All of the teachers and staff at JB are patient and willing to take the extra time to make sure we, as parents, understand and are comfortable. 
JB Parent
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Welcome to Julie Billiart Schools, a family of K-8 coeducational, independent day schools for children with learning differences.
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In 2021, 100 percent of our students in Akron, Lyndhurst, and Westlake received scholarship funds from the State of Ohio. Julie Billiart Schools are approved providers for the Ohio Department of Education's Jon Peterson Special Needs (JPSN) Scholarship and Autism Scholarship.
All students who have IEPs from their public school district of residence may qualify for funding. Scholarship amounts vary depending on the category of disability. Applicants may be eligible for one, but not both of these scholarships.
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In 2020-21, 36 percent of our student body used the Jon Peterson Scholarship to assist in payment of tuition. The Jon Peterson Scholarship program provides scholarships to students who are eligible to attend kindergarten through 12th grade and have an Individualized Education Program (IEP) from their district of residence.
Children are eligible to apply from kindergarten up to age 22 (if graduation requirements have not been met), and have been determined eligible for special education and related services through an Evaluation Team Report (ETR). A finalized IEP from their district of residence is required to receive the scholarship award.
Students may apply for the JPSN Scholarship year-round.
The amount of each scholarship is based on the disability identified on the student's IEP and does not exceed $27,000. Scholarship amounts range from $7,731 to $27,000.
In 2020-21, 64 percent of our student body qualified for the Autism Scholarship. The Autism Scholarship Program (ASP) gives the parents of children with autism who qualify for a scholarship the choice to send the child to a special education program other than the one operated by the school district of residence to receive their education and the services outlined in the child's individualized education program (IEP).
Children who are at least three years old but less than twenty-two years old, who qualify for special education under the autism category, and who have a current, finalized IEP with their district of residence are eligible to apply for the autism scholarship. If a student meets the eligibility requirements, he or she will be awarded a scholarship. There is no cap on the number of autism scholarships available.
The autism scholarship amount is the lesser of the fee charged by the special education program or the $31,500 scholarship amount.
Applications are accepted throughout the year. The deadline for newly eligible students turning three is May 31 of each year.
All of the teachers and staff at JB are patient and willing to take the extra time to make sure we, as parents, understand and are comfortable.
JB Parent
My kids love everything about JB and look forward to going to school every day and seeing their friends and teachers. JB is truly a one of a kind school enriching young lives everyday.
JB Parent
I don’t think I will ever be able to put into words how grateful I am that you saw my daughter for all that she is today and all that she is yet to become.
Tammie Sommer
Julie Billiart Schools has helped my child become a better version of himself. The teachers and therapists at JB really know and understand how to reach children who learn differently.
JB Parent
Julie Billiart Schools gave us hope after our daughter was diagnosed with a learning disability. At JB, she thrived in the small classes, received necessary therapies, and developed the self-confidence to ask for help when she needed it.
JB Parent
They have all the resources necessary, specialized to the individual learning of each child, and the heart that goes with it. I don't think we would have stayed in Ohio if it wasn't for JB!
JB Parent