ANDERSON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
Enrollment Information for 2010-2011
Conditions for Enrollment: Enrollment for 2010-2011 opens on February 15th to families of current students and on March 1st to families of new students in Preschool through Tenth Grade. The application for a student will be accepted IF:
(1) The student has met any mandatory age requirement for the grade level at which he/she is being enrolled; AND,
(2) The student is in good academic standing or has performed satisfactorily on the readiness assessment for the grade level at which he/she is being enrolled; AND,
(3) The student is not on any type of disciplinary probation or suspension and has not been expelled from school for any violation of disciplinary policy or rules, OR the student has been interviewed by and received approval from school administration for readmission following disciplinary probation, suspension, or expulsion; AND,
(4) The student’s previous tuition account has no past due balance, OR the student’s parent(s) or guardian(s) has (have) made arrangements with the school administration to pay any past due balance(s).
(5) The Administrator and/or division Coordinator has/have interviewed the student (in grades 6-8).
Provisional Acceptance: Applications for enrollment submitted with the applicable registration deposit are accepted PROVISIONALLY until school personnel have verified that all of the above conditions have been met. Acceptance is also contingent upon space available at the time of enrollment. Official notification of acceptance will be mailed - in most cases within 14 days of the date an application is submitted. Notice will also be given and the registration deposit will be refunded if enrollment is not accepted. (With this one exception, the registration deposit is considered a nonrefundable deposit.)
Age Requirements and Priority Enrollment: Five-day Preschool, Kindergarten, and First Grade students must have reached their fourth, fifth, and sixth birthdays respectively, and they must demonstrate readiness to enter the level for which application is made. Highest priority will be given to the admission of students who have reached the required enrollment age earliest as described in the following schedule:
(1) First Priority – Students who attain the required age on or before August 1st AND who demonstrate readiness on the assessment administered by school personnel.
(2) Second Priority – Students who attain the required age on or before September 1st AND who demonstrate readiness on the assessment administered by school personnel.
School personnel may perform the readiness assessment for children whose birthdays fall after September 1st and before October 1st, and application for admission of these students may be accepted and given Third Priority status upon the recommendation of the ACS personnel who perform the assessment. To have the readiness assessment administered, parents must complete a Request for Readiness Assessment Form and submit it with the required $20 fee.
Two-day and Three-day Preschool students who reach their third birthday on or before September 1st AND are toilet-trained may be enrolled and attend classes from the beginning of the school term. Students who reach their third birthday and are toilet-trained during the year may enter the Two-day Preschool class on or after their third birthday provided space is available.
Compliance with School Policies: After enrollment and before the start of the school term, parents will receive a copy of the current edition of the ACS Parent/Student Handbook. The Handbook sets forth ACS School Board approved policies that define and describe the school’s expectations of parents and students. When a student is accepted for enrollment in Anderson Christian School, it is understood that the student and his/her parents agree to accept and abide by all of the policies and procedures stated in the Handbook, as well as those published in other school publications throughout the school year.
Financial Policy:Upon enrolling a student in Anderson Christian School, the parent or guardian becomes responsible for compliance with all terms of the Financial Policy adopted by the ACS Board of Directors. The registration deposit paid at the time of enrollment is nonrefundable. Registration is not complete until parents have submitted a signed copy of the Financial Policy. Failure to make payments of the tuition charges in a timely manner will result in late fees and possible dismissal from school.
Fees for books and materials and field trips are included in tuition. The portion of tuition charges allocated for these fees is approximately $20-$170, depending on grade level, and is considered non-refundable if a student is withdrawn after books are issued. Please contact the school reguarding registration and tuition charges and for information about fees for resource services, athletic participation, etc.