Application Form
An application for admission must be completed and returned with a $50 check made payable to The Shipley School.  An applicant must be four years old on or before August 31 to be enrolled in Pre-K and five years old to be enrolled in Kindergarten for the following school year.  As soon as we receive your application, we will contact you to schedule a Parent Interview and Classroom Visit.  No interviews or visits will be scheduled without a submitted application.

School Tour and Parent Interview
The best way to learn about Shipley is to visit and see our school community in action.  The parent interview includes a tour of the Lower School Campus.

Classroom Visit
The classroom visit provides Shipley with an opportunity to get to know your child both as an individual and as part of a group.

Pre-K and Kindergarten
The purpose of the visit for children entering Pre-K or Kindergarten is to ensure that they are developmentally ready for school. All of the children applying to Pre-K and Kindergarten are scheduled to visit in small groups on selected mornings in November, December and January, the winter before they would enroll. The visiting dates for 2007-2008 are:

Pre-K:  November 13, 2007; December 8, 2007; December 18, 2007; January 12, 2008 and January 22, 2008.
Kindergarten:  November 15, 2007; December 8, 2007 and January 12, 2008.

Grades 1-5:
For older children, the visit is a chance for them to experience Shipley’s      classroom setting and get to know our school better.

Teacher Recommendation Form and Record Release Form
A confidential Teacher recommendation Form is required of all Pre-K–5 candidates. It is the family’s responsibility to arrange to have the form sent to Shipley. For grades 1–5, school transcripts and records must be received in order to complete a candidate’s application file.

Outside Testing
Entering Pre-K:  No testing is required.
Entering Kindergarten: WPPSI-III.
Entering grade1: WPPSI-III or WISC-IV, depending on the age of the child.
Entering grades 2–5:  WISC-IV.

To Arrange for the WPPSI-III or the WISC-IV
The test can be administered by a licensed private psychologist or by a testing center, such as the following:

Center for Psychological Services
125 Coulter Avenue
Ardmore, PA 19003
610-642-4873

MLCA Affiliates
121 N. Wayne Avenue Suite 300
Wayne, PA 19087
610-975-9435

Main Line Educational Services
Rosemont Plaza, Suite 14
1062 Lancaster Avenue
Rosemont, PA 19010
610-525-8127

Main Line Psychological and Educational Associates
119 Coulter Avenue
Ardmore, PA 19003
610-896-8666

Deadlines and notifications:
Applications and all supporting documentation must be received by January 23 for a candidate to be considered for admission.  Applications received after the deadline are reviewed on a space-available basis.

The Admissions Committee considers all completed applications, and admissions decisions are sent by mail on February 1.