What does it mean to be a BCD student? BCD Students Are... Responsible.
Accountability is increasingly becoming a lost value. At BCD our motto is “Respect Yourself, Respect Others, Take Responsibility for Your Actions.”
“You’ll never find a better school that goes beyond academics to teach character development and organizational skills as well.”– BCD Parent
The application deadline for Kindergarten is early December. While the other grades do not have a specific deadline, it is recommended to get applications in before winter break. This allows sufficient time to complete the admissions process and have a decision by February or March ( for the following school year). However, space permitting, we will accept applications at anytime.
For the Pre-Kindergarten programs, the application date is one of the considerations that determines your child's placement in the program - the earlier you submit an application, the better chance you have of being admitted to the school. For other grades there are many considerations but early applications are always appreciated.
For Kindergarten and grades 1-8, the Director of Admissions will contact you to schedule a student assessment. At this time you may also schedule a classroom shadow visit for your child. These assessments are usually about 60 minutes in length. The shadow visits take place in the child's current grade level class for either half a day to a full day. Also, teacher recommendation forms from the current teacher (Math and English for Middle School applicants), school records, and any test scores must be submitted to complete the application file.
Assessments are given for students entering Kindergarten through eighth grades.
Reading, writing, and math skills are evaluated, as well as self control, maturity, manners and the ability to listen and follow directions.
Assessments take approximately 1 hour.
For Kindergarten, families will be notified in early February for admission to the following school year. After that, late applications will be considered as space permits. For all other grades, including the preschool, admission decisions are made on a rolling basis and are considered as applications are complete, and space permits. Generally the majority of new student contracts will be offered from February to April.