As a University Model School, we at Community Christian School believe it is necessary to fully explain our uniqueness and philosophy of education in a way that is inviting, facilitative, and informative to enable our perspective families to make the most informed decision about their children’s educational future.
Below is how the process works and what your next step might be:
Attend a CCS Information Meeting – Parents are required to attend an on-campus information meeting about Community Christian School. These meetings are held at scheduled times, and parents will receive their admission’s packet of materials at this meeting.
Review and Complete all CCS Material and Pray – After the information meeting, please carefully review the distributed material and pray about this important decision. Once making a decision, return the Application for Admissions to the school office. You need to include copies of any school records, transcripts or achievement testing (within the last 2 years), disciplinary records, immunization/health records and attendance records. Home school parents should complete a Transfer of Credit Form. Please also note that there is a $50 per family application fee. This fee covers the admission’s process and is non-refundable. If you have questions, then please do not hesitate to contact us.
Placement Testing and Evaluation – Academic courses offered at CCS require placement testing for students entering grades 1-12. This is done so that we can more appropriately place students in each course. Other tests may be required at a later date. An appointment will be made at a future date to discuss the student’s individual academic needs. There is a $45, one-time fee per student for placement testing. This is non-refundable and covers the cost of administering the test.
School Admission's Family Interview – The purpose of this meeting is to make certain that each family has had a personal opportunity to have all of their questions about CCS answered and to make certain that CCS is the appropriate choice for their children or family. In addition, this meeting is to convey the vision and confirm whether each family can properly support the UMS Model academically, philosophically, and financially. A representative from the admissions committee will call to arrange an interview. More than one interview may be required.
Letter of Acceptance – Once the interview process has been completed, each family will receive a letter from the admissions committee. This letter will indicate the admissions committee‘s decision.
Course Registration – You must register your child for any course that will be taken at CCS. There is a $100 registration fee required for each child.
High School Students – Parents/Students will meet with our Academic Advisor for high school class schedule and academic plan.
Parent Training – All parents new to CCS are required to attend a Parent Training before their students may attend classes. This training is meant to be a resource to help parents better understand the University Model approach to educating their children and support them in discipline their children.
Resource List – All parents, faculty, and staff are encouraged to read from the Parent Resource list found on our web site particularly the book “Shepherding a Child’s Heart”, by Tedd Tripp.
Parent Trainings and other important trainings and meetings will be provided during Orientation Week, the week prior to the first day of school in the fall.
Community Christian School is accountable only for the courses selected and attempted at CCS. Any course instruction received at other schools or instruction provided through home education is the responsibility of the parent. Transfer of credit to CCS for any such instruction may be granted if in accordance to CCS's policies concerning credit transfer.
Children must be accepted to CCS through a formal admissions process. Both parental involvement and student cooperation is essential for CCS to fulfill its mission. Therefore, as a condition of acceptance to this school, the parents and student applying for admission must fulfill the following requirements:
- Parents must provide CCS with a completed application form for each child applying for admission, including academic records, health forms, and other information as specified in the application packet. Students will not be admitted without complete records.
- Parents and students must sign a form stating their acknowledgement of our Statement of Faith as an expression of whom we are and what will be taught in the classroom and expressing their own personal commitment to Jesus Christ.
- Parent and students must be willing to abide by the school’s rules and regulations as expressed in the handbook or the by the administrator and agree with and are supportive of the school procedures for handling student discipline.
- Are willing to fulfill the parent resource reading requirement.
- The family must be active members of the Body of Christ and regularly attend a Christian church. (Please discuss this with us if you are in between churches)
- Are willing to have students picture in the school yearbook.
- Parents must be willing to have each family’s name, phone number, and address listed in the CCS directory.
- Parents must be committed to providing partnership instruction in the satellite classroom on the days that the child is not attending CCS in order to provide quality education in accordance with the laws of the Massachusetts. Parents are responsible for providing regular structure for completing home assignments, checking assignment sheets and monitoring the student’s completion of these assignments, and helping the student as needed. Students are strongly discouraged from working or being involved in activities during reasonable school hours on the days that they are not attending CCS.
- Parents and students must be committed to the university-model learning experience and Christian environment of CCS. Each student must be willing to adhere to CCS’s “Code of Conduct”, “Dress Code Policy”, and all other policies.
- Parents must be willing to use a Christian Conciliation Service to settle any disputes.
The following statement appears on the semester Registration Agreement, which is located on the reverse side of the Family Fees and Payment Worksheet. This statement must be signed by both parents/legal guardians and returned before any student's registration can be processed.
In enrolling one or more of our children in Community Christian School, a school which affirms the comprehensive responsibility of parents for the education of their children, we acknowledge and accept primary responsibility of our children's behavior at school and their student supervision at home. We also acknowledge that we are responsible to be familiar with and consult the policies of the school as published in the current catalogue and other official means of communication, such as monthly newsletters, before making decisions affecting our child(ren)'s or our family's relationship with Community Christian School.
We further agree that should difficulties arise from our failure to be familiar with or consult published school policies (including, for example, the school refund policy, as stated in the school catalogue under “Financial Policies”) when making decisions affecting our relationship or our child(ren)'s relationship with the school, we will accept full responsibility for the results of our decisions.
In addition, we agree to attend parent meetings (possibly 1-4 meetings during the school year) that are intended to help parents better understand their role in a university-model school, and we agree to meet the parent requirements associated with the current “
Parent Resource List.”
Attend a CCS Information Meeting. Parents are required to attend an on-campus information meeting about Community Christian School. The school schedules these meetings as each new enrollment period begins.
Parents receive their packet of admissions materials, and the entire application procedure is explained.
For the date and time of the next Information Meeting, call the school office at 413-564-0316. Ask to be placed on the school's notification mailing list.
May God bless you as you seek His leadership for your family. We hope to see you soon!
