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Sanford School
PO Box 888
Hockessin, DE 19707
302-239-5263
admission@sanfordschool.org

The Admission Office will make every effort to keep you informed regarding the status of your child’s application, but it is your responsibility to ensure that the necessary steps of the admission process, outlined below, are completed. Admission Committees are only able to consider completed applications. All forms are available on the Download Forms page in the Admission section of www.sanfordschool.org.

PARENT VISIT	All Grades	A parent visit is an important first step in getting to know Sanford and gauging whether it is a good fit for your child. Call the Admission Office at (302) 239-5263 to schedule a visit.

STUDENT VISIT	All Grades	Students are invited to visit at any point in the admission process. Applicants to JK – Grade 1 attend a morning playgroup. Applicants to Grades 2 - 12 attend Sanford as a student for the day, hosted by a current student. Parents are required to complete the Visitor Release form in preparation for their child’s visit. Visits are scheduled after October 1.

APPLICATION and PARENT STATEMENT	All Grades	Parents should complete both the Application for Admission and the Parent Statement and submit them to the Admission Office, along with a $40 application fee.

STUDENT QUESTIONNAIRE and WRITING SAMPLE	Grades 9 – 12	Applicants should also complete the Student Questionnaire and submit a copy of a graded piece of writing that represents their “best work.”

SCREENING/ TESTING	JK – Grade 1	Applicants participate in a screening process during their playgroup visit to Sanford.
	Grades 2 – 5	Applicants complete age appropriate reading, writing and math assessments during their full-day visit to Sanford.
	Grades 6 – 12	Applicants should register to take the Educational Records Bureau (ERB) CTP 4 test by completing the Admission Test Registration form and returning it, along with a check for $25, to the school administering the test on the selected date. To be considered in the first round of admission decisions, applicants should register for the November or December test date. Applicants who have taken an ERB CTP 4 or SSAT within the last academic year may not need to register for the testing.

TRANSCRIPT	Grades 2 – 12	Parents should sign and submit the Transcript Release to their child’s current school, requesting that a transcript, including any standardized testing, be sent to Sanford.

SCHOOL OFFICIAL REPORT	All Grades	Parents should sign and request that the Guidance Counselor, (Asst.) Principal, or Advisor at their child’s current school submit a School Official Report.

TEACHER RECOMMENDATIONS	JK – Grade 1	Parents should sign and request that their child’s teacher complete and submit a Confidential Common Recommendation Form for Applicants to GRADES PreK-1.
	Grades 2 – 5	Parents should sign and request that their child’s teacher complete and submit a Confidential Common Recommendation Form for Applicants to GRADES 2-8.
	Grades 6 – 12	Parents should sign and request that their child’s English and math teachers each complete and submit a Confidential Common Recommendation Form for Applicants to GRADES 6-12.
NOTE: Please submit transcript and recommendation requests, with addressed stamped envelopes, to your child’s current school after the first marking period, but not before November 1. Sanford uses the Association of Delaware Valley Independent Schools (ADVIS) Confidential Common Recommendation Forms. If you are applying to additional ADVIS member schools, each teacher need only complete one Common Recommendation Form and submit a copy of that form to each of the schools to which you are applying.

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