An emailed version of our 2021-2022 Registration Packet was sent out to each family this week and a hard copy was sent home with the youngest child in each family today (yesterday for some).
This year, registration will run from Feb. 16 - Feb. 26 for our current St. Patrick families and will open up to new families on March 1. It is our goal that we will have 100% of our current families submit full registration or the minimum $200 registration deposit by February 26, which will give us a good idea of how many openings we have in each classroom as we open registration to new families on March 1.
Why do we ask for registration in the spring? Registering now allows proper planning of our staffing and budgetary needs for the following school year. We want to continue our mission to be inclusive and welcome ALL students who wish to attend our school, but we also have to maintain the small class sizes and focus on academic integrity and individualized instruction we promise to our families. Early registration allows us to take a look at our numbers and make any additions to our staff that might be needed to continue to meet our students' needs.
Registration Options:
Option #1: Submit registration payment in full (along with your paperwork) by February 26 to receive a $200 discount on your total registration fees.
Option #2: Submit the $200 registration deposit by February 26 (along with your paperwork) and pay the remaining balance of registration fees by August 9.
Right now, we haven't decided if we will be capping our class sizes at 15 again next year. We are moving forward with this for now and will wait until later this summer to decide if we feel it's safe to open up any further space in classrooms.
As of today, our class sizes are:
Kindergarten: 14
First Grade: 12
Second Grade: 15
Third Grade: 16
Fourth Grade: 11
Fifth Grade: 14
Sixth Grade; 15
Seventh Grade: 18
Eighth Grade: 15
In looking towards next year, if all of our current students re-enroll (which we hope you do!), we have limited spacing for the upcoming year. This is very exciting, yet makes it even more important that we have our registration in place as quickly as we possibly can for the 2021-2022 school year.
If all students re-enroll, and we continue to cap our class sizes at 15, we would be looking at:
Kindergarten: (unsure at this time)
First Grade: 1 opening
Second Grade: 3 openings
Third Grade: 0 openings
Fourth Grade: 0 openings
Fifth Grade: 4 openings
Sixth Grade: 1 opening
Seventh Grade: 0 openings
Eighth Grade: 0 openings
We are hoping to bump our 2nd-8th grade classes to 20 students next year, but we still aren't sure if we will be able to do that yet. Our Kindergarten and 1st grade classes will remain at 15 regardless. Either way, it is our hope that we start the year with full classes in every grade level!
