Laura Simon, Admissions Director
How to participate in the admission process…
- Contact the Admissions Office for information and a viewbook of school information.
- Set up an appointment to meet with the admissions staff and take a tour of the school. You (and your child) are welcome to visit more than once. We would be happy to arrange appointments with the Head of School or Division Directors to answer specific questions. You are also welcome to spend some time observing in a classroom.
- Kindergarten applicants must be five by September 30 of their enrollment year, and must undergo a Kindergarten Readiness Screening. Any child with a birthday between August 1– September 30 will be carefully screened to determine Kindergarten readiness.
- Complete the following and return to the Admissions Office:
- Signed application, with signed Releases and Recommendation Request
- A non-refundable Application Fee of $75
- A copy of the applicant’s birth certificate
- Our Admissions Office will fax the records request and recommendation form to your present school.
- Screening Procedures: The Admissions Office will contact you to make a screening appointment.
- Kindergarten applicants will participate in a group or individual kindergarten readiness screening, conducted by our learning specialists.
- Applicants for grades 1-8 will need to spend a half or full day at the Agnon School in his/her current grade class. Teachers will observe the student in a social classroom situation; our learning specialists will conduct a private screening of language development, math computation skills, reading and writing ability; and your student will also meet with the Admissions Director and the Division Director. We are interested in your child’s impression of Agnon. Does he or she like Agnon and feel comfortable here?
- The Admissions Committee will assemble all application materials, recommendation forms, student records and screening results to make admission decisions. In cases where there are more qualified applicants than spaces, some families may be placed into a waiting pool for later admission if space becomes available.
- Acceptance letters and enrollment contracts will be mailed at the end of February, and thereafter on a rolling basis. Contracts (or financial aid letters of intent) and enrollment deposits are due back as soon as possible.
After a family has completed the Admissions process, they may enter the Tuition Assistance process, which is completely separate and confidential. Tuition Assistance grant determinations are made in the spring. Tuition assistance is available for students in grades K-8.
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