1. Parent Campus Tour
Call our Director of Admissions, Colleen Sullivan, at 423-0341 ext 302, to schedule a visit! You can tour the school to see our classrooms in action. Open Houses are scheduled monthly from October through April. Private Tours are usually scheduled on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. See the Admissions page for all the ways to visit Gateway.
2. Application
Complete the Application for Admission, Parent Questionnaire, and Outside Assessments/ Records Form and submit with your application fee. ($75 K-3rd and $125 4th-8th) The application fee covers the cost of admissions assessment.
Application Deadline: February 28, 2012. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis after the deadline if there is space available.
3. Teacher Recommendations
Please give the Teacher Recommendation form(s) to your child’s current teacher(s). Two Teacher Recommendations are required for 2nd through 8th grade applicants. Please give one form to your child’s current teacher, and one to another teacher or administrator who knows your child well. Provide a stamped envelope addressed to: Gateway School Admissions, 126 Eucalyptus Avenue, Santa Cruz CA 95060. The report must be mailed directly to Gateway from your child’s school.
4. School Records
(for 1st through 8th grade applicants only)
Please provide copies of your child’s school progress reports for the past two years of school (one year if applying for 1st grade) and any standardized test results if available (ie., STAR, ERB etc.). If you do not have copies, you may need to request them from the school directly, using the Records Release form.
5. ACADEMIC ASSESSMENT/SHADOW VISIT
Kindergarten Applicants
Schedule your child for one of the following kindergarten readiness assessments at 9am or 1pm.*
- January 28, 2012
- February 11, 2012
- February 25, 2012
*Priority Consideration in Kindergarten Admissions is given to siblings.
1st – 8th Grade Applicants
Call the Admissions Office to schedule your child for a shadow visit to his/her grade for a half-day or full-day. Applicants will spend the day in a classroom observing and participating in the classroom activities. All visitors will be assigned a “buddy” from the classroom to help them to navigate the day.
- 8:45-12:00 for grade 1 applicants
- 8:45-2:45 for grade 2-3 applicants
- 8:30-3:00 for grade 4 applicants
- 8:30-3:00 for grade 5-8 applicants
Admissions Assessment
1st-8th grade applicants will be assessed for reading, writing, spelling and math skills appropriate for their grade level.
- 1st-3rd grade applicants – will be assessed during their Shadow Visit
- 4th-8th grade applicants – will either be assessed during their visit or be asked to attend an assessment on a Saturday.
6. EVALUATION & NOTIFICATION
Applications will be evaluated by the Admissions Team and admissions decisions mailed once steps 1-5 are complete.
