PARENT’S FORM
Application for (student’s full name) _______________________________________Date of Birth_____________
Parent’s name __________________________________ Parent’s name _________________________________
Home Address _________________________________ Home Address _________________________________
_____________________________________________ ______________________________________________
Phone _______________________________________ Phone ________________________________________
Employer ____________________________________ Employer _____________________________________
Occupation ___________________________________ Occupation ____________________________________
Work Phone __________________________________ Work Phone ___________________________________
Check if appropriate: Mother is deceased __ Father is deceased __ Parents Separated __ Parents divorced __
Student lives with: Mother __ Father __ Stepmother __(name______________________________________)
Stepfather __(name ______________________________) Custodial parent __(name ________________________)
Other children in the family (name, age, grade and current school) _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________
Will the student’s family be requesting financial aid? Yes ___ No ___
Do you wish to have financial aid forms sent? Yes ___ (send to _____________________________) No ___
How did you hear about The North Branch School? __________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________
We would appreciate your answers to the following questions. It will help us get to know more about your child and family. Type or print your responses on an attached sheet.
1. Please describe the school experience your child is having this year.
2. Please tell us why you are interested in The North Branch School for your child.
3. What are your child’s special talents, strengths and interests in the classroom?
4. What are your child’s special talents, strengths, or personal qualities outside the classroom?
5. Is there anything we should know about your child’s learning style or past history, in school or elsewhere, that would help us to meet his/her needs?
6. If your child has ever been referred for, or undergone, psychological counseling or support, please briefly explain.
7. In what ways have you been involved in your child’s schooling in the past?
8. In what ways would you be willing to participate in The North Branch School community—i.e., in the classroom, administration, fundraising, or special talents, expertise, or professional/work experience which you might offer.
9. Feel free to add anything else that might be helpful for us to know.
Thanks for your time answering these questions.
Parent Signature _______________________________________________ Date ______________________
Admissions The North Branch School
P.O. Box 209
Ripton, Vermont 05766
STUDENT APPLICATION (To be filled out by student)
Name ______________________________________________________ Male/Female
Date of Birth _____________ Present grade ___________ Present School _____________________________ Home Address __________________________________________________________________________________ Home Phone __________________ How did you hear about The North Branch School? _____________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________
Please answer TWO of the following questions on a separate sheet of paper, by hand if possible.
1. Please tell about something you have enjoyed learning about in school, and why you enjoyed it.
2. Please tell about something you have enjoyed learning about outside of school, and why you enjoyed it.
3. Please describe one or two personal strengths or qualities you feel you possess, and describe how you demonstrate those qualities.
4. Please describe one area which is not your strongest area. How have you learned that this is an area you need to work on, and how are you working on it?
5. Please tell about any sports, interests, or activities you pursue outside of school, and the extent to which you have committed yourself to them.
6. Please describe your idea of what would make the best possible place to learn. You might consider subjects taught, the way subjects are taught, the environment or “feel” of the school, the way school-time is organized, the kinds of teachers you might have, the kinds of students in the school with you, or any other factor.
7. Write briefly about a book you have enjoyed recently and what you enjoyed about it.
8. What subjects might you want to pursue in an independent study at The North Branch School, and why those particular subjects?
9. In what kinds of community service have you been involved in the past, or what kinds might you want to pursue in the future?
Please attach a sample of recent writing-this may be a school assignment, a letter, or creative work. You may also attach artwork or any other item that might help us get to know more about you.
Student’s signature _______________________________________ Date _____________________________
PARENTS PLEASE NOTE: Please sign the form below and submit it to your child’s current school. Please have them send all pertinent records to The North Branch School as soon as possible.
Transcript Release Form
The laws of confidentiality require that any school forwarding academic transcripts and information about a child must have the student’s parent’s permission before the release of such information. Please sign this release form so that transcripts and academic information from your child’s current school can be forwarded to The North Branch School as soon as possible.
I authorize the release of ______________________________________’s (student’s name) academic transcript and standardized test scores to The North Branch School.
Parent’s Signature ___________________________________________
SCHOOLS PLEASE NOTE: Please send complete transcripts and any standardized test results on record. The records may be sent to:
Thank you for your help.
The North Branch School P.O. Box 209
Ripton, VT 05766
Math Teacher Recommendation
The student below has applied to The North Branch School. We would appreciate your time and candor in filling out this recommendation as a way of helping us to get to know more about the student and to assist us in making the proper math placement, should this student become a member of our school community.
Name of Applicant ____________________________________________________________________ Name of Teacher ______________________________________________________________________ School _______________________________________________________________________________ Address ______________________________________City _____________ State _______ Zip_______ How long have you known the applicant? ___________________________________________________ In what ways have you known the applicant (classes taught, other activities) ________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Please list the major areas the student has covered/ will cover in his/her current math class.
Based on your knowledge of this student, at what math level/in what class would he/she be properly placed next school year?
What academic strengths and weaknesses have you noted in this student’s work and approach to school?
Are there any personal (non-academic) qualities that you have observed in this student?
Please feel free to comment on any other strengths or weaknesses of this student that might be helpful for us to know. Thank you.
Teacher Signature ___________________________________________________ Date ______________
Please Send to:
Admissions, The North Branch School
P.O. Box 209
Ripton VT 05766
Application for (student’s full name) _______________________________________Date of Birth_____________
Parent’s name __________________________________ Parent’s name _________________________________
Home Address _________________________________ Home Address _________________________________
_____________________________________________ ______________________________________________
Phone _______________________________________ Phone ________________________________________
Employer ____________________________________ Employer _____________________________________
Occupation ___________________________________ Occupation ____________________________________
Work Phone __________________________________ Work Phone ___________________________________
Check if appropriate: Mother is deceased __ Father is deceased __ Parents Separated __ Parents divorced __
Student lives with: Mother __ Father __ Stepmother __(name______________________________________)
Stepfather __(name ______________________________) Custodial parent __(name ________________________)
Other children in the family (name, age, grade and current school) _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________
Will the student’s family be requesting financial aid? Yes ___ No ___
Do you wish to have financial aid forms sent? Yes ___ (send to _____________________________) No ___
How did you hear about The North Branch School? __________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________
We would appreciate your answers to the following questions. It will help us get to know more about your child and family. Type or print your responses on an attached sheet.
1. Please describe the school experience your child is having this year.
2. Please tell us why you are interested in The North Branch School for your child.
3. What are your child’s special talents, strengths and interests in the classroom?
4. What are your child’s special talents, strengths, or personal qualities outside the classroom?
5. Is there anything we should know about your child’s learning style or past history, in school or elsewhere, that would help us to meet his/her needs?
6. If your child has ever been referred for, or undergone, psychological counseling or support, please briefly explain.
7. In what ways have you been involved in your child’s schooling in the past?
8. In what ways would you be willing to participate in The North Branch School community—i.e., in the classroom, administration, fundraising, or special talents, expertise, or professional/work experience which you might offer.
9. Feel free to add anything else that might be helpful for us to know.
Thanks for your time answering these questions.
Parent Signature _______________________________________________ Date ______________________
Admissions The North Branch School
P.O. Box 209
Ripton, Vermont 05766
STUDENT APPLICATION (To be filled out by student)
Name ______________________________________________________ Male/Female
Date of Birth _____________ Present grade ___________ Present School _____________________________ Home Address __________________________________________________________________________________ Home Phone __________________ How did you hear about The North Branch School? _____________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________
Please answer TWO of the following questions on a separate sheet of paper, by hand if possible.
1. Please tell about something you have enjoyed learning about in school, and why you enjoyed it.
2. Please tell about something you have enjoyed learning about outside of school, and why you enjoyed it.
3. Please describe one or two personal strengths or qualities you feel you possess, and describe how you demonstrate those qualities.
4. Please describe one area which is not your strongest area. How have you learned that this is an area you need to work on, and how are you working on it?
5. Please tell about any sports, interests, or activities you pursue outside of school, and the extent to which you have committed yourself to them.
6. Please describe your idea of what would make the best possible place to learn. You might consider subjects taught, the way subjects are taught, the environment or “feel” of the school, the way school-time is organized, the kinds of teachers you might have, the kinds of students in the school with you, or any other factor.
7. Write briefly about a book you have enjoyed recently and what you enjoyed about it.
8. What subjects might you want to pursue in an independent study at The North Branch School, and why those particular subjects?
9. In what kinds of community service have you been involved in the past, or what kinds might you want to pursue in the future?
Please attach a sample of recent writing-this may be a school assignment, a letter, or creative work. You may also attach artwork or any other item that might help us get to know more about you.
Student’s signature _______________________________________ Date _____________________________
PARENTS PLEASE NOTE: Please sign the form below and submit it to your child’s current school. Please have them send all pertinent records to The North Branch School as soon as possible.
Transcript Release Form
The laws of confidentiality require that any school forwarding academic transcripts and information about a child must have the student’s parent’s permission before the release of such information. Please sign this release form so that transcripts and academic information from your child’s current school can be forwarded to The North Branch School as soon as possible.
I authorize the release of ______________________________________’s (student’s name) academic transcript and standardized test scores to The North Branch School.
Parent’s Signature ___________________________________________
SCHOOLS PLEASE NOTE: Please send complete transcripts and any standardized test results on record. The records may be sent to:
Thank you for your help.
The North Branch School P.O. Box 209
Ripton, VT 05766
Math Teacher Recommendation
The student below has applied to The North Branch School. We would appreciate your time and candor in filling out this recommendation as a way of helping us to get to know more about the student and to assist us in making the proper math placement, should this student become a member of our school community.
Name of Applicant ____________________________________________________________________ Name of Teacher ______________________________________________________________________ School _______________________________________________________________________________ Address ______________________________________City _____________ State _______ Zip_______ How long have you known the applicant? ___________________________________________________ In what ways have you known the applicant (classes taught, other activities) ________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Please list the major areas the student has covered/ will cover in his/her current math class.
Based on your knowledge of this student, at what math level/in what class would he/she be properly placed next school year?
What academic strengths and weaknesses have you noted in this student’s work and approach to school?
Are there any personal (non-academic) qualities that you have observed in this student?
Please feel free to comment on any other strengths or weaknesses of this student that might be helpful for us to know. Thank you.
Teacher Signature ___________________________________________________ Date ______________
Please Send to:
Admissions, The North Branch School
P.O. Box 209
Ripton VT 05766
