Please begin the application process by completing an online inquiry form to set up an account in the Admission Portal. Upon submission, you will receive an email confirmation with instructions on how to confirm your SSFS Admission Portal account and begin your application. 

Submit an Inquiry

In order to start your online application process, you must first submit an inquiry (see above) to obtain your login and password to the Admission Portal. Once you have  received an email with your login/password and application instructions, you may log in and begin the application process through the Admission Portal. Logging into the Application Portal will provide you with the following:

• A checklist of application requirements
• Electronic forms needed for the application process, including:
  • Teacher recommendation form (optional for preschool)
  • Current school record form (optional for preschool)
• Event calendar to schedule interviews and virtual visits (see Step 3)
• The ability to track the status of your application

The online application must be submitted on or before the deadline of January 15, 2021 by 5:00 PM. 

The application fee is $75 for domestic students. Fee waivers are available if the $75 application fee is a hardship for your family and for siblings of currently enrolled student(s). Please contact the Admissions office to obtain your application fee waiver.

SSFS requires a student portfolio as part of our admission review. All portfolios must be emailed to the Admissions office  by January 15, 2021. Each video should be no longer than 2 mins. and the maximum number of photos, if required, is 10.  
 
Please see your applicant’s grade below for more details about requirements:

• 2nd-5th Grade Student Portfolio information

Recommendations are requested by the parent/guardian and then submitted through the application portal. All recommendations are confidential and unfortunately cannot be shared with parents, therefore must be submitted by your applicant’s teacher(s).

2nd-5th Grade Applicants:

• Submit two teacher recommendations through the application portal.
• If your child’s current school is in virtual learning mode in fall of 2020, in addition to your child’s current teacher recommendation, please also submit an additional recommendation from your child’s last homeroom teacher from the 2019-20 school year. The additional recommendation can be from another current teacher, extra-curricular instructor, tutor, or a past homeroom teacher who has worked with the student.
• If your child’s current school is in a hybrid learning mode in fall of 2020, please submit one recommendation from your child’s current homeroom teacher.

Current report card or progress report from the applicant’s current school is required. Prior year report card or progress report is required, if applicable. (We understand that this may not be applicable for Kindergarten and 1st-grade applicants.)

If the applicant completed the WPPSI/WISC within the last two years, please email those results to admissions@ssfs.org. These assessments are not required but will help to provide a full understanding of applicant’s learning profile. We will give equal consideration to applicants with or without the WPPSI/WISC results.

All Psychological Education evaluations, IEP/504 and/or standardized testing should also be emailed to admissions@ssfs.org.

Virtual family meetings are offered from mid-November through mid-January. Families are encouraged to schedule a meeting by emailing Ashaki Todman after all supporting components of the application have been submitted. This is a half-hour conversation with one or both parents/guardians, the child(ren) applying, and the Admissions Director/staff. Interviews will be conducted via Zoom and should be completed by the application deadline of January 15, 2021 by 5 pm. 

All families are expected to follow the status of their applicant’s application online by logging in to the Admission Portal. Please check this regularly to ensure that all the components of application have been received/completed and your application file is complete before the application deadline. Families whose applications are completed by the deadline (January 15) will be notified about acceptance on March 1, 2021. Applications are accepted year-round on a space-available basis.