Enrolment in the school is open to children of parents and guardians who are members of the school society. Membership in the school society is open only to communicant members in good standing of a Canadian Reformed Church or of a church with whom the federation of Canadian Reformed Churches maintains ecclesiastical fellowship (By-law 7.01, 7.01.d). Any other enrolment is subject to the approval of the Board (By-law 7.01.e). The parents of those children, by reason of our by-laws, cannot be Members of the Society.
Considerations for Enrolment
Upon receipt of a request from parents from another Christian Church that they be allowed to enroll their children at Timothy, the Board of Directors will follow the prescribed policy and procedure.
- Parents must be in complete agreement with the purpose and basis of education at Timothy. See Purpose of Timothy Christian School and Aims and Objectives of Education at Timothy.
- Parents must meet all the Conditions of Enrolment of Children from the Wider Christian Community.
Conditions of Enrolment of Children from the Wider Christian Community
- Applicant parents must be in complete agreement with the purpose and basis of education at Timothy.
- Applicant parents must promise to adhere to the stated basis, and not speak or act in a way that undermines the instruction that occurs at Timothy.
- Applicant parents must agree to respect and adhere to the school’s bylaws, policies, procedures, and rules.
- Applicant parents must agree to pay the required monthly fees as established by the Board. Applicant parents who are in arrears on the required monthly fees for 15 days or more shall be sent a Notice of Arrears. If there isn’t a payment sent in (or payment plan approved by the Board) within 30 days of being in arrears, the applicant parents will be suspended, and the children will not be allowed to attend the school until the family is no longer in arrears. No payment plan shall be approved by the Board that allows the applicant parents to be in arrears in excess of 60 days.
- If accepted by the Board, the parents will acknowledge that they do not have any voting rights in the affairs of the School Society.
- Parents must attest that they are:
- Christian;
- living members of a Christian church that agrees with the infallibility of God’s word, and;
- committed to raising their children in the fear of the LORD to the best of their ability.
Process of Enrolment of Children from the Wider Christian Community
- Requests for enrolment are first processed by an ad-hoc Admissions Committee made up of at least two Board members, the school Principal, and one society member if needed.
- To be considered, applications for enrolment are generally to be received no later than April 1st for enrolment in the upcoming school year.
- Those wishing to apply will set up a time to meet with the principal who will explain what Timothy is about and encourage the parents to consider whether Timothy is a good fit for their children’s needs.
- Those parents wishing to apply after this meeting will complete the Wider Christian Community Application Form (available from the principal after the meeting) and the Wider Christian Community Application Questionnaire (available from the principal after the meeting) documents designed to inform the Ad-hoc committee about various areas of the family’s Christian beliefs and lifestyles. This is done to ensure that the applicants’ values and beliefs are in keeping with those typically held by the school society members. The applicants will also be asked to provide a personal statement of faith.
- Applicant parents will subsequently be interviewed by the ad-hoc Admissions Committee and others as the Board deems appropriate.
- Applicant parents must submit a letter from their church leadership to attest to their faithfulness in church attendance and in their conduct, and that the applicant parents are considered living members of their congregation and active in service.
- New applicant parents will be informed of the Board’s decision no later than June 1st of the given school year, provided the application was received by April 1st of that same year.
- Applicant parents will be required to sign a letter of agreement. This letter will summarize the conditions of acceptance.
- All continued enrolments for families who are not voting members of the School Society are subject to annual review. The review process is to be initiated by the family requesting re-enrolment (by April 1). The review will be in the form of a Re-enrolment Statement signed by the enrolled children’s parents or legal guardians and/or a visit conducted by the school’s Board Chair (or designate) and at least one other member of the Board. The review ensures that nothing has changed, i.e.
- That church attendance is still a reality;
- That they are still members in good standing in their church;
- To review again the purpose of Christian education, and;
- To determine if confessional beliefs are still the same as at previous visits
- Enrolment will automatically terminate with the end of the school year without a written request for re-enrolment.
- Parents who are non-voting members of the School Society and wish to renew their enrolment will receive a response from the Board no later than May 1st for the following school year.
- Either party may cancel the re-enrolment for the following year for any reason, and without prejudice. This decision will be final and binding.
Questions and Inquiries can be sent to office@timothyschool.org.