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Admission Timeline

If you are interested in applying for the 2008-2009 school year, please contact the Admission Office at your earliest convenience.

The following timeline sets forth the typical admission process for applicants. We do, however, work with families in the spring and summer after this timeline has been completed.

September and October

Prospective families submit completed applications.

November

Students and families attend Open House events.

December-February
Prospective families take necessary steps to insure that the Request for Records form is completed and delivered to the student's current school and that the Recommendation Forms are completed and returned to Franklin Road Academy.
Entrance Evaluations are conducted.

ISEE Testing (Independent School Entrance Exams) for Grades 5-12

Prospective students may register for this test online. Please contact the Admission Office with any questions about this process.

Testing and Observation for Prekindergarten and Kindergarten

The Admission Office contacts prospective families to schedule a testing date.
Prekindergarten:
Observation dates are scheduled in January.
Kindergarten:
Evaluations for siblings will be held in December.  Evaluations for all other applicants will be held in January.
Please allow approximately ninety minutes for the evaluation.Observations and evaluations are developmentally based. Applicants will join 4-6 other children for an enjoyable morning of school and play in a preschool class environment. If you have any questions about the evaluation process, please contact Admission Directors Jan Marshall and Alison Elliott at (615) 832-8845 or http://www.frapanthers.com/admission

January

Records and Recommendation forms for all grades should be received by mid-January. A representative from FRA contacts prospective families to schedule an admission interview. (Please contact the FRA Admission Office if you are unable to meet the recommended deadline.)
Late February
Acceptance letters are mailed.

Admission forms are available in PDF format. You will need a PDF reader. We recommend Adobe Acrobat Reader Version 5 or Foxit Reader. Both are available as free downloads.