ADMISSIONS POLICY
1.Continuing students will be accepted from those families who contribute their share to the church expenses and/or participate in church/school organizations.
2.New students' registration will begin during the month of January. Following that process, registration will be open to non-parish members for any classes that are not full.
Preference for enrollment of students to St. Anthony's will be given in the following order:
a.Families who have had children in the school and are in good financial standing with the church or have participated in church/school organizations.
b.Longevity as a parish member in good financial standing and active in church/school organizations.
c.New families in the parish who are willing to contribute both money and effort to the church/school.
d.Families who have been parish members but have not contributed their share to the church/school.
e.Families who are of other religious affiliations.
3.A waiting list will be established after capacity in each class has been reached. Capacity is 26 in kindergarten, 28 in grades 1 through 8. To be considered on a waiting list, registration must be completed.
4.No child may be admitted to 5-year-old kindergarten unless he or she is 5 years old on or before September 1st in the year he or she proposes to enter school.
S.S. 118.14
The State Statues provide for admission of special cases into first grade. Section 115.28(8) states, “The State Superintendent shall prescribe procedures, conditions, and standards under which admissions to kindergarten and first grade may be made at ages earlier than those specified in Section 118.14 in exceptional cases.”
The philosophy of St. Anthony School states that “we will offer an appropriate, contemporary, quality educational program which attempts to meet the needs of each student and helps to develop his/her unique abilities.” In lieu of this, we feel that a child’s experience of school should be geared to success and not failure, insofar as this is possible.
In order to work toward this goal, the emotional, social, intellectual, and physical status of a child applying for early entrance into kindergarten will be evaluated.
A screening test is also required.
The principal makes the final determination whether early entrance will be in the best interest of the child.
If the child is accepted, it is on a probationary basis only. At the completion of the first quarter, an evaluation will be held to determine the child’s continuation in the program.
St. Anthony School does not discriminate against applicant students on the basis of any race, color, sex and national or ethnic origin.
Final decision on admission lies with the pastor and principal.
All new pupils are on probation for their first semester.
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