Policies and Procedures for Admissions and Continuing Enrollment

Please use the following information to guide you through our admissions/application process.  We are happy to answer any questions and encourage you to call the school office at 858-270-9350.  Maria Montessori School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, creed, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation or gender in its admission procedures.

1. When placed on our wait list, MMS has permission to contact your child’s previous school to obtain information on both the child’s academic performance and general behavior.
2. When a spot for your child/ren becomes available, you will be contacted by phone and asked to enroll. Before enrollment can be considered your child/ren will either need an Administrative Recommendation Form from their previous school (Elementary and Secondary students) or if joining our Primary program be at least 2.5 years of age and have been potty trained.
3. Elementary and secondary students may be required to participate in shadow day in their future classroom.
4. Once contacted by the school, we allow up to 5 school days to accept enrollment. If your decision will need more time, we may put you back on the wait list for a later time. Failure to respond to our invitation to enroll may lead to your child/ren being removed from our wait list.
5. Once enrollment is accepted, you will be invited to schedule an appointment. At this appointment, you will fill out an Enrollment Form, Application Form, and pay your first installment as a deposit. This appointment is a great opportunity for your child/ren to visit the school.
6. Once the first tuition installment has been made and forms have been received, you will be added to our email list, our parent-teacher forum Konstella, and emailed a Registration Packet to be filled and returned before your child/ren’s start date.
7. For September start dates, you and your child/ren will be invited to attend our New Family Orientation where you and your child/ren will have the opportunity to meet their assigned teachers and see their classroom. New Family Orientation takes place on the Friday before the start of each school year.
8. We do not utilize specific academic entrance requirements.  We accept students of varying academic ability and diverse learning styles.  However, we do not accept students who potentially may be disruptive to the class or who will require excessive individual attention from staff members.  New students are admitted with a 30 day probationary status.
9. Maria Montessori School reserves the right to remove a student at any time if, in the sole judgment of the School, that student’s conduct, progress, or influence on campus is not in keeping with the School’s accepted standards, as determined by the School’s sole discretion.
10. Maria Montessori School reserves the right to ask a parent to withdraw his/her child if the parent becomes abusive to the staff or to other children, as determined by the School’s sole discretion.