Admission to Cascade Canyon School is available year-round as space permits, although priority is given to families who apply by February 5. Admission is based on an evaluation of your child's previous school history (if applicable), a family interview, and your child's participation in a typical school day. We also strongly encourage applicant families to attend at least one Parent Tour and Open House to learn more about Cascade Canyon School, meet our teachers and familiarize yourself with our school philosophy.
As our Kindergarten program tends to fill quickly, we strongly recommend that Kindergarten applications are received by February 5 so that your child can be considered in our first round of admissions decisions. Families seeking tuition assistance (see below) must also submit their school application at this time.
Students entering Kindergarten must be five years old by December 1. However, following the changes in California law, the cut-off date for Kindergarten admission in 2012 will be 5 years old by November 1st; in 2013, it will be 5 years old by October 1st; and in 2014, it will be 5 years old by September 1st.
Please request an Application by calling our Admissions office at 415-459-3464, or click on the link here: ccs_2011_2012_application. A non-refundable $125 fee is also required for each student at the time of application.
Parent Tours in 2011/2012
Please call the Admissions Office at 415-459-3464 to reserve a space.
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Thursday, October 20, 2011 (10:30 - 11:30 AM)
- Thursday, November 10, 2011 (10:30 - 11:30 AM)
- Thursday, December 8, 2011 (10:30 - 11:30 AM)
- Thursday, January 19, 2012 (10:30 - 11:30 AM)
- Thursday, February 9, 2012 (10:30 - 11:30 AM)
- Thursday, March 15, 2012 (10:30 - 11:30 AM)
* Please note that dates in italics occur after the first application deadline and the due date for scholarship applications.
Open Houses in 2011/2012
(An RSVP is not required to attend an Open House.)
- Saturday, November 5, 2011 (10:00 AM- 12 noon)
- Saturday, January 28, 2011 (10:00 AM-12 noon)
- Thursday, April 26, 2011 (6:30- 8:00 PM)
Tuition
For the 2011/2012 school year: $ 14,952
Tuition for the 2012/2013 school year will be set in February.
Cascade Canyon School will be offering a few partial scholarships for the school year 2012-2013 for families in need of tuition assistance. Cascade Canyon contracts with a third party program called SSS, which is offered through the National Association of Independent Schools, to review each family's financial data and tax forms. Families who are new to the school must meet the priority application deadline for Cascade Canyon School of Sunday, February 5, 2012 in order to be considered for tuition assistance. The deadline to submit the financial aid application is Saturday, February 18, 2012 although families are urged to submit applications ahead of this date. **Please note that a copy of your 2011 tax forms including your 2011 1040, all supporting schedules, and a copy of all W-2s, must be submitted along with your application (called a PFS) to SSS in order for your application to be considered complete. Families applying for financial aid should plan backwards to ensure that they have filed their 2011 Tax Returns ahead of the financial aid deadline. Please call the school office if you have futher questions about how to submit your application.
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1. Initial
contact is made by parents, either via a phone call or through an
Open House.
2. Parents are strongly
encouraged to attend a school tour which includes viewing the campus,
observing the individual classrooms and concluding with a follow up
discussion with the Director.
3. Parents
submit application, a copy of the most recent transcript, and the non-refundable application fee of $125.00. Submission of a
photograph of your child with the application is recommended.
4. If the school has questions about the application materials, a staff member will call the family to discuss the application.
5. CCS Admissions Office contacts parents to schedule a mandatory student visit.
6. Student attends Cascade Canyon for their visiting day.
- Prospective Kindergarten students attend from 8:30 - 10:30. Prospective first grade and second grade students attend from 8:30 - 12:00. Prospective third through seventh grade students attend school for the full day.
7. Parents and teacher discuss observation and visit. Student's current teacher and or other appropriate parties may be contacted for additional information.
8. Teachers meet with Director to discuss admission of prospective student.
8. Director makes a final decision as to whether the student will be admitted, and the family is notified.
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Description of our Program
For the 2012/2013 school year, Cascade Canyon School is pleased to announce that we have again set aside a small amount of money for several partial scholarships for Cascade Canyon School families who are in need of tuition assistance, and for whom a partial scholarship would make the difference in the family’s ability to attend Cascade Canyon School.
Cascade Canyon School has contracted with a third party, the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), to receive and analyze parents’ financial information and help guide the school’s Scholarship Committee in deciding how to allocate funds.
We hope that what we can provide through our Scholarship Program will help broaden the range of families who are able to attend Cascade Canyon School.
Eligibility
Current families and families new to Cascade Canyon School who are in need of tuition assistance are welcome to apply to be considered for partial scholarship for the 2012/2013 school year. New families must apply to the school by February 5, 2012 in order to apply for tuition assistance. Partial scholarships are available to students of any race, color, gender, creed, and national or ethnic origin.
How to Apply
We ask that parents complete a Parents’ Financial Statement (PFS) through School and Student Service for Financial Aid (SSS), a service of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), and provide SSS with a complete copy of your 2011 tax forms for review. For your application to be considered complete, your tax documentation must include a copy of your 2011 1040 form, along with all supporting forms and schedules, as well as a copy of all W-2s.
Please also submit a signed Federal Tax Form Form 4506 to the school, authorizing the IRS to furnish a certified copy of your 2011 1040 Tax Form to the school, should it be needed for verification purposes.
All of the above steps must be completed and documents received on or before the finanical aid deadline of February 18, 2012. Families new to the school must also apply to Cascade Canyon on or before February 5, 2012 for the financial aid application to be considered.The SSS program provides an objective analysis of family financial information to guide the Scholarship Committee in determining how much a family can pay toward school costs. Please note that you must file your 2011 taxes ahead of filling out the PFS and submitting the 4506, so that all of your information pertains to reported tax information from the current tax year.
Steps to Prepare the Parents’ Financial Statement (PFS) through SSS online
Note: Deadline to submit your completed PFS and all supporting financial documents is FEBRUARY 18, 2012..
1. Have your family’s 2011 financial documents in hand.
2. Go to: http://sss.nais.org to access the online SSS program and prepare your PFS (financial report) based on your 2011 financial data.
3. Submit your 2011 supporting tax documentation per above to SSS online or via mail (attach the SSS document cover sheet if by mail).
4. Enter the Cascade Canyon School Code 5043 so that your information will be sent to our school.
5. Submit a signed copy of Federal Tax Form 4506 to Cascade Canyon School to finalize your application.
6. If you need help during the online SSS process, contact SSS:
- Customer Service Center for Parents: 800-344-8328 (Mon-Fri: 9 am - 8 pm. Sat: 9 am - 4 pm) or
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- SSS Website for Families: http://sss.nais.org
- Mailing Address for Submitting Paper PFS and for Submitting Required Documents:
SSS By NAIS, P.O. Box 449, Randolph, MA 02368.
For overnight mail, use this address: SSS by NAIS, Application Processing Center, 437 Turnpike Street, Canton, MA 02021.
To avoid processing delays, families should use a PFS Cover Sheet when mailing
documents to SSS. This will allow SSS to match the documents to the
application.
Divorced, Separated or Non-married Parents:
All parents are asked to complete the PFS and submit tax returns to the Admissions Office. Each situation is unique, however, and exceptions will be handled on an individual basis.
The Scholarship Committee maintains strict confidentiality of all financial information provided to them by our families. In cases of two-household families, information about one parent is not shared with the other.
Application Timeline
DUE BY FEBRUARY 5, 2012 Your child's application for admission to Cascade Canyon School must be received by the school on or before this date in order to be eligible to apply for tuition assistance.
DUE BY FEBRUARY 18, 2012 Please submit your PFS (Parent Financial Statement) to SSS online, along with sending your complete 2011 tax documentation (2011 1040, all schedules and forms, and a copy of all W-2s) to SSS on or before this date. Then submit a signed Federal Tax Form 4506 to the school on or before this date. For students whose parents are separated or divorced, both parents should submit tax forms and complete the PFS.
MAILED IN MARCH 2012 The Scholarship Committee will meet in March to determine awards and notify both returning and newly admitted families in March of their Required Family Contribution (RFC) toward the school tuition. Requests for partial scholarships that are filed after the deadlines will only be considered as funds allow. Due to the small size of our school and the comparatively reasonably priced tuition of Cascade Canyon School among other private schools in our area, especially in relation to the cost of providing first rate education in a small school setting, we may have requests for assistance that exceed our available funds: we may not be able to meet full need as determined by SSS. We will, however, do what we can within our means to accommodate our families who are in need of assistance.
RENEWAL Partial scholarships toward tuition assistance will be granted for one year. We ask that parents complete a PFS each year and send it to SSS in accordance with the annual application deadlines.
How is the Required Family Contribution (RFC) calculated?
The RFC is determined through a methodology developed by SSS, which takes into consideration gross taxable and non-taxable income, assets, liabilities, family size and the number of students in tuition-charging schools or colleges. After allowances for basic necessities and taxes, and a cost of living adjustment for the Bay Area, a portion of the remaining funds are considered available for education on a sliding scale.
Income:
Refers to pre-tax income from wages, businesses, and investments. The SSS formula considers certain costs against this income in calculating the RFC, but they are not exactly the same factors that the IRS uses to calculate taxable income.
Assets:
If a family has major assets, savings, and/or investments, the formula used by SSS computes an income supplement. Student assets such as savings or trust accounts are also considered. The treatment of home equity is not matched to actual market value in the Bay Area, but calculates a value based on the price paid for the home and the years it has been owned. The income generated by assets also takes parent age into account with respect to consideration of retirement savings.
Cost of Living:
The high cost of living in the Bay Area is factored into the calculation of the RFC.
Unusual Expenses:
The formula used by SSS makes allowances for expenses such as care for an aging grandparent, parent educational loan payments and a number of other expenses listed in the PFS instructions.
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How early may I drop my child off at school?
School opens at 8:20 a.m. There will be no supervision prior to that
time. Also, please respect the teachers’ class preparation time in the
morning and schedule appointment times during their afternoon hours if
you wish to discuss anything with them.
What time does school start?
School starts at 8:30 a.m sharp. K-4 students enter from the back
entrance of the Lower Grades Campus, and 5-8 students enter through the
main door of the Upper Grades Campus.
What time does the school day end?
3:00 p.m. For liability reasons, and to ensure your child’s safety,
children cannot be left at school unattended and must be picked-up or
walk home (with prior written parental permission) by 3:10 p.m.
Teachers who provide child care services after the end of school are
entitled to charge for their time ($35 per 1/2 hr.) in the event of a
later pick-up.
Should I call if my child is sick, will be arriving at school late, or
if we are planning to be on vacation during regularly scheduled class
times?
Absolutely. You should call the Office at
415-459-3464, leaving a message on the machine (preferably by 8:00 a.m.) with
your child’s name and the reason for the tardiness or absence if no one answers
the phone. If a student has not arrived
by 9:00 a.m. and no call or message has been received, our Office Manager will
call to say your child has not arrived at school and she/he will be marked with
an unexcused absence.
When my child is sick, should I keep her/him home?
Yes, and please let the Office know. Kindly do not send contagious children to school. If a child becomes sick at school, a staff member will call you to arrange for her/him to be picked up.
How can I contact my child’s teacher?
You may call the Office and leave a message there if
classes are in session. Messages on the
answering machine will be checked several times a day and teachers will return
phone calls as soon as possible. Kindly
do not call CCS staff at their homes.
How can I get a message to my child?
Urgent messages and emergency calls should be directed
to the Office. No other messages will be delivered. Students are not allowed to
use the Office phone unless under the direction of a teacher for school
purposes.
What should students wear to school?
Students should wear appropriate clothing for a school environment. We
encourage jeans or comfortable pants as much of the school day is
active. Please keep in mind that unless weather is inclement, students
will be spending their recesses and lunch periods outside, every day,
therefore you should always make sure that they bring appropriate
outerwear (sweater, sweatshirt, jacket or raincoat). Younger children
will need a complete change of clothes (kept at school in a small box,
labeled with their name). For P.E. classes, all students must wear
appropriate shoes and shorts/pants (no “jellies”, sandals or
party/platform shoes).
Are carpools available?
We encourage carpooling and suggest that you consult the CCS Phone List.
How can parents help in the classrooms?
There are many volunteer jobs available through the Parent
Participation Program. Contact you child’s teacher if you would like
to make additional time contributions.
Are parents able to take part in day fieldtrips?
We could not run our fieldtrip program without parent
participation. All parents will be
responsible for driving on at least two fieldtrips for the school year; and all
fieldtrip dates are noted on the school calendar included in this
Handbook. Driving on fieldtrips will go
towards fulfilling your PPP requirement.
Are siblings welcome on fieldtrips or overnights?
For liability and supervision reasons, we cannot allow
siblings to join us on our fieldtrips.
How is school news disseminated?
Correspondence is sent home via e-mail on Wednesdays. Please make sure
to check your e-mail on Wednesdays for these weekly school updates.
Refer to school calendar, school newsletters, notice boards at the
entrances of both the Lower and Upper Grades Campuses for updates and
reminders.
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