Sage School tuition MAY be tax deductible. You should contact your own tax advisor to find out further information.

Yes, Sage offers tutoring. Please contact Kellie McBreyer at [email protected] for additional information.

Our students live in a fairly wide geographic area. We serve students in over 10 counties. We provide families with a directory which lists addresses and contact information for our families so they can arrange carpooling among themselves.

In 2008, the Georgia legislature passed a law which allows individuals and corporations to redirect a portion of their Georgia income tax to provide scholarships for private school students. Sage has partnered with Apogee; a state approved Student Scholarship Organization (SSO) in order to provide needs-based financial aid to qualifying students. For more information, please visit their website here.

Yes, Sage accepts scholarship funding provided by Georgia students who meet their eligibility requirements. A scholarship calculator can be found on the SB10 website.

Yes, Sage is a Christian School whose student’s receive twenty five minutes of Bible instruction five days a week. Sage is not affiliated with a particular church or denomination.

Student’s alternate classes in Science and Social Studies each semester due to the hour of daily Orton-Gillingham class.

Sage School utilizes a comprehensive assessment process that combines standardized, curriculum-based, and informal measures to develop a well-rounded picture of each student’s current abilities, instructional needs, and academic growth. Assessments are administered at appropriate intervals throughout the school year—typically in the Fall, Winter, and Spring or in pre- and post-assessment formats—allowing teachers to monitor progress over time and use the results to guide diagnostic and prescriptive instruction.

Within the Orton-Gillingham tutorial, students are assessed in foundational areas including handwriting, phonological awareness, sound-symbol knowledge, reading, and spelling. Measures include the PAAS (Phonemic Awareness Assessment System), WIST (Word Identification and Spelling Test), CRRT (Criterion Referenced Reading Test), CRST (Criterion Referenced Spelling Test), and Handwriting Without Tears assessments. The CRRT and CRST are specifically aligned with Sage School’s Orton-Gillingham scope and sequence and are used to monitor progress in reading and spelling.

Written language development is monitored through measures such as the TOWL (Test of Written Language), expository writing samples, and the 6-Traits Writing Rubric. In the core academic areas of Reading, Language Usage, and Mathematics, students complete the NWEA MAP Growth assessment, a computer-adaptive standardized measure, up to three times each year. Mathematics progress is further evaluated through Math-U-See curriculum assessments and benchmark measures.

When additional information is needed to better understand an individual student’s learning profile, Sage may utilize other targeted measures of reading, phonological processing, language, or articulation, such as the GORT, CTOPP, and CELF-5, as appropriate. Speech and language screenings may also be completed based on teacher or speech-language pathologist recommendations or at a parent’s request.

Together, these multiple measures allow Sage teachers to identify areas of strength and need, monitor the effectiveness of remediation, document growth, and adjust instruction and accommodations based on each student’s individual learning profile. This aligns with Sage’s full-immersion Orton-Gillingham model, which provides diagnostic, prescriptive, and individualized instruction.

Our teachers are degreed professionals with outstanding credentials and love for children. All teachers hold a minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree, nearly 80% have master’s degrees, and 100% are OG trained. Additionally, all teachers have completed the rigorous Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners and Educators’ Associates level training course. Several have achieved Associates level certification while others are working toward the certification.

Yes, school uniforms can be purchased through The Target Group. We require all shirts be purchased from this vendor. Uniform bottoms may be purchased from this vendor or other local retailers. Each Friday is school spirit day and students are encouraged to wear a spirit shirt with jeans or uniform bottoms.

For the most part, yes. We have the same major holiday breaks. Sage School does NOT automatically close when Gwinnett County Schools are closed. Sage’s closing information will be announced on WSB and you will receive a Renweb parent alert. The decision to close or delay will be made before 6 a.m. Weather conditions at the student’s home may be drastically different than in Suwanee. Safety of our students and families is of the utmost importance to Sage. Therefore, an excused absence will be given if the schools in the county where the student lives are closed.

Students participate in weekly or bi-weekly enrichment classes in physical education, technology, STEAM, art and drama. Elementary students have two hours of recess each week. We also emphasize movement throughout the day in our content courses.

Students have the choice to order from Moe’s, Chick-Fil-A, Papa Johns, or bring a nutritious lunch!

School starts at 8:00 a.m. and dismisses at 3:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday. School ends at 12:30 p.m. every Friday

The small-group instruction is the main focus of each day, and it makes Sage School unique. Students enrolled in Sage School receive individualized daily Orton- Gillingham tutorials in small group setting. These groups are ability- based and are derived from initial assessments. Students receive daily practice and review in the tenants of Orton-Gillingham, including phonemic awareness, encoding practice, and writing practice.

Yes!

Our address is 2435 Tech Center Pkwy NE, Lawrenceville, GA. We are proud to serve Gwinnett County and beyond.