Special Needs Scholarship Program

The Special Needs Scholarship Program (SNSP) allows a student with a disability, who meets certain eligibility requirements, to receive a state-funded scholarship to attend a participating private school. The Special Needs Scholarship Program is governed by Wisconsin Statute  115.7915.

A student with a disability may be eligible to participate in the SNSP if ALL of the following apply:

• The student has an Individualized Education Program (IEP) or Individual Service Plan (ISP) that meets one of the following:
  • The student’s IEP or services plan is currently being implemented, or
  • The student’s IEP or services plan was developed no earlier than September 15, 2018 and there has not been a more recent reevaluation that determined the student no longer had a disability.
  • The student resides in Wisconsin.
  • Student must be the following age on or before September 1:
    • 4 years old for 4K
    • 5 years old for Kindergarten and 6 years old for 1st Grade
    • Students may not be 21 as of the date they apply or September 1, whichever is later

To find out more information and apply for the SNSP, please contact Jacci Lepak, Enrollment Specialist, at jlepak@newmancatholicschools.com or 715-845-5735

The application window starts on the July 1, prior to the start of the school year.

A full list of approved residency documents can be found here

A student may transfer from one SNSP school to another SNSP school and retain their scholarship if the student has been continuously enrolled in the SNSP and has not been determined to no longer be a child with a disability through an IEP reevaluation. The SNSP student must remain at their current SNSP school until the transfer request is accepted by the new school. A SNSP student who has been determined to no longer have a disability may not transfer to another SNSP school and retain their SNSP scholarship

Visit the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction website at: SNSP MORE INFORMATION