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Admissions

admission procedures

Enrollment is open to any deaf or hard of hearing child who could benefit from an auditory-oral preschool/elementary program. Hearing losses of Omaha Hearing School children range from mild to profound. Children with cochlear implants are also enrolled. All children in need of the variety of services offered by the Omaha Hearing School are welcomed to the program without regard to race, religion, color, national or ethnic origin.

The Omaha Hearing School annually applies to the Nebraska Department of Education for an allowable rate that determines the tuition for the different program options. Many deaf and hard of hearing children who attend the Omaha Hearing School are placed here by their local school district. Under those circumstances, the contracting school district pays for the child's tuition and transportation.

tuition

The following is an estimation of a yearly tuition rate schedule for a deaf or hard of hearing child (rates are subject to change from year to year):

The following is the tuition rate schedule for the school year for our preschool and pre-kindergarten programs:
These are private pay programs for neighborhood children. Enrollment for the following year's classes begins in January. Enrolment is first open to current students and their siblings and then to others. The options and rates are as follows:

Please call (402) 558-1546 for registration forms and materials.

financial aid

Occasionally, parents of children who are deaf or hard of hearing may prefer an option that is different from the option provided by their school district and may choose to enroll their child in the Omaha Hearing School on a private basis. In those cases, the Omaha Hearing School Board of Directors has instituted a sliding-fee scale for parents who wish to apply. No child is denied admission on the basis of inability to pay.