Enrollment
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Kindergarten through age 6
Application Guide
City Garden is currently enrolling children entering kindergarten for the 2011-2012 school year. We are currently only accepting applications from students who reside within our target geographic area, which is the land area within the following street boundaries: Grand to the east, Kingshighway to the west, Highway 64/40 to the north and Magnolia Avenue to the south.
The application deadline for incoming kindergarten-aged children is Friday, February 10, 2012. Please have your application and all necessary documents submitted by 3:00 p.m. on that date.
You are welcome to submit an application after these deadlines; however, your application will be added to a lottery pool. A weekly lottery will be held whenever spaces become available.
If you would like to apply for to City Garden Montessori Charter School, please follow these Enrollment Procedures:
- Visit City Garden Montessori School.
- Meet with the Director or an Associate of City Garden Montessori School.
- Schedule a classroom experience for your child at City Garden Montessori Charter School.
- Submit a completed Application Form.
- Submit all required documentation:
- An official birth certificate
- Current immunization records
- Two documents showing proof of residence, i.e., utility bills, a mortgage statement, lease, state identification
The school will make copies of these documents and return originals as soon as possible.
Timeline:
October 3, 2011 – February 10, 2012: “Open enrollment” period. CGMS will be accepting applications from students who reside within its target area. The target area for CGMS rests within the following land area: Grand to the east, Kingshighway to the west, Magnolia Avenue to the south and Highway 64/40 to the north.
February 10, 2012: Open enrollment ends. All documentation must be submitted by 3:00 p.m. on this date.
February 15, 2012: Lottery to be held if necessary. Accepted students are notified within three days.
All students who are accepted for enrollment have two weeks to respond to let CGMS know that they will indeed attend the school in 2012-2013.
If all slots have not been filled by March 7, 2012, CGMS will continue to accept applications from students residing in the target area on a weekly basis. The weekly deadline will be Friday at 3:00 p.m.; a lottery, if needed, will be held on the following Tuesday.
Second Open Enrollment Period
If all spaces are not filled by March 23, 2012, CGMS will hold a second open enrollment period from March 23, 2012 through April 20, 2012, which will be open to students residing in the expanded target area, which encompasses the following land area: Compton to the east, Kingshighway to the west, Chippewa/ Gravois to the south and Highway 64/40 to the north.
April 20, 2012: Open enrollment ends. All documentation must be submitted by 3:00 p.m. on this date—NO EXCEPTIONS.
April 25, 2012: Lottery to be held if necessary. Accepted students are notified within three days.
All students who are accepted for enrollment have two weeks to respond to let CGMS know that they will indeed attend the school in 2012-2013.
Third Open Enrollment Period
If all spaces are not filled by June 1, 2012, CGMS will hold a third open enrollment period from June 4, 2012 to June 22, 2012, which will be open to students residing in the City of St. Louis, south of Martin Luther King Blvd.
June 22, 2012: Open enrollment ends. All documentation must be submitted by 3:00 p.m. on this date—NO EXCEPTIONS.
June 27, 2012: Lottery to be held if necessary. Accepted students are notified within three days.
All students who are accepted for enrollment have two weeks to respond to let CGMS know that they will indeed attend the school in 2012-2013.
CGMCS shall not base admissions upon the race, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, disability, gender, income level, proficiency in English or athletic ability of the students or the parents or guardians; nor will students’ prior academic and behavioral records be considered.
Primary, ages 3 to 5
Students in our preschool must be age 3 by the first day of the school year. Our preschool serves children ages 3 to 5 years old who live in our targeted geographic area (Hwy 40/I-64 on the north, Magnolia Ave. on the south, Kingshighway on the west and Grand Ave. on the east). Contact Carrie Tallon at 314-664-7646 or Carrie@citygardenschool.org for more information.
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