Card Academy Alexandria

CARD Academy Alexandria describes an evidence-based, ABA-driven instructional model that aims to maximize each student’s academic, behavioral, and social potential in the least restrictive environment. Instruction is individualized using assessment-informed plans (including IEP-style programming) aligned to state/Department of Education standards and enhanced by CARD’s SKILLS® curriculum, with an emphasis on results-oriented teaching and close collaboration with families so skills generalize beyond the classroom.

On centerforautism.com, there is no dedicated admissions page for "Card Academy Alexandria"; the closest official information is an older CARD news post announcing the opening of a private special-education school in Alexandria and CARD’s general online enrollment/intake portal. (centerforautism.com) To apply/inquire, the site directs families to begin an enrollment process by signing up/logging into the CARD intake portal and/or contacting CARD enrollment by phone/email; the Alexandria school phone number (571-290-0143) also appears in CARD’s school announcements and in school directories. (centerforautismintake.calmanac.net) Key dates are not published (no open-house dates or application windows), and the only explicit timeline we found is that admissions are reported as having no deadline/rolling, while the Alexandria program was described as operating on a year-round calendar (~215 instructional days) in the 2011 announcement. (privateschoolreview.com) Published requirements/eligibility are described only in broad terms: CARD’s Alexandria school/academy is presented as a private special-education/day-school program serving students with autism/related disorders, but the website does not list specific documents needed (e.g., evaluations/IEP), admissions tests, or minimum criteria. (centerforautism.com) A waitlist is mentioned in a July 21, 2016 local report about expanding capacity (to add students then on a waitlist), but current waitlist status and any priority categories (siblings, district placements, etc.) are not stated on CARD’s site or in the available directory listings we reviewed. (patch.com)