Enrollment Process

Enrollment Process
Enrollment Process for Childpeace, ages 1 to 5 years old: 1. Send in the Parent Interest Form for your name to be added to the Parent Interest list. 2. Wait for an invitation to tour. If you have not been offered a tour within 6 months, you must email or call to indicate you would like to continue on the Parent Interest List for another 6 months. While waiting, check our web site for Intro to Montessori hours, which you may attend any month.
3. You will receive a Wait List contract at your program tour. Send your enrollment contract to Childpeace as soon as possible if you are interested. You will be placed on our wait list if space is not available immediately. Enrollment happens one child at a time throughout the year for the Toddler Community, and is scheduled for September of each school year for most children age 3 and up. 4. Once a space is confirmed for your child, a non-refundable $350 wait list deposit is requested to hold your space. Acceptance of children is based on space availability, order of placement on the interest list, Childpeace's perceived ability to meet your child's needs, and balancing classes by age and gender. Priority is given to siblings of children in the program, and after age 4 for transfers from other Montessori schools.
	5. We then schedule an observation in the classrooms (mornings are best). After your visit, please feel free to talk with the program director, Sue Pritzker, or the assistant program director, Merri Baehr Whipps, to discuss your observation, your child and any questions you may have.
6. Your child's previous educational experience and an assessment of Childpeace's ability to meet your child's needs may also be a factor in the enrollment process. The classroom guide will schedule a time to meet with you and your child prior to an enrollment decision. For children ages 5 and above, we will request school records and a teacher's assessment letter from your child's previous school. We will also have the child visit during the school day to assess their placement.
Enrollment Process for Childpeace, ages 6 to 11 years old: 1. Send in the Parent Interest Form for your name to be added to the Parent Interest list. 2. Wait for an invitation to tour. If you have not been offered a tour within 6 months, you must email or call to indicate you would like to continue on the Parent Interest List for another 6 months. While waiting, check our web site for Intro to Montessori hours, which you may attend any month.
3. You will receive application materials at your program tour. It will be necessary to have all the pieces submitted to Childpeace by April 1st for priority consideration for the following school year (wait list contract, parent questionnaire, teacher questionnaire, and records request). 4. You will be notified before May 1st with an offer of enrollment or placement on the wait list. Acceptance of children is based on space availability, Childpeace's perceived ability to meet your child's needs, and balancing classes by age and gender. Priority is given to siblings of children in the program and to transfers from other Montessori schools. 5. Once a space is confirmed for your child, a non-refundable $350 is required to hold your space. 6. We then schedule a child visit in the classroom, for a half school day. After your child's visit, please feel free to talk with the Elementary Program Director (Dawn Cowan) to discuss any questions you may have.
	Enrollment Process for Metro Montessori Middleschool, ages 12 to 15 years old: 1. Send in the Parent Interest Form to be added to our interest list. This will insure that you receive email notifications about our Open House events or other educational offerings about adolescence. 2. Attend an Open House - February 15th, 2012, 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. or arrange for a school visit/tour with the Assistant Program Director, Merri Baehr Whipps.
3. Pick up an application packet or download one here after October 15th. Your application must be submitted to the office by February 25th for priority consideration for the following school year, along with a $50 application fee (for families not enrolled at Childpeace). Download 2012 MMM Application 4. Schedule a full school-day visit for your student. Visits must be completed before enrollment is considered. Both the visit and the application should be completed by February 25th. 5. During the application review, parent interviews are scheduled. The intention of the interview is to get a clearer picture of the student's strengths and needs, and to dialogue about the culture and educational offerings of our school. 5. You will be notified after March 15th with an offer of enrollment or placement on the wait list. Acceptance of students is based on space availability, Metro Montessori's perceived ability to meet your child's needs, and balancing classes by age and gender. Priority is given to transfers from other Montessori schools; students who have not been in a Montessori environment for elementary are limited to 15% of the student body. 6. Unfortunately, tuition assistance is generally not yet available for our middle school program. Note: Childpeace Montessori and Metro Montessori Middleschool admit students of any race, color, national or ethnic origin to all rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally made available to students at the school. Childpeace and Metro Montessori Middleschool do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national or ethnic origin in administration and educational policies, admissions policies, scholarships, and school administered programs.