Application Checklist for 2017-18 School Year
Your application will be considered complete when we have received each required item listed below:
✔ Online application form (required)
Fill out and submit the online application. There is no fee for applying. You will receive a confirmation email (with a copy of your application) directly after your submission.
✔ Teacher recommendation form (required)
Download and print the Teacher Recommendation form. Fill out the top section and ask your child’s current (or most recent) teacher to complete the form and mail it to us within a week of your application date. To expedite the process, we suggest providing your recommender with a stamped envelope made out to Elementary School Admissions at the address below.
✔ Student records (required)
Download, print, and fill out the Request for Copy of School Records form and give it to your current (or most recent) school administrator along with a stamped envelope made out to Elementary School Admissions at the address below. Please request that a copy of your child’s records get sent to Chewonki within a week to ensure that your application is not delayed.
✔ Financial aid application (optional)
Families intending to apply for financial aid from Chewonki should fill out a Parents’ Financial Statement (PFS) at sssbynais.org/parents. The fee is approximately $45 for application and you will receive a confirmation email directly after your submission.
Teacher recommendations and school records should be mailed to:
Elementary School Admissions
485 Chewonki Neck Road
Wiscasset, Maine 04578
New student applications will be reviewed on a space-available basis, with an admissions update within two weeks of our receipt of a complete application and a student visit. Depending on enrollment, space in each grade and financial aid may be limited.
Please contact us at elementaryschool@chewonki.org if you have any questions.