APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

1. Obtain an application packet from the school office beginning February 2nd.  The application fee for the 2010-2011 school year is $50.00.  A $5.00 fee is required when the packet is given out, and the balance of $45.00 is required when the packet is returned to the school office.  For St. James Parishioners only, the $5.00 initial fee is waived, and the $50.00 application fee is due when the packet is returned to the office.

2. Return the packet to the school office on or before February 26th, 2010 with:

• $45.00/$50.00 non-refundable application fee

• Application form, with ALL spaces completed

• A copy of your child’s Birth Certificate

• A copy of your child’s Baptismal Certificate

• A copy of your child’s yellow California immunization record

• A copy of your child’s most recent Report Card (for entry into grades 1 – 8)

• A copy of your child’s First Communion Certificate (for entry into grades 3 - 8)

• A copy of your child’s most recent standardized test (IOWA, Stanford, etc.) – for entry into grades 3 – 8

3. Kindergarten applicants will receive appointments for individual testing when application packets are returned to the school office.  The dates for Kindergarten testing are Monday, March 29th and Tuesday, March 30th.
   
   Grades 1-8:  Make certain that student applicants are present at St. James School for
   the entrance examination that will be given on:
   
   Wednesday, March 31st, 2010 from 3:30 – 4:15 PM
   
   Students should plan to arrive at 3:15 PM, as no applicant will be admitted after testing has begun. 

4. Receive notification by mail of acceptance/non-acceptance during the week of April 5, 2010.

5. There will be an OPEN HOUSE on Wednesday, February 24th at 9 A.M. and another at 11 A.M.  Please call the school office to reserve a time.

APPLICATION QUALIFICATIONS :

All incoming students are academically tested and will, upon satisfactory performance, be admitted as follows:

                Priority 1:  Students whose families are registered and active parishioners of St. James Parish and who regularly attend Mass at St. James as verified by the use of Church envelopes for which no mandatory minimum contribution is expected, and whose families submit their registration forms by the required dates.  Parish envelope usage is recorded weekly by Parish staff and evaluated by the Pastor and Principal who, in turn direct re-classification where necessary.

                Priority 2:  If room is available, transferring Catholic school students whose parish is St. James and who previously attended another Catholic school.

                Priority 3:  If room is available, transferring Parish students who previously attended public school.

                Priority 4:  If room is available, Catholic students from outside of the parish who families will support the school.

                Priority 5:  If room is available, other students who by their behavior and attitude demonstrate an acceptance of the St. James school philosophy will be admitted.

                * Admission of any student is decided by the Pastor and Principal.

ADMISSION TO KINDERGARTEN will be determined by two factors following the determination of priority status listed above:

1. the applicant student must be five years of age by September 1st of the academic year for which they are seeking admission, and

2. the applicant student must demonstrate that he/she is developmentally ready as determined by data complied as a result of readiness screening.

A child who is six years of age by September 1st of the academic year for which he/she is seeking admission and who is developmentally ready as determined by data compiled as a result of readiness screening may be admitted to Grade One.

Students entering Grades Two and Three must be age seven and eight respectively by September 1st of the year they are seeking entrance to St. James School.

For each school year children must be the appropriate age for the particular grade level by SEPTEMBER 1st of the academic year for which they are seeking admission.

It is of utmost importance that parents constantly seek to remind themselves that their support of the school, especially in regards to prompt payment of tuition and a willingness to volunteer in school projects, does operate as a pre-requisite to re-registration and a condition for continued presence in school.  The school reserves the right to deny re-admission to any family delinquent in tuition, or who has not met the Parent Agreement requirement.  In addition, failure to support the philosophy, objectives, and policies of the school may also be a bar to re-admission.

All new students will be placed on academic and conduct probation for at least one term.

The administration and faculty of St. James Parish School wish to remind every family that this school is not geared to accommodate those students who demonstrate severe grade level deficiencies or behavioral problems.  We do all in our power to recommend and/or schedule specialized testing where academic deficiencies may be used by specific learning disabilities, and will assist in referrals for alternate school placement where necessary.

N0N-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT

“St. James School admits students of any Race, Color, National and Ethnic Origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school.  The school does not discriminate on the basis of Race, Color, National or Ethnic Origin in the administration of its education policies, admission policies, scholarship programs, or other school administered programs.”