while at a Carson Smith school. Scholarship Amounts If your child would receive less than three hours of special education service per day, he or she qualifies for a Carson Smith Scholarship worth $3,865.50. Is my child eligible?
How to Apply for the Scholarship If your child is eligible to receive the scholarship, the next step is to submit a Parent Application. Here's where you submit your Parent Application:
>Get instructions on how to fill it out When to Apply for the Scholarship Application Deadlines The following timetable illustrates the application deadlines and the subsequent date that the first scholarship payment will be sent to your child’s school. Table 1: Application Deadlines
Scholarship Duration Once awarded the Carson Smith Scholarship, a student will receive the scholarship for three years, provided that the student continues to meet eligibility requirements and continues to be enrolled in an eligible private school. After three years, an assessment team, consisting of the student’s parents, classroom teacher, and special education personnel from the student’s private school and school district, will decide whether the student is still eligible for the scholarship. The assessment team may extend the scholarship in three-year increments until the student graduates from high school or turns 22, whichever comes first. Eligible Private Schools >See each school's complete contact info >Learn how schools can become eligible If your preferred private school is not on this list, please contact that school’s administrators and encourage them to apply for Carson Smith eligibility. Schools can get info about becoming Carson Smith eligible here. Applications for Private Schools (not parents or students) are due by May 1st of each year.
American Heritage School of South Jordan South Jordan K-12 801.254.3882 American Heritage School of Spanish Fork Spanish Fork K-8 801.798.3444 American Legacy Academy American Fork K-6 801.756.4020 Blessed Sacrament School Sandy K-8 801.572.5311 Cache Valley Learning Center Logan K-8 435.753.8811 Canyon School for the Arts Orem K-8 801.225.5065 www.canyonschoolforthearts.com Caritas Academy of Classical Christian Education K-12 Washington 435.986.1440 Carmen B. Pingree School Center for Autism Salt Lake City K-6 801.581.0194 Children's Christian School Salt Lake City K-8 801.971.5085 Christian Heritage School Riverdale K-12 801.393.4475 www.christianheritageschool.org Clear Horizons Academy Provo K-5 801.437.0490 The Colby School Park City K-7 435.655.3966 Dorius Academy Layton 7-12 801.776.4532 Evergreen Montessori Academy South Ogden K-6 801.479.7799 I. J. & Jeanne Wagner Jewish Community Center Early Childhood Center Salt Lake City K 801.581.0098 Iqra Academy *Students with a current ISP only Salt Lake City K-6 801.886.2310 J. E. Cosgriff Memorial Catholic School Salt Lake City K-8 801.486.3197 Juan Diego Catholic High School Draper 9-12 801.984.7650 Judge Memorial Catholic High School Salt Lake City 9-12 801.363.8895 Kearns-St Ann School Salt Lake City K-8 801.486.0741 Kid's World Salt Lake City K-12 801.243.4991 Layton Christian Academy Layton K-12 801.771.7141 Liahona Preparatory Academy Pleasant Grove 5-12 801.785.7850 Madeleine Choir School Salt Lake City K-8 801.323.9850 The McGillis School Montessori at Riverton Riverton K-8 801.253.4000 www.montessori-at-riverton.org Montessori Learning Center Lindon K-8 801.796.7672 New Horizons Academy Brigham City 2-12 435.734.0551 Ogden Valley Montessori Eden K-6 801-391-1656 Our Lady of Lourdes Elementary Salt Lake City K-8 801.364.5624 Oxford Academy Draper K-12 801.501 Park City Academy Park City K-9 435-649-2791 Realms of Inquiry Salt Lake City K-12 801.467.5911 Reid School Salt Lake City K-9 (New students, K-8) 801.466.4214 St. Andrew Catholic School Riverton K-8 801.984.7500 St. Francis Xavier Catholic School Kearns K-8 801.966.1571 St. John the Baptist Elementary School Draper K-5 801.984.7108 St. John the Baptist Middle School Draper 6-8 801.984.7614 St. Joseph Elementary School Ogden K-8 801.393.6051 St. Joseph Catholic High School Ogden 9-12 801.394.1515 St. Marguerites Catholic School St. Olaf School Bountiful K-8 801.295.5341 St. Sophia Salt Lake City K-6 801.424.1297 St. Vincent de Paul Elementary School Salt Lake City K-8 801.277.6702 Stillwater Academy Success Point LLC Draper 2-8 801.545.8814 Wasatch Christian School
Contact Information for Help
IMPORTANT NOTE: Please do not send your Parent Application for the Carson Smith Scholarship to Parents for Choice in Education. They should be sent to the special education department of the school district or charter school where your child attends school. Click here for more details.
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Links > Utah State Office of Education Carson Smith Webpage
"There's not a day that I walk through the doors of his school without thanking God for school choice and the Carson Smith Scholarship. My son is living proof of the difference it makes." Kathy Gullikson mother of a Carson Smith Scholarship student
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