Registration
St.
Francis School welcomes all students regardless of race, creed, sex or national origin.
Registration
is held in January of each year, open to currently enrolled families for one week before
opening to new or transfer students.
Registration
applications are submitted with a non-refundable registration fee, and students
registering for the first time must submit birth certificate, social security card,
baptismal certificate, and immunization record. To
be eligible for Pre-kindergarten class, a student must have reached the age of four on or
before September 30th of the current school year. Classes
are limited to a maximum of twenty-five students per class
(S.F. School Board policy, April, 1994).
The
parent’s signature on the Registration/Tuition Agreement Form states willingness on
the part of the parent and student to comply with all policies, rules, and regulations of
the school.
Students
who wish to transfer to St. Francis School from other schools will be admitted at the
discretion of the principal. When a request
is made for admission of a student who was expelled from another school, the principal
may, at his/her discretion, establish a review board to consider special admission status
(St. Francis School Board policy, May, 1993).
Religion
is at the core of the educational program at St. Francis School. The school’s religion program is in
conformity with the Diocesan Syllabus, which was mandated and approved by the Bishop, the
Vicar of Education and the Superintendent of Catholic Schools of the Diocese of Lafayette. All students (even if they are not Catholic) are
required to attend daily Religion classes and all religious services. All students are assigned parts in the liturgies
on a rotating basis, and the school encourages all, both (Catholics and Non-Catholic
students) to participate in the Mass.