Application Process

Preschool

  • Schedule a tour with Cathy Timmer. Tours are arranged M-F, beginning between 9:15 and 10:00 AM. Tours may take from 30 minutes up to 1 hour.
  • Complete and submit the Preschool Application. 
  • New families will be handed or mailed a letter providing them with information about the school’s on-line registration. On-line registration usually takes place in early March.
  • During the on-line registration period, new families will go on the website with their assigned ‘pass code’ to register their child/children.
  • At the end of the registration period, which is usually a 3-day period, families will receive an email which either tells them that their child is indeed enrolled in the school, or he/she has been put on a waitlist.
  • In the case of enrollment, they will print out a registration form, complete it and bring it to the school office with their fees ($250 tuition deposit and $80 registration fee) on the appointed date. Their child will then be officially enrolled.
  • A new family packet will be sent to them in June.

Elementary (K-5)

  • Schedule a tour with the school office.  Tours are conducted on most Tuesday and Wednesday mornings beginning just after 9:00.
  • Complete and submit the K-5 Application.  The deadline for “Early Admission” applications for Kindergarten is generally on or around November 15. All other K-5 Applications are accepted as space allows.
  • Submit application fee of $50.00.
  • Have your child’s current teacher complete the Teacher Recommendation form and have him or her return it directly to us. If your child is currently enrolled in the GSLS preschool, we will provide those forms directly to your child’s teacher.
  • If you are applying for 1st - 5th grades, please submit copies of your child’s progress reports, report cards, and standardized test scores from his or her previous school.
  • For Kindergarten applicants: schedule your child for a Kindergarten Preview through the school office. For all 1st - 5th grade applicants: call the school office to arrange for a time for your child to be assessed or to “shadow” in the class to which you’re applying. 
  • The Admissions Committee meets regularly to review applications, teacher recommendations, preview or assessment information, and report cards from previous schools. Other important considerations for admissions are gender balance as well as social and educational dynamics of the class.
  • The Admissions Committee sends letters to all prospective parents informing them of the status of their application. This status is either admitted, not admitted, or waitlisted. In some situations, further evaluation is necessary. The school will work with parents to arrange for those additional assessments.
  • The Admissions Committee reserves the right not to give a reason for denial of admission.
  • When available, please submit mid-year and final grades to the school office.

Middle School

  • Now accepting applications for 6th, 7th and 8th grades for Fall 2011 (download.pdf forms)
  • The application fee is $100.00 for new students.
  • The Admissions Committee meets regularly to review applications, teacher recommendations, preview or assessment information, and report cards from previous schools. Other important considerations for admissions are gender balance as well as social and educational dynamics of the class.
  • The Admissions Committee sends letters to all prospective parents informing them of the status of their application. This status is either admitted, not admitted, or waitlisted. In some situations, further evaluation is necessary. The school will work with parents to arrange for those additional assessments.
  • The Admissions Committee reserves the right not to give a reason for denial of admission.
  • When available, please submit mid-year and final grades to the school office.
  • Please call GSLS middle school, for middle school tours only, at 415-897-8099.
  • We are very excited to be offering a new option for middle school in Novato.

Mail your completed forms to:

Good Shepherd Lutheran School
1180 Lynwood Drive
Novato, California 94947