Admissions and Assessment
Embrace Our School’s Mission and CultureThe Maslow Academy’s admissions process ensures each prospective student is a good fit for the school’s culture and academic requirements. First and foremost, we are interested in identifying candidates with a strong desire to learn and who demonstrate a positive response to the school’s nurturing, multi-age environment.
We enroll children from families that embrace the school’s mission and culture. To promote socio-economic diversity, the school offers a financial aid program for qualified families.
If you are interested in setting up a tour, please call (970) 252-3399 for more information.
Admissions
How to Get Started
Schedule Your School Tour
Gather Basic Student Info
Match You to a Classroom
You Get Our Enrollment Packet
Registration
Application Fee
Students who haven’t attended Bright Beginnings or Maslow will be assessed to determine their academic, social, and emotional skills. This helps us properly place your child into the classroom that best fits their needs.
Primary Class only (first through third grade) – a $50 application fee covers this assessment as well as the associated administrative tasks. Current students have already been assessed, therefore do not need to pay the application fee.
Non-Refundable Deposit
Primary Class only (first through third grade) – a non-refundable registration deposit of $150 is due and payable on or before April 1st of the preceding year to reserve a place for a re-enrolling student, and within two weeks of receipt for new students. The deposit is then used as the materials fee for the school year.
Refundable Deposit
A refundable deposit (infants through K/1) of a half month’s tuition is due and payable on or before the date of enrollment. This deposit will stay on the child’s account until they leave the school, at which point the deposit will be applied to the account and refunded if the account is paid in full.
What Does Tuition Cover?
Tuition includes all classroom supplies, both durable and consumable, along with healthy, made-from-scratch meals and snacks.
Most of your child’s needs will be provided for. However, we ask our parents to please supply the following (if applicable):
- A backpack and a water bottle (for classroom and outside activities)
- A fitted crib sheet and a blanket or a sleep sack (infants only)
- Diapers and wipes (if your child is not potty-trained)
- Bottles, formula or breast milk, and/or baby food (if your child is not yet eating table food)
Note: Please speak with our administration staff or infant class teachers to discuss proper storage and transportation of breastmilk and/or formula.
Monthly Tuition
Tuition is due on the first of each month and is payable online or by check.
Our current rates can be found here.
Assessments
Infants-Preschool
For infants and preschool students, our assesments are aligned to follow the Colorado Early Learning and Development Guidelines.
For birth to age three, the Guidelines describe the development of infants and toddlers and provide suggestions and guidelines for parents and other caregivers. Although the Guidelines identify specific indicators of growth and development that are typical for infants and toddlers at each age group, it is important to note that young children’s acquisition of skills and abilities is also widely variable. It is to be expected that infants and toddlers of the same age will develop particular skills at different rates. Each child will grow and develop at his or her own unique pace.
Assessments
K/1 Through Primary
STAR: A Bridge for Assessment and Instruction
Understanding each student’s academic level gives teachers the power to help them excel. Assessments are necessary to inform and guide teaching methods according to the success of the individual child. This year, we will be using the STAR assessment to assess students for the K/1 and Primary Class. STAR provides educators with the actionable information they need to build their curriculum and meet their students’ needs, one child at a time.
STAR has been a popular assessment tool in schools across the country, providing accurate measurements of student achievement in reading and math. This tool is fast, accurate, and easy to administer, leaving more time for our educators to grow and challenge their students. All assessments are done on iPads to increase efficiency.
Visit the STAR website to learn more about the assessment tool.