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School Directory

The schools exist. Finding them shouldn't be so hard.

Across the United States, Jewish schools and educational organizations are already doing remarkable work to support children with learning and neurodevelopmental differences.

Some have built co-taught classrooms where students with and without disabilities learn together. Others have established specialized inclusion programs that provide individualized support while preserving access to mainstream academics, Jewish studies, and the broader school community.

For twice-exceptional children, these models can offer something that is often difficult to find: an education that recognizes both exceptional intellectual abilities and significant developmental support needs.

But these opportunities are scattered across the country. Programs differ in the students they serve, the support they provide, their admissions requirements, and their costs. For parents, identifying an appropriate school can require months or years of independent research.

YATIR is building the resource we wish had existed when our own search began.

"The challenge isn't always that an appropriate school doesn't exist. Sometimes it's that families have no way to find it."

YATIR's role

We're not building another school. We're building the connections between them.

YATIR is not seeking to replace organizations already making Jewish education more inclusive. We want to help families discover their work.

Our proposed national School Network will identify integrated Jewish educational programs, document their capabilities, understand the differences between educational models, and help families evaluate which environments may be appropriate for their children.

We also hope to help overcome the geographic and financial barriers that can make an appropriate school inaccessible.

Over time, we want to support partnerships that bring effective educational models to more Jewish communities.

The expertise already exists in parts of our community. It should not take years of searching, extraordinary persistence, or sheer chance for families to find it.

National Research Map

Jewish educational opportunities for gifted students with special needs in the USA.

19 school listings in 11 states, plus a separate layer of community resource organizations. This is an expanding research directory — not a complete national census, and not a list of YATIR-endorsed or partnered schools.

YATIR's School Directory is an evolving research resource. Listings summarize publicly available information about Jewish schools and educational programs. Inclusion does not constitute an endorsement, guarantee of admission, or confirmation that a school can meet an individual child's academic and support needs. Program details should be confirmed directly with each school.

AlabamaAlaskaArizonaColoradoFloridaGeorgiaIndianaKansasMaineMassachusettsMinnesotaNew JerseyNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOklahomaPennsylvaniaSouth DakotaTexasWyomingConnecticutMissouriWest VirginiaIllinoisNew MexicoArkansasCaliforniaDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaHawaiiIowaKentuckyMarylandMichiganMississippiMontanaNew HampshireNew YorkOhioOregonTennesseeUtahVirginiaWashingtonWisconsinNebraskaSouth CarolinaIdahoNevadaVermontLouisianaRhode IslandJAccess — community resource, Atlanta, GAEducation Inclusion — community resource, Houston, TXOpening the Doors — community resource, West Bloomfield, MIBuilders of Jewish Education (BJE) — community resource, Los Angeles, CAJewish Education Center of Cleveland — community resource, Cleveland Heights, OH2 programs near Rockville — zoom in2Yavneh Academy — Paramus, NJ2 programs near Northbrook — zoom in22 programs near Newton — zoom in2Akiba Yavneh Academy — Dallas, TXSeattle Hebrew Academy — Seattle, WAAtlanta Jewish Academy — Atlanta, GA2 programs near Columbus — zoom in22 programs near Beachwood — zoom in2Cincinnati Hebrew Day School — Cincinnati, OHDenver Jewish Day School — Denver, COScheck Hillel Community School — North Miami Beach, FL2 programs near Farmington Hills — zoom in2
School listingSeveral listings — click to zoomCommunity resourcePublished school candidatesOn the active research checklistAwaiting research

Click a state to zoom in, or a marker for details. The map reflects the filters below.

How listings are classified

Published evidence is not the same as proven fit.

A school offering learning support is not necessarily equipped to educate a gifted student with significant learning disability needs. No listing is "YATIR verified" — that would require a completed direct review by YATIR.

A. Published gifted + learning disability support
Official materials describe both advanced-learning services and meaningful learning disability supports. A promising candidate — not verified simultaneous 2e suitability.
B. Published integrated inclusion program
Documents meaningful learning disability support within mainstream Jewish day school classrooms. Gifted-level differentiation or 2e suitability still requires confirmation.
C. Learning support · further review needed
Documents learning specialists, accommodations or intervention, but integrated support alongside advanced instruction is not yet established.

What we look for

  • Mainstream classrooms co-taught by general and special educators
  • Specialized support programs integrated into mainstream Jewish day schools
  • In-class learning specialists or educational aides
  • Individualized academic and behavioral support within mainstream academics
  • Meaningful participation in general education, Jewish studies, and school community

Not listed as inclusion

  • Separate special education classrooms that merely share a Jewish school building
  • Social mainstreaming at lunch, recess, or events presented as academic inclusion
  • Separate special education schools without meaningful academic integration

Listing does not imply a program can accommodate significant behavioral dysregulation, demand avoidance, or other complex needs.

Explicitly 2e-aware
The program publicly identifies twice-exceptional learners.
Potentially 2e-compatible
Integrated supports and academics that may be relevant; suitability must be individually assessed.
Integration details pending verification
Published information suggests meaningful inclusion; important details need confirmation.

Community support

Community Inclusion & Navigation Resources

Organizations that offer advice, school consultation or advocacy — not school placements.

Shown as diamonds on the School Directory map

These are potential resource organizations, not established YATIR partners.

The financial barrier

Finding an appropriate school is only half the challenge.

Two parents in conversation with a school administrator in a bright school office, all three smiling

Tuition is rarely the whole cost. Support fees, program charges, and relocation each add weight, and the burden grows with every requirement a family must meet.

Even when Jewish schools offer meaningful inclusion, families encounter dramatically different financial realities.

Some programs provide specialized support as part of their existing educational model. Others charge an additional fee for the services a child requires.

A family may also need to relocate to access a suitable school.

For a household with two twice-exceptional children, the costs can multiply.

YATIR seeks to address both sides of this challenge: helping families identify the right educational setting and developing financial assistance that can make access possible.

The proposed Education & Access FundsFinancial transparency

"We don't need every Jewish school to become the same school. We need every family to have a way to find the right one."

A family shouldn't have to choose between an appropriate education and a Jewish one.

We cannot turn our backs on some of our brightest and most vulnerable children.

Know a program that belongs here, or see something out of date? Tell us. Listings reflect published information only; no school is formally partnered with YATIR.