Important Information for Applicants for the 2008-2009 School Year

Application Process

The Registration Process for the 2008-2009 school year began Sunday, January 27, 2008.

All students desiring admission into Saint Paschal Baylon School for the 2008-2009 school year must have completed and returned the required application materials no later than 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 20, 2008. Due to space considerations, we are not currently accepting applications for any non-Catholic students. All complete applications received by that time will receive equal consideration.

Students applying to kindergarten must be five (5) years of age prior to September 1st of the year they wish to gain entrance into SPBS. Students applying to first grade must be six (6) years of age prior to September 1st. There are no exceptions made to this requirement.

Required Application Materials

All Applicants:

Completed Application for Enrollment
Application Fee of $50.00 (Non-refundable)
Completed Parent / Guardian Questionnaire for Applicants K-8
Completed & Signed Family Service & Financial Agreement (New Students)
Completed & Signed Release of School Records Authorization should be given to student’s current school.
Letter of Recommendation (Statement of Good Standing) from your current Parish, if not a currently registered and active parishioner of Saint Paschal Baylon Parish
Completed Catholic/Private School Principal Recommendation Form
Specific grade level materials requested below

Additional items required for Kindergarten:

Completed Parent/Guardian Questionnaire for Kindergarten Applicants Only
Copy of Birth and Baptismal Certificates
Copies of School Records including Current Pre-School Progress Reports

Additional items required for First Grade:

Academic/Character Reference (Gr. 1-8) completed by current classroom teacher
Copy of Birth and Baptismal Certificates
Copies of School Records including Progress Reports or Report Cards

Additional items required for Grades 2-8

Academic/Character Reference (Gr. 1-8) completed by current teacher
Copies of School Records including Report Cards and Standardized Test (SAT) Results
(last 2 years, if applicable)
Copies of Birth, Baptismal & First Holy Communion Certificates (where applicable)
Copies of Report Cards (last 3 years when applicable) supplied by applicant

Upon receipt of the required application materials and before acceptance can be determined:

Each application is reviewed in its entirety
Parish membership and participation is verified
Applicants are evaluated
Interviews are conducted with applicants and their parents

Required Evaluation Dates:

Kindergarten:
Evaluations for Kindergarten took place on Monday, February 25 and Tuesday, February 26, 2008. Evaluations were administered between the hours of 8:30 a.m. & 2:00 p.m. and took approximately 20 minutes. Applicants were scheduled for an evaluation time during one of those days, upon receipt of their completed application.

First Grade:
Evaluations for 1st Grade took place on Monday, February 25, 2008. Applicants being evaluated were expected to be here from 8:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m.

Grades 2-8:
Evaluations for Grades 2 - 8 took place on Tuesday, February 26, 2008. Applicants being evaluated were expected to be here from approximately 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.

All applicants should plan to arrive at least 5 minutes before their scheduled testing time, and check in at the school office.

SPBS School Entry

Guidelines for Acceptance

St. Paschal Baylon School is a parish school and as such, priority for admission to the school will be given to children who meet entrance requirements, and whose parents are registered, supporting and active members of St. Paschal Baylon Parish. “Supporting member” is defined as using the parish envelope system and by regular attendance at Sunday Mass. Due to space limitations, priority will be given in the following order:
- To those children with siblings who have attended SPBS for the previous school year and are currently enrolled
- Children of active parish members
- To students in good standing who are transferring from another Catholic school
- As space permits, we welcome applications from children of registered, supporting, active members of surrounding parishes who bring a letter of recommendation from their pastor. A tuition and fee schedule for out-of-parish applicants is available upon request.
Required application materials specified above must be presented at the time of application, along with the non-refundable application fee of $50.00 per student.
Behavior grades must be above average.
Parents must agree to actively and consistently support the spiritual, academic and financial standards of the school.
Students applying for Kindergarten must be 5 years of age by September 1st of the year they enter school. Students applying for grade 1 must be 6 years of age by September 1st. No exceptions will be made to the age requirement policy. Applicants will be evaluated prior to admission by the school.
Students registering for grades 2-8 will be evaluated prior to admission. The evaluation process will include but is not limited to a personal interview with the student and family, placement test, records and recommendation(s) from previous teacher(s) and school(s).

Notification

Notification as to whether or not your child has been accepted for admittance into SPBS will be mailed to you on or before April 18, 2008. Please do not call the school office unless you have not received your letter within a reasonable time after that date.

If your child is not accepted, the school office will hold his/her application package through November of 2008. Should an unexpected opening occur in that class, applications on file will be once again reviewed. Applications do not carry over from year to year. You must re-apply each year. We do not maintain an ongoing formal waiting list.

Thank you for your interest in Saint Paschal Baylon School. If you have questions about the application or materials required, please call the school office between 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. at (805) 495-9340. We look forward to meeting you and your children…