School Registration

Annual school registration occurs in late winter/early spring of each year for returning students and in early spring for new students. Tuition payments must be current to register for the next school term. Registration fees vary annually.


Openings for 2011 - 2012 School Year
Eighth Grade – 13
Seventh Grade – 2
Sixth Grade – 6
Fifth Grade – 0
Fourth Grade – 3
Third Grade – 9
Second Grade – 0
First Grade – 10
Kindergarten – 16
K4 - 0


Admission to K4, Kindergarten and First Grade 

K4 children must be four (4) years old, Kindergarten children must be five (5) years old, and first grade children must be six (6) years old on or before September 1st in the year he/she proposes to enter school.

The procedures for admission of underage children are as follows:
It should be understood that only parents with children who birthdays fall prior to October 1st but after September 1st may apply for early admission. The procedures for admission of underage children are as follows:

1. The parent applies to the principal. An interview is held to determine reasons for requesting early admission to first grade or kindergarten.

2. If the school has determined by local policy that they will accept such candidates, a locally devised screen and/or assessment program shall be used to further determine the school readiness of the candidates.

3. The principal informs the parent of the acceptance or denial of enrollment decision.

4. Admission to first grade or kindergarten is considered to be on a trial basis. If within a reasonable period of time the child does not adjust to the school situation, the principal may request that the parents withdraw the child and enroll him/her at the regular age.


Admission Policy  
    
In order that SJV School can continue the teaching of the full Christian message and maintain quality education, the School Board Admission Policy shall be followed. St. John Vianney School is non-discriminatory in its admission policies and admits students of any race, color, nationality or ethnic origin (5110).

The following priorities will be used to determine admission of students into any given class:

1.      Children whose parents are registered members of St. John Vianney Parish and who have siblings that were enrolled in St. John Vianney School during the second semester of the previous school year. Where there is more than one child that falls into this category, priority among those children will be determined in the following order:

a.      The date of enrollment of the family in St. John Vianney Parish.
b.      The first date of enrollment in St. John Vianney School of any sibling of that child.

2.      Children whose parents are registered members of St. John Vianney Parish. Where there is more than one child whose family falls into this category, priority among those children will be determined in the following order:

a.      The date of enrollment of the family in St. John Vianney Parish.
b.      The date of receipt in the School Office of the family’s  St. John Vianney request for School Registration form.

3.      Children of St. John Vianney School teachers, staff and parish staff. Where there is more than one child that falls into this category, priority among those children will be determined by the parish/school employee’s most recent start date of employment.

4.      Children whose parents are not registered members of St. John Vianney Parish. Where there is more than one child that falls into this category, priority among those children will be determined in the following order:

a.      Children who are the grandchildren of registered members of St. John Vianney Parish.

          For information about how to register, go to http://www.stjohnv.org/newparishmem.asp

b.      Children of St. John Vianney School alumnae.

c.      Children of families who are registered members of other Catholic Parishes.

d.      Children of families who do not fit into one of the previous categories.

Parents or legal guardians who are given verbal or written notification of an opening for their child/children in the enrollment of St. John Vianney School shall be given a minimum of seven (7) days to respond to the offer of enrollment. Failure to respond to the notification of an opening in the enrollment of SJV will constitute a refusal of that opening. Parents will be given the option, after the refusal of an opening, to leave their name on the waiting list for enrollment or to have it removed. Refusal of an opening will not affect the priority of a family as determined by the criteria of this policy.

Once admission has been granted, the parents must submit the following:

Evidence of Date of Birth - A legal birth certificate (copies not accepted) or other authentic proof of a student’s age must be presented prior to a student’s initial entry into any grade level.

Evidence of Physical Exam - A certificate of examination of health by a certified physician must be submitted prior to a student’s initial entrance to St. John Vianney School. The SJV Child Health Examination form will be provided in the registration packet or can be obtained through the school office.  

Home Language Survey - A Home Language Survey form will be provided in the registration packet or can be obtained through the school office.

Baptismal Certificate - A baptismal certificate must be submitted by baptized Catholic students not baptized at St. John Vianney Parish prior to the student’s entry into any grade level. 

Transfer Students - A student transferring to SJV must present the most recent report card or legally valid equivalent grade record as evidence of achievement in the school last attended. Transfers not due to change of address, will be investigated by the principal. Upon receiving satisfactory reasons for the transfer, the student may then be formally enrolled. All transferring students are probationary for the first semester they attend SJV. The probationary period is for the purpose of determining if SJV’s educational program can meet the needs of the transferred student. 

Parental permission is no longer required when records are requested by authorized school personnel. (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, Federal Register, PL94-142, Ch. 34, Park 99.31). 

School Registration - Annual school registration occurs in late winter/early spring of each year for returning students and in early spring for new students. Tuition payments must be current to register for the next school term. Registration fees vary annually.