2023-2024 Preschool Open Enrollment is being held starting on February 15, 2023
ENROLLMENT WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL PROGRAM NEEDS HAVE BEEN MET
To apply, please complete & electronically submit the online Preschool Student Enrollment Application Form via the link above. Although there is no official enrollment closing date, please promptly submit the application form, as we anticipate programs filling quickly.
Questions? Email: enrollment@creekstonemontessori.org or Phone: (651) 327-2468
Preschool (Ages 3-4) Tuition-Based Montessori Charter School Enrollment Info
2023-2024 Preschool Open Enrollment will be begin February 15, 2023 and remain open until program needs have been met.
Per Minnesota law, Creekstone Montessori Charter School’s enrollment process for each school year begins with a defined enrollment period determined by the school’s Board of Directors. Notice of this enrollment period will be made public through virtual meetings, postings on public bulletin boards, press releases to area media outlets and communication to preschool programs in the Red Wing area. This information is also posted on the Creekstone website.
The enrollment capacity at each grade level is approved by the Board of Directors prior to the start of the Open Enrollment period. Visit the Open Enrollment page to learn how the process takes place.
Preschool enrollment may be available year-round depending on classroom availability. However, when preschool capacity has been met all future enrollment applicants will be placed on a waiting list. If an opening occurs the school will contact the appropriate family.
PLEASE NOTE:
1) Prospective students entering preschool must be three years of age on, or before, September 1st, 2023 to be eligible for enrollment.
2) Per Statute, Creekstone does not give preference to students of the tuition-based preschool program offered through the school. Any family participating in the tuition-based preschool programming who wants their child to attend K– 8th grade at Creekstone must participate in the enrollment process and, if necessary, lottery draw.
2022/23 PRESCHOOL TUITION INFORMATION
Toddler & Preschool Programming is tuition-based. The 2022/23 tuition costs & hours are as follows:
Full Day (8:00 a.m. – 2:15 p.m.) – $725/month or $6525/year
Half Day (8:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.) – $475/month or $4275/year
**Preschool tuition rates are determined by school budget allowances and are, therefore, subject to change.
**Creekstone has secured limited preschool tuition scholarship funds for the 2023-2024 academic year. More information regarding eligibility and application process are located at https://creekstonemontessori.org/preschool-tuition-scholarships/.
Questions? EMAIL us at enrollment@creekstonemontessori.org or phone us at 651-327-2468.
Legal Disclosures: Creekstone Montessori School’s K-7th grade levels are publicly funded programs and, as such, the enrollment process may not consider eligibility based on intellectual ability, aptitude, measurement of achievement, athletic ability or any other specific characteristic of children whose enrollment application is received in a timely manner. CMS may not, and will not, give preference to students of the tuition-based preschool programming offered through the school. Any family participating in the tuition-based preschool programming who wants their child to attend K– 7th grade at CMS must participate in the enrollment process and, if necessary, lottery draw.
Enrollment Preferences: As required in Minnesota Statutes, section 124E.11, Creekstone Montessori School must offer preferential enrollment to siblings of students currently enrolled in grades K-7 and to a foster child of that pupil’s parents at Creekstone Montessori School. Sibling preference does not apply to siblings of students enrolled in the Preschool. As allowed for in Minnesota Statutes, section 124E.11, CMS also offers preferential enrollment to children of school employees.
Non-Discrimination Statement: No child may or will be denied admission to Creekstone Montessori School on the basis of gender, religion, ethnicity, or intellectual or physical ability. CMS is a tuition-free, K-7 school. Students from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
Creekstone Montessori School admits students of any race, color, gender, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. CMS does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, or programs.
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