Bright Steps Forward (2026 Profile)

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Quick Facts (2026)

School Type: Special Education School
Grades: 1-12
Enrollment: 9 students
Average class size: 4 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: ✓Verified school update

School Facts

School Type

Special Education School

Religious Affiliation

Nonsectarian

Grades Offered

Grades 1-12

Students By Grade

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Distribution of Students By Grade
Grade	Bright Steps Forward
1	2
2	1
4	2
7	2
10	1
12	1

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ADD/ADHD Support

Yes

Learning Difference Programs

Yes

Learning Programs Supported

mild to severe developmental, cognitive or neurological impairments

Year Founded

2015

Summer School Offered

Yes

Student Body

Total Students

9 students

Student Body Type

Co-ed

% Students of Color

40%

State avg.: 48%

Academics & Faculty

Total Classroom Teachers

8 teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

1:1

National avg.: 11:1

% Faculty w/Advanced Degree

50%

Average Class Size

4 students

Tuition & Acceptance Rate

Admission Deadline

None / Rolling

Admissions Director

Maria Santoro

Application URL

Online Application

School Notes

School for Special Needs Children K - 12 - Specializing in education and Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy with ABA available.

School Motto: Every child is a miracle waiting to happen if they just get the chance.

Bright Steps Forward also operates a fully accredited school for children with special needs that serves children from kindergarten through twelfth grade. Students attending Bright Steps Forward come from educational environments where their needs were not being met and they were unable to thrive. Our student population is diverse some are on the autism spectrum, some have only physical impairments and others have cognitive limitations. Unlike public school classrooms, the class sizes in our schools are small and children are grouped according to their needs. Our teachers and practitioners evaluate each student to discover their own natural strengths and prepare curriculum to achieve their maximum potential. Bright Steps Forward`s academic program follows the Sunshine State Standards and we include other programs to enrich the curriculum. We accept Step Up for Students and McKay Scholarships. What sets our school apart from other special needs programs is our ability to provide intensive ABA, PT, OT and speech therapies during the school day so that each child can blossom socially, physically as well as cognitively. At Bright Steps Forward, our students learn they DO have skills, that they SHOULD set goals, and that their dreams CAN come true when their confidence is supported through early and intensive therapeutic interventions.

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