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Application Guidelines
Rochester Montessori School's goal is to admit students and families
who share and support our educational and philosophical ideals, and who
bring cultural, social, economic and ethnic diversity to our classrooms.
Admission Process
Step One: Tour of the
school. Please contact the
office at office@rmschool.org
or at (507)
288-8725 for open tour dates. (Tours begin in
October and end in late May).
Step Two: Fill out an
application, including
$75 non-refundable fee. Applications are given out
at the tours or you can downloead the
application (2 pages) below.
Application
for
Admission (page 1)
Application
for Admission (page 2)
Step Three: Complete an
observation. Prospective parent observations are held on Wednesday
mornings at 9:15 am (beginning in
October and ending in late May).
After your observation you are invited to a question and answer session
with the
Admissions Director.
Placement Offers
We begin making placements in February for the next school year. Offers
of placement are made by the Admissions Director and are based on the
needs of the individual environments. A tour of the school, an
observation, and a completed application with application fee are
required before a placement offer is considered.
Financial Aid
Please contact the Admissions Director for information about available
financial aid options.
Admission Fees for 2008-2009
Security Deposit
$500
A one-time, non-transferable deposit due when a child is placed in the school --
$1500 max. per family -- refundable upon completion of the child's
final year at RMS provided noticfication is given during re-enrollment.
If, for any reason, an application or a child is withdrawn before or
during the school year, the deposit is forfeited.
*Failure to pay the security deposit may result in the loss of
placement.
Parent Teacher Student
Association $35
A yearly fee per family due with the first tuition payment. This mondy
is used to provide a base of operation for the PTSA.
Building Fee
$480
A yearly non-refundable fee assessed per family to defer cost
associated with the building acquisition. This will be deducted with
your second tuition payment.
Elementary Fees
$75
Class fee.
*There may be a fee for larger scale outings. (i.e. Eagle Bluff)
Tuition for 2008-2009
School Year
A yearly rate payable in 10 installments, June (1), and
September through May (9) respectively.
Half Day Toddler and Children's
House
$4,780/year
Full Day (all
programs)
$7,960/year
Additional Services
(CH and Elementary only)
Early Drop Off (7:30-8:40)
$5.25/day
Late Pick-up 1 (3:30-4:30)
$5.50/day
Late Pick-up 2 (3:30-5:30)
$8.25/day
*Reservations taken starting in August. Limited drop-ins available.
Nondiscrimination Policy
Rochester Montessori School admits students of any race, color,
national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and
activities generally accorded or made available to students at the
school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national
and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies,
admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and
other school-administered programs.
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