Guidelines for Admission

Guidelines for Admission Preschool Tuition Rates Kindergarten Registration Grades 1-8 Registration

Enrollment Information

A. ADMISSION OF STUDENTS AND REGISTRATION

The Queen of Peace handbook is a sincere effort to foster a better understanding of your school and its assets as well as to coordinate the cooperative efforts of all who are involved in its programs. We ask that when you receive it, you read it, and become familiar with the guidelines as outlined. When you send your child/children to Queen of Peace School you commit yourself to accepting the curriculum and discipline as provided in the regulations.

General Admission

Queen of Peace School is the parish school of Queen of Peace Catholic Church. Our goal is not only to achieve academic excellence, but also to educate all our students in the Catholic Faith. Therefore, our entire student body is expected to maintain a certain academic standard and a manner of behavior appropriate to a Catholic school.

Students of a variety of backgrounds are welcome at Queen of Peace, provided they meet the eligibility requirements for admission.

Admission shall not be based solely on scholastic ability and/or achievement. Students who seek admission to avoid desegregation will not be accepted.

1. Each student must provide evidence that he or she is capable of successfully completing the educational program offered by the school and present a record of good conduct. All new students will be accepted on a probationary basis for two quarters. During that time a serious infraction of school regulations could result in a dismissal. After the probationary period, the student may be accepted on a full student status upon review and recommendation of the principal and teachers.

2. According to Ohio Law, the parent or guardian of the pupil, at the time of his/her initial entry to Queen of Peace School, shall present to the principal or secretary any records given to him/her by the elementary school he/she most recently attended. Parent or guardian shall also present a birth certification within 24 hours of the pupil’s entry into school. A school official shall request the pupil’s official records from the elementary school he/she most recently attended. If the school the pupil claims to have most recently attended indicates it does not have records of the pupil’s attendance; or the records are not received within 14 days of the date of request; or if the pupil does not present a birth certificate or comparable certificate or certification from another state, territory, possession, or nation; the principal will notify the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction in the area where the pupil resides of this fact and of the possibility that the pupil may be a missing child.

Parish Membership Means:

The pupil per year cost of educating a student is approximately $3,800.00 per year. The parishioner tuition rate is only approximately one-half that amount. To maintain such a tuition rate and for the Parish to be able to pay the remaining portion we need to depend on the parishioners who enjoy this benefit to be active in other ways to support the parish and school. To be eligible for in-parish tuition, we need to require parish families with children in our school to accept and comply with the following responsibilities:

Each Catholic family shall register in the parish before their child/children shall be registered in the school. (This presumes that at the time of registration the children are baptized Catholics. If not, they do not qualify for the in-parish tuition rate.)

2. Each family shall regularly attend Sunday Mass at Queen of Peace Church.

3. Each family shall make regular use of the contribution envelopes according to their means.

4. Each family shall participate in parish and school functions and celebrations, such as sacramental preparation meetings, parent-teacher conferences, meet-the-teacher open house.

The family of the child must be willing to be of service to the school and parish by helping out at the weekly and annual fundraising events, such as Bingo and the parish festival, among others.

Any family having difficulty meeting any of these responsibilities should contact the Pastor or Principal to discuss their situation. Limited financial assistance is available through the Pastor and/or Principal.

Items 2 through 5 will be monitored through the use of the parish computer system and log-in sheets for the various fund-raising activities and through your presence at the school and parish functions and celebrations (see #4 above). These records will be reviewed each quarter of the academic year. Failure to comply with these items will necessarily result in the loss of the in-parish tuition rate for that school year and/or the ability to register your child for the following year.

If a family is grossly negligent in their payment of tuition or in their participation as members of the parish, and if they have neglected to discuss their situation with the principal or pastor, then they will be asked to remove their child/children from the school or face expulsion.

Non-Parishioners and/or Non-Catholics

1. After the children of the parish have been accommodated and if there is room, then any student not a member of Queen of Peace Parish may have the opportunity to enroll.

2. Once a student who is not a member of the parish has been admitted to Queen of Peace School, he/she will be considered a member of the school on an equal basis with each student who is a member of the parish, and will be given the same opportunity to enroll each successive year.

Kindergarten and First Grade Admission

The Ohio revised code (section 332-01) provides that no child may be admitted to Kindergarten or first grade of a public school unless he/she is five or six years of age on or before September 30^th of the year of admittance. Children who turn five or six between October 1 and January 1 inclusive, are considered underage candidates for Kindergarten and first grade. Upon the request of the parent/guardian, all underage candidates should be referred to the principal for an explanation of the procedures and requirements for the admission of underage children. Children, who turn five or six after January 1, will be admitted to kindergarten or first grade respectively, that school year.

Guidelines for Admission Eligibility:

Preschool: 1. Current preschool students

2. Parishioners with siblings in Queen of Peace School

3. Parishioners new to the school

4. Non-parishioners with sibling in Queen of Peace School

5. Non-parishioners new to school

(Once a child is enrolled in Kindergarten, he/she is considered eligible to be enrolled in the school through the 8^th grade, provided the academic, behavioral and participation requirements of our parish school are met.)

Kindergarten: 1. Parishioners with siblings in school at Queen of Peace

2. Parishioners from preschool

3. Parishioners that did not go to preschool here

4. Catholic non-parishioners from preschool

5. Catholic non-parishioners new to the school

6. Non-parishioners from preschool

1^st Grade: 1. Current Queen of Peace Kindergartners

2. New students with siblings in Queen of Peace

3. Parishioners new to the school

4. New Catholic non-parishioners

5. Other new non-parishioners

Grade 2 through 8: 1. Current Queen of Peace School students

2. Parishioners with siblings in Queen of Peace School

3. Parishioners new to the school

4. Catholic non-parishioners

5. Other non-parishioners

Time Line for Registration

Any request for the registration of new students in grades Preschool – Eighth is handled by the school principal. A general registration period is usually held early in the calendar year for the next school year. Under special circumstances, new students may be admitted at other times during the school year.

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