Admission Policy
St. Cyprian’s Episcopal School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities.
Pre-School:
Students applying for the three (3) year old kindergarten and four (4) year old kindergarten programs must reach those respective birthdays by September 1st of the year of admission. The Student must be toilet trained, communicate effectively for his/her age and be of sufficient maturity to derive benefit from the Pre-School Program.
5-K:
Students applying for the five (5) year old kindergarten program should be 5 years of age by September 1st of the year of admission. After submission of the application, admissions tests and/or informal visits with one of the kindergarten teachers for the purpose of determining admissions eligibility may be required.
Grades 1-5:
Students applying for these grade levels must submit all report cards and the results of all standardized testing for the previous 3 academic years. Attendance and discipline records will be solicited from the applicant’s previous school(s). Admission may be denied on the basis of information from previous records that indicate any one or more of the following:
- Excessive absences.
- Habitual or severe discipline problems.
- Failure to meet standards on T.A.K.S. Reading, Writing, or Math.
- Standardized test scores below the 50th percentile on the composite of any or all core areas.
The Head of School has the sole discretion and authority to waive an applicant’s denial on the basis of this information for extenuating circumstances.
Students with learning disabilities
Students with one or more professionally identified learning disabilities will not be excluded from admission to the school on the basis of those disabilities alone. If the student meets all of the other requirements for admission, he/she will instead be admitted on the following basis: The first six weeks of school will be an observation period for the student. Only qualified and pertinent persons such as teachers and the Head of School will be allowed to conduct the observations. The purpose for these observations is to ensure that the school is able to meet the needs of the student. At the end of the first six weeks, a conference will be held with the parents, teachers and the Head of School to determine if the student is succeeding academically and socially. The teachers will give a report on the student’s academic progress, social interactions and behavior. If this report indicates that the student is having difficulty in any of these areas, then he/she may be placed on probationary status for the second six weeks.