The Trellis School

The Trellis School uses an instructional model grounded in applied behavior analysis (ABA), especially B.F. Skinner’s verbal behavior framework, to build and reinforce skills by leveraging each student’s motivation. Its approach is highly individualized, using assessment tools and daily data collection to guide instruction, track progress, and develop targeted behavior supports, while also emphasizing collaboration with families to help skills transfer between school and home.

The Trellis School says most students are admitted through local school-system placement after an IEP team determines the student needs a private separate day school, while families pursuing private placement should begin by submitting an inquiry/request for information on the website so the Admissions Compliance Transition Specialist or an administrator can respond. (trellisschool.com) For referred students, Trellis reviews the referral packet, conducts an observation in the student’s current setting, and, if the fit still looks appropriate, schedules a family/student visit before issuing a decision letter. (trellisschool.com) The school posts no fixed admissions deadline or application season; it states that admissions are rolling and that referrals and private-placement inquiries are accepted year-round, with proposed enrollment often up to one month after the decision letter. (trellisschool.com) For private placement, Trellis asks families to submit records such as a current IEP, recent team meeting reports, OT/speech/educational/psychological assessments, FBA/BIP materials, relevant service and medical reports, and an immunization record; the school also notes it serves specific disability codes and makes offers only if the student is an appropriate fit and space is available. (trellisschool.com) The website does not publish formal waitlist procedures or any admissions priority categories, but it does say space varies by classroom/grade, younger classrooms often have more availability, and class sizes are capped at no more than nine students. (trellisschool.com)