APPLICATION FOR ENROLLMENT

2024-2025 Application for New Enrollment | K-5th Grade

You will need ALL of the following documents before filling out application. You can submit the documents using the UPLOAD field in application.

Copy of Birth Certificate

Updated Immunization Record

Copy of child’s Social Security Card

Guardianship Paperwork (If a child is living with someone other than a birth parent.)

Parent’s Driver’s License or Picture ID Card

Copy of IRS Form 1040 for 2023 or Income Tax Non-Filer Statement

Non-Discrimination Statement

Downtown Academy admits children of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration or its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and other school-administered programs.

Registration Standards, Policies & Procedures

Once the completed registration packet is submitted to the front office, the child’s application will undergo a Review. A Review consists of examining all previous test scores, report cards, application, and transcript.

After Review, the final step in the admissions process is scheduling an entrance meeting with our Head of School in order to discuss expectations, tuition*, and sign contracts.

*Your tuition contract will be discussed at the Head of School meeting. Please see the attached document for our income-based tuition scale.

2024-2025 ENROLLMENT APPLICATION

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PARENT/GUARDIAN INFORMATION

Child resides with this parent/guardian?

Is this parent/guardian allowed contact with student?

Parent/Guardian Name

First

Last

Phone

Address

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

State

Zip Code

Current Employer

Occupation

Years with Employer

Child resides with this parent/guardian?

Is this parent/guardian allowed contact with student?

Parent/Guardian Name

First

Last

Phone

Address

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

State

Zip Code

Current Employer

Occupation

Years with Employer

STUDENT INFORMATION

Student Name

First

Last

Prefers to be called:

Address

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

State

Zip Code

Date of Birth

Age on August 1st

Gender

Male
Female

Birthplace

Please list city & state

Pre-K Experience (This information is required by the state for all school-age children. Please select one.)

What two most recent Schools, Preschools or Daycares did your child attend?

School

Dates Attended

Teacher Name

Address

Phone

School

Dates Attended

Teacher Name

Address

Phone

Please list all school-age (4-19) siblings living in the same household as the enrolling child:

Name

Age

School

Name

Age

School

Name

Age

School

Name

Age

School

Has the applicant been involved with Downtown Falcons Sports Program?

How did you learn about Downtown Academy?

What is your church affiliation?

Has your child been served in any of the following programs?

(Indicating “yes” or “no” will not necessarily keep your child from enrolling at Downtown Academy.)

Has your child ever been sent to an administrator's office for discipline?

Has your child ever been retained?

Study Habits (please check all that apply to your child)

Completes assignments on time
Completes assignments most of the time
Self-motivated

Please indicate those areas in which you would like to see your child grow MOST:

Optimistic – gets over frustration and setbacks quickly; believes that effort will improve his/her future
Zest – actively participate; shows enthusiasm; invigorates others
Grit – finishes what he/she begins; tries very hard even after a failure; works independently with focus
Curiosity - explores new things; asks lots of questions to deepen understanding; actively listens to others
Social Intelligence – calms others down; respects the feelings of others; know how to include others
Gratitude – recognizes and shows appreciation for others and for opportunities
Self-Control – prepared; follows directions; gets right to work; is polite; keeps temper in check; calm even when provoked; allows others to speak uninterrupted

STATEMENT OF INTEREST

Please describe why you want to enroll your child at Downtown Academy

EMERGENCY INFORMATION

Emergency Contacts (please specify at least one):

Name

Phone

Relationship to Child

Name

Phone

Relationship to Child

Known Allergies:

Existing Medical Issues:

Health Insurance Provider:

Intended transportation to and from school:

Daycare Provider

Morning
Afternoon

Name of Daycare

For the safety of the children, we will not dismiss this child to anyone other than a parent or guardian without permission and a photo ID. If there is a custody or a family problem related to releasing a child, we ask that you notify us in writing and attach copies of official documents. Please list the names of persons who may pick up this child.

Name

Relationship

Phone

Name

Relationship

Phone

Name

Relationship

Phone

Name

Relationship

Phone

Name

Relationship

Phone

SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

Child Name

Grade to Enter

Home Information

How many children (under 18) in the home?

How many of your children currently attend a private school?

Household Income

Please check the total annual income of all contributing members of the child’s house:

Adjusted Gross Income (as reported on taxes):

Annual Child Support Received:

Annual Worker’s Compensation Received:

Annual Allowances Received for Housing, Food, & Living Expenses:

Other Annual Untaxed Income & Benefits:

Scholarships

Downtown Academy offers two scholarships to make our education affordable on any budget. Georgia GOAL is an income-based scholarship offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Private scholarships are provided through donations from individuals, corporations, churches and other organizations. The Downtown Academy private scholarships will be applied in addition to any other scholarship awarded. In addition, most families are eligible for the state-funded Georgia GOAL scholarship. This scholarship is income-based and offered on a first-come, first-served basis.

Required Documents

A copy of your IRS Form 1040 for the previous year. If you do not file taxes, please complete the Georgia GOAL Income Tax Non-Filer Statement.

MEDIA RELEASE CONSENT

Dear Parent or Guardian:

Downtown Academy is a nonprofit educational institution designed to provide children an excellent and rigorous education at an affordable cost. This work represents a unique educational opportunity in that it functions much like a public school in its inclusive enrollment policy, yet as a private school in its Christ-centered foundation. We are neither publicly funded nor supported solely by tuition. As a result, we rely on the generous contributions from the private sector for the daily operation of our program.

Public relations is a vital part of telling the Downtown Academy story to the public so that we can solicit and secure the needed resources. This involves promotion through the news media, publications, Facebook posts, brochures, videos, and other printed and online media. It is, therefore, likely that your child will appear in photos that are taken at the school.

Please sign the bottom of this letter granting your permission to use your child’s likeness in our printed materials and publications that are used to tell others about our school. Thank you for your attention to this important matter.

Sincerely,

Dr. Xernona Thomas Ed. D.
Head of School

I hereby give my permission to Downtown Academy to use photos, videos, sound bites, and interviews of my child, to appear in any printed and digital material, publications, and related efforts to tell others about Downtown Academy.

Parent Signature

Clear Signature

Date

Parent Signature

Clear Signature

Date

AUTHORIZATION OF TRANSCRIPT RELEASE

Child's Legal Name

First

Middle

Last

Child's Date of Birth:

Other name under which records may be listed:

Name & Address of Previous School Attended:

Date last enrolled:

Grade at time of withdrawal:

Discipline History

Is the child currently suspended or expelled from any school?

Has the child withdrawn from any school in order to avoid suspensions or expulsions?

If the answer to either of the above questions is YES, please give the reason for the suspension/expulsion and the date on which the suspension/expulsion ends or ended.

Release

I hereby authorize the school district or any private or public school in which my child previously enrolled to forward to Downtown Academy immediately all academic, gifted, ESOL, migrant, disciplinary, psychological, health, special education, and SST records of the above named child to the following school address:

I Agree

Parent/Guardian Signature:

Clear Signature

Date

Parent/Guardian Current Address:

Parent/Guardian Current Phone Number:

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Additional Information or Comments

Application Processing Fee

Fee: $25.00

There is a $25 non-refundable processing fee that is due when you submit your application.

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