2008-2009 Registration Information
Registration for the 2008-2009 school year will begin on January 7, 2008. The registration packet consists of this information sheet, the registration form (see below), a fee schedule and class schedule. In addition, you are welcome to join us for an informational session/tour.
We will begin accepting applications for registration on January 7, 2008. All applications must be received by noon on February 29, 2008. (We are not responsible for delays in mail service.)
Acceptance into the preschool is based on a lottery system. There will be a lottery for each of the following groups, in this order of consideration:
* Currently enrolled students and children of teachers
* Siblings of currently enrolled students
* Siblings of Alumni
* Children of active board members and church staff
* Children of members or families actively involved in Arcola
United Methodist Church
* General Public
Registration forms may be mailed to the church, to the attention of the Preschool Director, or delivered in person to a staff member at the preschool on the following dates:
* Thursday, February 28, 2008 between 9 am and 12 noon
* Friday, February 29, 2008 between 9 am and 12 noon
All children, whose registrations arrive after noon on February 29, 2008, will be placed on a wait list until all timely registrations are processed.
Registrations must be accompanied by a non-refundable fee of $100.00. Checks should be made payable to Arcola Christian Preschool.
The Lottery Process
1. As registrations are received, they will be grouped in the
categories listed above.
2. After the first group is placed, we will then place names from
the next group into a hat and randomly select the registrations
to be processed.
3. Children will be placed in a class based on the preference
indicated on the registration form. If the first choice is not
available, the student will be placed in the second choice and
put on the wait list for the first choice.
4. We will follow the same procedure for each of the remaining
groups.
5. Registrants will be notified by mail of acceptance on or
before March 15, 2008.
6. Children will automatically be placed on the wait list unless
parents notify the Director, in writing, that they do not wish
to continue the process.
7. We will continue to place students who apply after
February 29, 2008, on a first-come, first- serve basis until
all slots are full or add them to the waiting list.
Although we will do our best to accommodate preferences in class placement, we must consider the boy/girl ratio in each class, as well as the need to place siblings in school on the same days.
Children, who are not offered a placement by March 15, 2008, will have their registration fee returned. However, those children will automatically be placed on a wait list unless parents notify the Director, in writing, that they do not wish to continue the process. In the event a space becomes available, parents will be contacted and given 48 hours to notify the Preschool Director of their decision and pay the $100 registration fee.
Download the Registration Form here