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We are currently accepting applications for the 2010-2011 school year for all grade levels.
OUR ENROLLMENT PROCESS
STEP 1
Call school office or director of admissions to schedule an appointment for a tour. Check out our next tour dates.
Visit includes: Orientation, Q & A session, packet of information with facts regarding EBA and information for next steps in the enrollment process and tour of school.
*Interested families can schedule a shadow day (half day or full day) for their student (s) before proceeding to the next step. Call to make an appointment.
All confirmed shadow day students must have an emergency contact form on file. Please download the Emergency Contact File and bring the completed form to the Director of Admissions on the scheduled day for shadowing.
STEP 2
Submit to Director of Admissions:
- Completed school application
- Application fee of $200.00 per application
- Copy of student's current and previous school year report cards
- Copy of student's most recent standardized test scores
- Teacher recommendation form completed by a current teacher of the student
Choice Applicants only:
Submit to Director of Admissions:
- Completed a school application
- Completed Choice application and all supporting documentation, only during open application periods
- Wait for seat placement
- The following information is collected, after a seat is offered and the family has accepted the open seat, to assist with final grade placement:
- copy of student's current and previous school year report cards
- copy of student's most recent standardized test scores
- teacher recommendation form completed by a current teacher of the student
STEP 3
Student interactions (K4) and assessements (K5-12) are conducted for all incoming students. Once a completed application along with the enrollment fee has been received, or either a choice applicant has been chosen to occupy a vacant seat, the student must complete their academic assessment during the next designated time.
Assessments include the following tests appropriate for each grade level:
- Kuhlman-Anderson Assessment (middle and high school only)
- Saxton Math & (Pre) Algebra (high school) Assessment
- Language Arts Assessment
If you are scheduling an interaction or assessment for your student, keep in mind the following time requirements:
- K4 - 1st grade: 30 - 45 minutes
- 2nd - 4th grade: 1 - 2 hours
- Middle School: 3 hours
- High School: 4 hours
All K5 through 4th grade assessments are conducted one on one with our Lower School Head. K4 interactions / assessments are scheduled in small groups.
All middle school and high school students participate in a group testing date.
Note: All student assessments occur during designated times only and students must be scheduled by the director of admissions to be assessed.
Choice Applicants only:
An assessment is only conducted after the guarantee of an available seat is offered and then accepted by the family. If there is no Choice seat available, the student is placed on the waiting list* using our random selection process. No Choice applicants will be assessed until we offer them an open seat at the school and the family has accepted.
STEP 4
Once the assessment has been completed for the middle and high school candidates, the Admissions Committee, composed of the school heads and the director of admissions, meet to review the student's assessment scores, their current and previous school year report cards, their most current standardized test scores, and teacher recommendation form to determine final grade placement.
Committee renders decision to:
- Assign grade level placement, or
- Deny applicant (for non-Choice only)
Space is limited and sometimes a student is assigned a grade level but is placed on a waiting list* until a seat is available.
*Waiting Lists: If your student was placed on a waiting list, please keep in mind that wait listed applications are not retained after the commencement of the upcoming school year. If a seat does not become available, you must re-apply with a new application during the next open enrollment cycle if you want future consideration for admission.
ALL families have 2 weeks from the date the school offers final grade placement (post academic assessment) of their student to confirm enrollment or decline the school's offer. After June 1, 2010 parents must confirm grade level placement and acceptance within 1 week of the school's offer.
Contact the Director of Admissions for further information.
For more information on the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP) or current income limits check the Department of Public Instruction MPCP Homepage website.
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