Application/Admission Process
WCPS admissions honor the Nashville Consortium of Independent Schools calendar.
Applications are accepted all year.
Woodmont Christian Preschool has a lottery based admission process for applicants not currently enrolled in the program and a tenure based process for currently enrolled applicants. Applications for the summer camp and school year are accepted all year, but priority is given to those applications received before the Lottery Application Deadline.
The 2012-2013 School Year Lottery Application Deadline is Monday, January 31, 2012.
Applications are given priority in the following order:
1. Woodmont Christian Church members currently enrolled in WCPS
2. Current children enrolled in WCPS
3. Woodmont Christian Church members new to WCPS
4. WCPS legacy/alumni
5. New applicant families
The lottery is processed by an Admissions Committee, which meets during the second week of February to complete enrollment for the following school year. The Admissions Committee reviews the applications and makes placement recommendations. Every effort is made to honor each applicant’s requested days. The number of children with special needs, the physical space available and the boy/girl ratio for each class may influence the specific day or days each child is assigned.
Within the first two groups listed, priority in placement will be given based on the original enrollment date of the family’s first child to attend WCPS. In the event the first child has graduated from the program, the alumnus’ original attendance date will determine priority. For the remaining 3 groups, priority is determined based on a random drawing within each group.
If there are not enough spaces to accommodate multiple families who are requesting the same days, a lottery drawing will occur. For instance, if there are 5 families requesting a Tuesday/Thursday schedule in the 3's and there are only 2 openings remaining, the application dates will be used to determine priority. If those 5 families have the same application date, then spots will be filled by a lottery drawing.
After the Application Deadline cut off date, applications are grouped according to the approved priority grid and presented to the Admissions Committee for consideration.
Admission
The Applications and Admissions Committee will consider each application according to rank on the priority grid established by the Woodmont Christian Preschool Board.
Classes are formed on the basis of the age of each child on September 30th. A child entering a WCPS class must be the appropriate age for that class age span by September 30th of the current school year. The goal is to place each child in a group with which he/she can expect to attend kindergarten.
Applications reviewed and offered admission will be mailed a contract specifying the days offered and annual tuition. Applicants requesting placement in a classroom that is full will be placed on the waiting list and will be notified if an opening becomes available.
WCPS admits children of any race, color, national and ethnic origin. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its admissions policies.
Special Needs Information
Woodmont Christian Preschool admits children of any race, color, national and ethnic origin. If a child enters the program with an identified special health care need (i.e. asthma, diabetes, seizures, hearing or vision impairments, feeding needs, urinary or other on-going health problems), the parent is responsible for notifying and providing the school specific written instructions for the child’s special health needs PRIOR to a child’s enrollment date. (WCPS Handbook p. 12) Children with emotional, physical or cognitive special needs will be accepted if it is determined that they will benefit from the program and the staff is able to meet their needs in addition to the needs of the other children. (WCPS Handbook p. 6)
