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Instructions for Online Application for Enrollment
Standardized Test Scores and Transcripts Required. All new applicants will either need to attach to their Application for Enrollment a copy of the student's current SAT, ITBS, or equivalent standardized test scores (Kindergarten applicants excepted). In grades 7-12, standardized test scores AND a current transcript are required. In the absence of current standardized test scores, student applicants will need to be evaluated by American Heritage School prior to an admission decision being made.
Full Academic Evaluation Required If No Standardized Test Scores/Transcripts are Available. All applicants without current standardized test scores or transcripts must be evaluated at the School on the Saturday, April 17th from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, or by special appointment if necessary. The evaluation fee is $45 per student and includes a full battery of subject matter evaluation in math, reading, spelling, and writing and also includes a written summary of results.
Kindergarten Readiness Assessment Required. All Kindergarten applicants must be evaluated for basic Kindergarten readiness. Kindergarten Readiness Assessments will be conducted at the School on Saturday, April 17th from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, or by special appointment if necessary. The evaluation fee for Kindergarten Readiness Assessments is $20 per student.
Math Placement Assessments Required. All new applicants successfully admitted to the School and entering grades four and higher are required to have a Math Placement Assessment intended to determine math performance level and appropriate math placement at the School. Math Placement Assessments will occur the week prior to the first day of School (in August), or otherwise by special appointment if necessary. All students should have mastered basic math facts prior to entering the fifth and subsequent grades (including multiplication tables through 12x12 and basic addition, subtraction and division facts). The evaluation fee for Math Placement Assessments is $20 per student.
AHS admission and placement assessments areas are described below:
Table of Admission Assessment Topics
Kinder Readiness |
Kindergarten Entry (Mid-year) Assessment Topics |
Elementary School Entry Assessment Topics |
Middle and High School Entry Assessment Topics |
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1. Reading |
Reading their name, Reading the numbers on the clock |
Letter recognition, CVC words reading their own writing |
Letter recognition, segmentation, decoding, fluency, comprehension |
Multiple-choice comprehension |
2. Math Facts |
Not applicable |
Shape recognition, counting (1-100), basic addition |
(Timed) Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division |
Math Facts (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) memorized to the level of instant recall |
3. Math concepts |
Number recognition |
Hands on a clock, patterns |
Patterns, fractions, clocks, coinage, graphs, charts, number lines, story problems |
Graphing, pre-algebra, algebra, geometry, basic algebraic and geometric formulas (e.g. Pythagorean theorem, area of a triangle) |
4. Grammar |
Verbal articulation in speech |
Nouns |
Parts of speech, diagramming, capitalization, punctuation |
The eight parts of speech, sentence analysis, capitalization, punctuation, homonyms, synonyms, etc. |
5. Writing Composition |
Writing their name |
Letter formation, word formation, chronological order in a story, following oral dictations from the teacher |
Short-answer descriptive essay |
Longer descriptive essay, (graded on content, vocabulary, paragraphing, neatness, margins, cursive penmanship) |
6. Writing Orthography |
Formation of letters (upper and lowercase in name) |
Motor coordination (cutting and coloring) |
Letter formation in print and cursive (in grades 3-6) |
Included in composition requirements. |
7. Spelling |
Spelling their name |
Simple to spellings with combinations of vowels and consonants. |
Simple to complex |
More complex |
Sample math placement questions: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, Pre-Algebra, Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, Advanced Math (Calculus),
Sample In-Take Assessment Questions: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Special Accommodations. American Heritage School does not have the resources to offer specialized academic assistance for those students who are two or more grade levels below their peers. Consequently, students who require substantial or specialized in-class help will generally not qualify for acceptance to the School. In limited circumstances, factors such as private tutoring (at the additional expense of the family) and significant parental involvement, when taken together with other admission criteria, may result in acceptance of a student who has special needs or who is performing significantly below grade level. Moreover, students who test below grade level in some areas, but exhibit average or above-average performance in other areas may still qualify for acceptance.
