Steps to Becoming a Tesseract Family

1. Complete the application and submit to the School, along with:

• $75 application fee
• Teacher recommendation from current teacher(s)
• Transcript release from current school
• Current immunization records to Admission Office

2. Schedule visitation and assessment tests with the Admission Office.

3. Completed application is considered by the Admission Committee.

4. If applicant is accepted, the Admission Office will contact you, and offer you an enrollment contract.

5. Sign and return enrollment contract, along with $1,000 enrollment deposit.

Application

The formal application allows us to gather academic history, a parent’s perspective of the child and general demographic information. It is in your best interest to submit the application as early as possible in the fall proceeding the year of desired entry to Tesseract. Applications submitted before December 1st will be given consideration for priority admission.

Download a PDF of the Application here.

• Early Childhood/Kindergarten Application
• Lower School Application
• Middle/Upper School Application

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Teacher Recommendation

Teacher recommendations are one way of getting to know a student and are reviewed with full awareness that children are constantly changing and developing. This form should be completed by your child’s current teacher as soon as possible. If your child has more than one teacher, please provide one to each. All information provided by teachers is confidential and will not be shared with families at any point. You are encouraged to provide a return envelope to expedite return, or the teacher may fax the completed form to us at 480-991-1954.

Download a PDF of the Teacher Recommendation Form here.

• Early Childhood/Kindergarten Teacher Recommendation Form
• Lower School Teacher Recommendation Form
• Middle/Upper School Teacher Recommendation Form

Transcripts (for applicants Grades 1-9)

The Transcript Release Form should be completed, signed and given to the Registrar at your child’s current school. They will send us an official, full set of your child’s records. This provides a formal means to review an applicant’s academic achievements. Copies of progress reports, report cards and test scores are required for admission consideration.

Download a PDF of the Transcript Release Form here.

• Transcript Release Form - All Grades

Immunization Records

Medical/immunization records may be sent along with your child’s transcripts, by your child’s current school. State regulations require that a child may not be enrolled in the school unless health forms are on file.

Visitations

Applicants to Preschool
After we have received your child’s application, we will contact you to schedule a 3-hour classroom visit for your child. During this visit, your child will meet with teachers and play and participate in age-appropriate activities within the classroom. The educator in the classroom will complete an informal assessment and the Preschool Director will conduct a short interview directly after the visit.

Applicants to Kindergarten through 8th Grade
Applicants to Kindergarten will spend a half-day visiting the classroom. First through ninth-grade students will spend a full day attending classes with peers and will complete informal assessments. A buddy will be assigned to your child for that day, to help welcome him/her to the school. A short interview with the appropriate division head will take place following the visitation.

Assessments

Grade appropriate assessments are administered during the students’ scheduled visitation to ensure academic readiness. If necessary, special accommodations will be made to administer assessments before or after the visitation.

Applicants for middle and upper school are required, in addition, to supply three writing samples demonstrating their creative writing ability, idea development and correct grammar and punctuation.

Admissions Office

480.991.1770 x124

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