The first step for enrollment in The Montessori School is to contact the school office to make an appointment to tour our campus. All prospective families must arrange a visit to the school for this meeting that usually lasts around one hour. We do not accept applications from prospective students whose parents have not come to visit our campus and visit with Dr. Dooly. Please do not bring the prospective child to this initial meeting.

This first meeting includes an introduction to the school's philosophy and methodology, a tour of the campus and educational environments, and an extended question and answer session with Dr. Dooly. After your initial meeting, the following steps for enrollment occur:

1. Complete and submit the application form and the nonrefundable application fee to the school office
2. Schedule a time with the school for an interview with the prospective student
3. After the interview, a decision about the appropriate placement of the applicant is communicated to the parents. If the recommended placement is accepted by the parents and they wish to enroll the child, an enrollment contract is filled out at that time and the committment fee of $200 is due.
4. A student is considered enrolled ONLY when the $200.00 Commitment Fee is paid and a contract is signed and returned to the school. All subsequent paperwork must be completed by the indicated deadlines.
5. Current students and their siblings are re-enrolled/enrolled in January.
6. Open enrollment begins February 1st.
7. At all other times of the school year, admissions are done on a "rolling" basis: that is, children are both considered and accepted as and when spaces become available.
8. Prospective families are encouraged to begin the enrollment process the year before they wish their child to attend.
9. Placements are determined by the Head of School and the lead classroom teacher according to the Montessori principles balancing age and gender in the classroom.