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Goldie Maple Academy

ADMISSION POLICY

2009-2010

Angela Logan, Principal
Beverly Edouard, Assistant Principal

Dear prospective parents,

Goldie Maple Academy is a choice elementary school in District 27. In accordance with our philosophy, our school is seeking students who are motivated to commit themselves to achieve academically and to be well rounded socially.

Parents of prekindergarten children must follow the new guidelines established by the Department of Education for admission. To apply to a prekindergarten program, please check the Department of Education website for further assistance.

Guidelines for kindergarten admission must:

· Be 5 years of age by December 31

Be administered a kindergarten readiness assessment
Have a report/evaluation from the pre-school teacher (if applicable)
Provide current immunization records
Complete Goldie Maple Academy application

Students seeking admission in Grade 1 must:

Be 6 years of age by August 31
Be administered a developmental readiness assessment
Have a report card from the kindergarten and/or a report from the kindergarten teacher.
Have the principal of the current school complete and return the Goldie Maple Academy Application.
Be in good standing regarding attendance, behavior and academic performance*

Students seeking admission in Grades 2 - 7 must:

Produce a current report card having no grade lower than a 2 in all areas;
Produce a copy of standardized test scores with no percentile rank lower than the level 2 for grades 3 & 4. Students entering grade 5 and 6 need to score level 3 or 4 on the science and social studies NYS Assessment respectively.
Be administered a grade-level readiness assessment.
Have the principal of the current school complete and return the application form for the upcoming school year.
Provide current immunization records
Be in good standing regarding attendance, behavior and academic performance*

* All students entering grades K – 7^th grade are required to provide ATS reports (RISA ,RHSP, SPEA and HDSP ). To be in good standing at Goldie Maple Academy, all entering kindergarten-sixth grade students must have achieved at least:

Level 2 on State ELA and Math exams for grades 3-7
ECLAS-2 score on grade level or above for grades K- 2
Attendance rate of at least 90% for the school year and no lateness issues(more that ten per year or five per month)
No record of behavioral issues such as teacher removals and/or suspensions

All applications will be reviewed carefully. Submission of an application does not guarantee that your child will be interviewed. Goldie Maple Academy admits students who qualify for admission without discrimination of gender, race or cultural background. Because each student has to complete an application and go through interview process, we do not add weight to an application if a sibling is/has been previously accepted into our program. Goldie Maple Academy is an application school. Parents must complete an application to have your child(ren) admitted. We are also a uniform school. All students are dressed in white tops and navy blue bottoms daily in grades prekindergarten - fifth. Sixth and seventh grade students are required to wear white tops with a tie. Also black bottoms (pants, skirts, skorts or dress).

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