The following standards shall apply to all children applying for the kindergarten educational program from Christ Lutheran Preschool. Due to facility space limitations in our elementary school, no preschool child is guaranteed a place in Kindergarten.

1. A child shall have observed his/her 5th birthday by September 15 of the current year.
2. A child shall be tested through approved evaluation (developmental, maturity, and academic) by a trained staff member and evaluated for physical and emotional kindergarten readiness by the preschool classroom teacher. This evaluation must reflect scores in the average to above average range. The family’s tuition accounts must be current. An account is not current if it is past the established 10-day grace period.
3. The files of all preschool students who have been tested for Christ Lutheran Kindergarten will be submitted to the Admissions Committee for review and selection. The committee will examine each student’s file contents, including teacher comments, payment history, as well as test scores and evaluator’s comments.
4. When more students qualify than space allows, the following criteria shall apply: 1st consideration: **Returning Church Members with sibling(s) enrolled (*sibling is defined as a member of the same household who is currently enrolled prior to the test application deadline).

2nd Consideration: Returning Non-Church Member with *sibling(s) enrolled. (Returning student must have completed two consecutive months prior to test application deadline).

3rd Consideration: **Returning Church Member

4th Consideration: Returning Non-Church Member (In the event there are more “eligible returning non-church members” than spaces allow, consideration in tuition responsibility, length of enrollment and parental cooperation will be a factor in determining selection).

** Church member consideration is given after six months of active church membership. An active member is defined as:

1. Attended worship services at least 50% of the Sundays during the past calendar year, and faithfully partaking of Holy Communion.
2. Attempting to contribute an amount equal to the difference between regular and discounted tuition rates to Christ Lutheran Church (may be designated for school use).

It is of the utmost importance that parents constantly seek to remind themselves that their support of the school, especially in regards to prompt payment of tuition and a willingness to volunteer in school projects, does operate as a pre-requisite to re-registration and a condition for continued presence in the school. The school reserves the right to deny re-admission or continued enrollment to any family delinquent in tuition. In addition, failure to support the philosophy, objectives, and policies of the school may also result in a bar to re-admission or continued enrollment.

The administration and faculty of Christ Lutheran School wish to remind every family that this school is not geared to accommodate those students who demonstrate significant grade level deficiencies or behavioral problems. We do all in our power to recommend and/or schedule specialized testing where academic deficiencies may be caused by specific learning disabilities and will assist in referrals for alternate school placement where necessary.