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The Golden Key is an accredited non-public special needs charter school serving the needs of children with Autism and other developmental disabilities.
Our educational services are available for students from multiple counties and school districts.
As a Jobs and Family Services provider, parents who qualify financially can place children here for subsidized before and after care services. We are also an Ohio Autism and Jon Peterson Scholarship provider that affords the student's education, intervention and therapy with no out-of-pocket expense.
State of Ohio\'s Autism Scholarship &
Jon Peterson Scholarship (categories 2, 3 & 6) provider.
No out of pocket expense for families who are eligible for educational services.
Admissions Director
Gina Bannevich
Application URL
Endowment Size
$2 million
School Notes
School Motto: Assume Competence
School Mascot: Golden Key Warriors
The Golden Key is a nonprofit, nonpublic specialized Chartered
NonPublic school that offers preschool intervention for ages 3-5
for students on the autism spectrum and grades K-8 for students on
the autism spectrum and other cognitive disabilities.
The Golden Key is an Ohio Autism and Jon Peterson Scholarship
Provider
One of the few providers in the region that is able to serve
students on the autism spectrum and other cognitive disabilities at
no cost to families.
The scholarship affords each student with quality education and
intervention, occupational, physical, speech therapies all in one
location.
The Golden Key is fully accredited under Ohio Department of
Education & Workforce and Ohio Job and Family Services.
The Small Warriors Preschool Intervention Programis
12-month, 4-day week andStep-Up-To Quality Gold rated
program.
The K-8 school follows Ohio Learning Standards - Extended
curriculum requirements.
Ohio Licensed and professional licensed staff are certified in
SOS Food School Therapy, Social-Thinking, Interoception Therapy,
Relationship Development Intervention, behavioral analysis, and
life skills.
Students also receive art, music, library science and
technology to round out the curriculum to support transition of
students into society to obtain a quality of life. These various
certifications and methodologies are included in the curriculum
that each student receives.
The Golden Key also offers small class sizes with a 4:1 student
to staff ratios. The classrooms are shaped on students' abilities
and function levels in academics, behavior and
social-emotional.
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