Parent Questionnaire Student's birth certificate - a photocopy is acceptable. Confidential Teacher Recommendation - to be completed by your child's current teacher. He/she
should fax or mail the recommendation form directly to Sycamore. Applicant assessment results - See the
Required Applicant Assessments section below for more information on testing requirements for each grade level. Preschool screenings are scheduled through the
Admissions Office and are usually conducted in January and February. Individual intelligence testing and/or achievement testing is scheduled with Dr. James Gange, Consulting Psychologist for Sycamore School. If the student has recently taken an achievement test at his/her current school, the results of that testing may be submitted.
Submit recent school records, including report cardsand achievement test results.
An applicant's file will be ready for review by the
Admissions Committee when the above steps have been completed.
Applicants for Pre-Kindergarten through
Grade 8 only:
Classroom visits will be scheduled as a last step in the admission process for those children who are being considered for classroom openings in
Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 8. The number of visits scheduled will vary depending on the number of applicants and available openings. Students will visit the grade in which they are currently enrolled. The length of the visit varies according to the age of the child.
Application Deadlines
Applications are being accepted at all grade levels for
2012-2013, Preschool - 8th Grade.
Enrollment Announcements & Applicant Pool Placement
The first enrollment announcements and enrollment agreements for 2012-2013
will be mailed mid-March, 2012. All applicants with completed applications will receive a letter concerning their applicant status at this time. Parents of students offered enrollment will have ten business days to sign and return the enrollment agreement with the tuition deposit and enrollment fee. If an agreement is not returned by the deadline indicated on the contract, the classroom space may automatically be offered to another qualified applicant from the applicant pool. If classroom space does not exist for all appropriate candidates, some may be placed in the applicant pool to be considered when an opening occurs. Enrollment may be offered to an applicant over the summer or during the school year based on availability of classroom openings.
Required Applicant Assessments
PS1 and PS2 applicants will be scheduled for assessment once the application checklist
above has been completed. The Early Screening Profiles instrument, published by American Guidance Service, Inc., is used for early childhood screening and is administered at Sycamore School by Sycamore staff. During the screening appointment, each child will be involved in both individual evaluation and small group activities with Sycamore faculty. The cost of this screening is included in the application/screening fee.
An individual intelligence test, administered by the school's consulting psychologist at the parent's expense, will be required prior to the kindergarten year for enrolled
Early Childhood students who wish to continue in the Sycamore Lower
School program.
Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten applicants are required to take the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence-Third Edition (WPPSI-III) or a comparable individual intelligence test. Evaluation will be done through referral to the school's consulting psychologist, and payment for this service is made directly to the examiner.
Grade One applicants must take the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fourth Edition (WISC-IV) and the Peabody Individual Achievement Test-Revised Edition (PIAT-R/NU) or comparable individual intelligence and achievement tests. Evaluations are done through referral to the school's consulting psychologist, and payment is made directly to the examiner.
Students applying for Grades Two through Eight must submit results of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fourth Edition (WISC-IV) or a comparable individual intelligence test and the results of a recent acceptable standardized achievement test. Note: ISTEP test results are not acceptable for admission purposes. If current test results are not available, evaluations will be done through referral to the school's consulting psychologist, and payment is made directly to the examiner.
FEES DUE WITH APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION
Grades
Application
Fee
Screening
Fee
Intelligence/Achievement
Testing Fees
PS1 - PS2
$50
$50
NA
Pre-Kindergarten through
Grade Eight
$50
NA
Fees are paid directly to the school's consulting psychologist administering the test(s).
Please call the Admissions Office at 317-202-2519, if you have questions concerning Sycamore School admissions policies or procedures.
