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How to Apply for Admission
Application Checklist
- Schedule a parent/guardian tour or attend an open house. Applications can be downloaded from our website, picked up during your tour or open house, or mailed upon request.
- Complete the application and return it, along with the $75 application fee, to the admissions office. Please contact Laura Novia for an application fee waiver if your financial circumstances so warrant.
- Schedule a parent/guardian interview. Once your application is received, Laura Novia will contact you with dates and times.
- Schedule a play date or visit day for your child. If you are applying to transitional kindergarten through fifth grade, we will contact you to schedule your child’s play date or visit after we receive your application. If you are applying to sixth through eighth grade, we encourage your child to visit before applications are due (February 14, 2011). Your child can visit any time, even if you have not submitted a middle school application.
- Give the confidential ‘Student Evaluation Form’ to your child’s current teacher so that the teacher can complete and return the form to the admissions office.
- Give the ‘Record Release Form’ (applicants for second through eighth grade) to your child’s current school so the school can send these records directly to our admissions office.
- Complete and return the middle school student application (if applying for sixth through eighth grade) by February 14, 2011.
Student visits are a chance for your child to experience Presidio Hill School firsthand. We make it a priority to put your child at ease in a new environment.
Transitional kindergarten and kindergarten applicants attend a play date at the school on a Saturday or Monday in January for a little over an hour. You will be contacted to schedule your child's play date once we receive your application.
First grade applicants visit together in the kindergarten classroom for about an hour after the students have gone home. Once we receive your child's application, we will notify you about the group visit date and time.
Applicants to second through fifth grade visit for the school day in their current grade once we receive your application. Your child gets a ‘buddy’ for the day to make sure she/he feels included and welcomed. Applicants complete a short assessment with a teacher during their visit.
Applicants to sixth through eighth grade visit in their current grade for most of the day and have a ‘buddy’ for the day. Sixth grade applicants also spend two periods at the end of the day in sixth grade with a buddy. Middle school applicants can visit before applying to the school. They are also required to attend the middle school applicant assessment from 9:00 A.M. through noon on Saturday, March 5, 2011. Applicants participate in group games, interview with a PHS staff member and complete math, reading and writing samples. If your child needs any special accommodations during the assessment, please contact Laura Novia.
Admissions Decisions
Decisions are made by an Admissions Committee consisting of teachers and administrators. The Admissions Committee’s job is to admit students for whom Presidio Hill School is a good fit.
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