ADMISSIONS CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES
GENERAL ADMISSION STANDARDS:
We endeavor to enroll
students who will exhibit Biblical values of love for others as well as a
general desire to learn. Students
seeking admission are evaluated on the basis of their report cards, references,
admission questionnaires (junior/senior high), interviews and overall potential
to perform satisfactorily at Faith.
Students will be required
to take a placement test and parents are asked to provide copies of the
student’s most recent standardized test scores.
Senior high applicants will be asked to provide a letter of recommendation
from their current math and language teachers regarding the student’s study
habits, attitude, conduct, and mastery of the subject.
Applicants that have been
home schooled must have a current transcript as well as a copy of the results
of standardized testing done within the last fifteen months.
Students who seek
admission directly following suspension, expulsion or behavior problems from
another school will not be permitted to apply until they have shown visible
evidence of a heart and behavioral change and provide letters of support from
others in the community, such as youth pastor, employer, and/or counselor. In order to graduate from
KINDERGARTEN ADMISSIONS: The child
must be five years of age on or before September 1 to be eligible for
admittance in August that year. All
students entering kindergarten will be screened to ascertain their readiness
for the kindergarten program.
ENROLLMENT STATUS:
Students entering Faith
are placed on a one semester probationary status in order to ensure appropriate
transition and placement into the school.
A weekly evaluation will be provided for all new junior and senior high
students. If a conference is deemed
necessary after the student has been enrolled for two to four weeks, the
administration will contact the parents.
If the student is not able to comply with behavioral standards or
reveals a serious negative attitude, the school will ask the parents to
withdraw the child.
Parents understand that
1.
The basic
responsibility for financing an education rests with the student’s family.
2.
Financial aid
applications may be obtained and submitted only after FCS has received your
completed student application for
admission.
3.
Following
submission of completed student application, families in need of tuition
assistance must request and complete a confidential FFNA (Family Financial
Needs Assessment) form.
4.
Subject to
available funds and based on need, decisions are made
in the order in which completed applications are received.
5.
Financial aid
will be granted only following notification of the student’s acceptance.
Keep this checklist and
use it for your personal reference. It is the responsibility of the parent to
be sure all application material is completed and received by the admissions
office. The admissions process for
your child cannot proceed until these materials are received.
___ Application
for Admission
___ Pastoral
Reference
___ Copies
of Standardized Testing and Report Cards from the current year
___ Parental
Interview (Students entering 7th – 12th grades will be
included in the interview process)
___ Signed
Parent/Student Commitment
___
Placement Testing or Kindergarten Screening completed
___ Classroom day visit for elementary students
when possible
___ Tuition
Assistance Request Form (if needed)
___ Student Questionnaire (junior/senior high
students)
___ Copy of High School Transcript
If accepted, these forms must be submitted before
the student may attend any classes:
___ Release of Records (signed and sent to the
student’s former school)
___ Complete
Immunization Record
___ School
Physical
___
Authorization for Medical Treatment
___ Birth
Certificate
___
Registration Fee paid
___
Financial Agreement Form signed and returned