About the Application Process
Admissions 2019-2020:
Important Dates
Information Sessions
Tues, December 4th @7:30 PM
Sat, January 5th @1PM
Thurs, January 17th @7:30 PM
Classroom Observations
Weeks of December 3rd, 10th; January 7th, 14th and January 21st.
Application Deadline
Wed, January 30th |
We highly recommend that all parents, including those returning to the school with a sibling, attend both an Admissions Information Session and a Classroom Observation Tour in December or January. The completed application form, a family photograph, and a one-time, non-refundable application fee of $60 ($45 each when applying for two children) must be received by 3PM on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 to be considered in the initial round of admissions decisions.
Tips for filling out the application
Surveygizmo (the application platform) doesn’t have any save and return options. If your session times out, you will lose your work. We have included the questions here and recommend that you copy and paste questions 4, 5, 6 and 7 into a separate document so you can save your work, come back to it, then paste your completed answers in to the online application form. Please be thorough in your answers.
1. Child/Family Information: Contact Information, etc.
2. How did you hear about us?
3. Have you attended an information session? Classroom observation?
4. How would you like The Cooperative School to contribute to your child's growth and development?
5. Why are you interested in a parent cooperative model school for your family?
6. As a cooperative, we rely on the diverse skills, resources, and volunteerism of member families in order to run the School. Please tell us how your family's experience and interests (both professional and otherwise) would help to support the community and strengthen the organization.
7. Parents help operate the school by serving on either a Committee or Board position, described here. Which of these Committees or Board Positions suit your family, and why?
8. Please upload a family photo. Your file should be no larger than 500 kb and in either JPG or GIF format.
If you have applied to the school for the previous year and would like to be considered for the upcoming year, you must submit another application, but the application fee for that child is waived. Family photographs are a required part of the application, as they help us remember who you are and the conversations we have had with you.
Applicants who submit completed applications will be notified by mid-February. If your child is admitted to the School, a non-refundable deposit (applied toward future tuition) will be required.