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How to Apply

The application process for prospective families is as follows:

Preschool Applicants

  • Request information (http://www.ringmountain.org/contact.php) or download the application (http://www.ringmountain.org/admissions_forms.php) from our forms page.
  • Schedule a tour of the Preschool Campus by contacting the Director of Admissions (mailto:mmabry@ringmountain.org). Tours are scheduled approximately every other week, on various mornings from 9:30-10:45am. Tours are for adults only (infants OK). Application packets are available during tours. You can phone the preschool admissions line at (415)381-8181 x31 for specific preschool tour information and dates.
  • Submit an application with the $50 application fee.
  • Preschool applications are accepted year round. The majority of admissions decisions for Fall 2008 will be made during March 2008, with preference given to returning families, siblings of currently enrolled students, and applicants that will continue into the RMDS Elementary/Middle School. Prospective preschool families may be enrolled year-round per space availability.


K - 8 Applicants

For basic information about the Ring Mountain Elementary/Middle School, to schedule a campus tour or make an Open House reservation, or to arrange for a student visit or parent interview, please contact our Administrative Assistant, Bobbi Perez, at bperez@ringmountain.org  or 415(381-8183 x0). For all other admissions inquiries, please contact our Director of Admissions, Mark Mabry, at mmabry@ringmountain.org or (415)381-8183 x35.

  • Request information (http://www.ringmountain.org/contact.php) or download the application forms (http://www.ringmountain.org/admissions_forms.php) from our forms page.
  • Arrange for a visit to the Elementary/Middle School Campus. You can choose to join us on a campus tour or attend one of our Open Houses:
    • Call to schedule a tour of the Elementary / Middle School Campus. Lower school (K-4) tours are held on Monday or Wednesday mornings from 9:15-10:30am. Middle School (5-8) tours are held on Tuesday or Friday mornings from 9:45-11:00am or Wednesday afternoon from 12:45-2:00pm. All tours are for adults only. Application packets are available during tours.
    • Open Houses are held outside of regular school hours and provide an opportunity to visit our campus, chat with our faculty in their classrooms, and discuss a Ring Mountain education with our administrative team. We have two Open Houses scheduled from 1:00-3:00 pm on Sunday, October 28, 2007 and on Sunday, January 13, 2008. Please make a reservation to attend an Open House.
  • Submit an application with the $100 application fee.
  • Give the confidential Student Evaluation form to your child’s current teacher so that the teacher can complete and return the form to us. We would like to have this form returned to us before your child's campus visit.
  • Give the Record Release form (http://www.ringmountain.org/admissions_forms.php) (2nd through 8th grade applicants) to your child’s current school so that the school can send these records to us. We would like to have this form returned to us before your child's campus visit.
  • Schedule a student visit:
    • Entering Kindergarten students will visit the Elementary Campus to participate in a playgroup (including a short readiness assessment).
    • Entering 1st through 8th grade students visit the Elementary/Middle School campus during regular school hours for a day. The campus visit allows your child to participate in the school day with our current students to give an authentic assessment of the potential child-school "fit."
  • For entering Kindergarten students, schedule a parent interview to take place after your child's campus visit.
  • All Elementary / Middle School application materials are due by the priority application deadline of January 31, 2008. Applications received after this date will be considered, but applications submitted by the priority application deadline will be given preference.
  • Admissions decisions will be mailed on Wednesday, March 12, 2008. The enrollment deadline for contracts and deposits to be returned to Ring Mountain is Wednesday, March 29, 2008 by 10am.

Ring Mountain Day School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, special needs, or national or ethnic origin.
All students are welcome to apply.

 



 
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