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Admissions
St. James Day School offers education in an atmosphere that is healthy, moral, and intellectual. Students believed to have ability, discipline, and a record of academic achievement will be considered for admission when there is an opening in a particular grade level.
PreSchool and Kindergarten Admission: Preschool and kindergarten applicants must have reached, by September 1st, 3 years of age for the K/3 class, 4 years of age for K/4, and 5 years of age for Kindergarten.
St. James Day School was established to primarily teach the average and above average child. Therefore, the Admissions Committee must have final decision regarding the acceptance and placement of students. St. James recognizes its inability to provide special services such as speech, hearing, behavior modification, or learning disability tutoring. Therefore, there are valid reasons why St. James must set definite requirements for entrance.
Admission Procedure:
1) SCHOOL VISIT - Families interested in enrolling a child at St. James are requested to visit with the Headmistress and tour the campus.
2) APPLICATION - Submit a completed application, with the non-refundable application fee. This includes the cost of admissions testing.
3) SCHOOL RECORDS - Parents must have a transcript from the applicant's current school sent directly to the School Office. Request for Records Transfer Forms may be obtained in the School Office.
4) RECOMMENDATIONS - Teacher Recommendation Forms are given to the parents upon receipt of the student's application. Students applying for grades four through six must have two teacher recommendations, one from the classroom teacher and one from another teacher. Students applying for first through third grades must have one teacher recommendation. All recommendation forms are to be completed by the appropriate teacher(s) and mailed directly to the school office.
5) TESTING - PreSchool and Kindergarten testing appointments are scheduled in February and March each year. Testing dates for students entering grades one through six are scheduled on three mornings in the spring (in the months of February, March, and May). Individual testing may be arranged through the school Office on a limited basis.
Admission is guided by the following criteria:
1) demonstrable academic achievement appropriate to the grade level (at the PreSchool level this is determined in terms of readiness)
2) demonstrable aptitude and behavioral patterns for academic work
3) family belief in private, Christian education.
St. James selects those children who meet its academic standards and who, in its judgment, will benefit most from its curriculum and environment. Positions will be offered to qualified students as space permits. Families will receive written notification of acceptance, and the enrollment contract, along with the registration fee, birth certificate, and immunization record, is due within ten days of notification in order to reserve the student's place for the next school year.
The following students will be given priority regarding admission:
1) applicants with siblings currently enrolled
2) applicants whose parents are alumni of the School
3) applicants whose parents are parishioners of St. James Episcopal Church
When a class reaches maximum enrollment, a waiting list will be developed consisting of all qualified applicants, and parents will be notified should a vacancy occur.
St. James Day School does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, creed, national or ethnic origin in administration of its educational and admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school administered programs.
*Download Application form (must have Adobe Reader 5.0 or later)
For additional information,
please call the school office at 903.793.5554
or
EMAIL spartan@stjames.txk.org
