Admissions Process
Enrollment Process
1. Complete Student Application Online (GrapevineFaith.com) that includes the following:
Application fee
Student Application
Student Questionnaire (6th – 12th)
Standards of Conduct (6th – 12th)
Statement of Faith (Pre-K – 12th)
Financial Commitment Form
Parental Support Commitment Form
Medical Information
Student/Family Photo
2. Mail or deliver references to appropriate individuals:
Release of Student Records
Principal Recommendation
Teacher Recommendation
Pastor Recommendation (Children or Youth Pastor)
- Send copies to Admissions Office for student file (may email to admissions @grapevinefaith.com) or fax to 817.601.0815:
Copy of Shot Records
Copy of Birth Certificate
Documentation/Diagnosis Special Testing (ie. learning differences, occupational/speech/language therapy, professional or psychological counseling)
Previous and Current Year Report Cards
Standardized Testing
4. School will schedule testing.
5. Interview with appropriate principal or administrator. School will call to schedule the parent and student (6th-12th) interview after all of the necessary information has been received and reviewed.
6. Notification of acceptance status will be mailed.
Admission Decisions
Attending Grapevine Faith Christian School offers many exciting educational opportunities and therefore must maintain certain standards and requirements. It is not a corrective institution; and, consequently, does not accept students who have been expelled or suspended from other institutions, who have habitually used tobacco, alcohol, or other drugs, who have run away from home, who have been involved in gang activities, who have been arrested, or who have been engaged, married, or divorced.
Admission decisions fall into these categories:
- Full admission
- Probationary admission
- Denial of admission
Full admission is reviewed annually for continuing enrollment. A full admission is given to students who: 1) are performing at or above grade level; 2) attend school regularly; and 3) submitted to school policy during the previous school year. New applicants will be expected to have submitted to his/her previous school’s policies for entry to Grapevine Faith Christian School. Full admission status can be changed for academic, attendance, or disciplinary reasons.
Applicants with deficiencies in any of the specified areas may be offered probationary admission for up to nine weeks if the Administration feels the deficiencies can be corrected by the end of that time. The Administration reviews the probationary admissions each grading period. If the necessary corrections have not occurred, the student may be denied further admittance. If the Administration believes it is highly likely the deficiencies will be corrected at the end of a second six weeks, probationary admission can be extended.
The Administration will give denial of admission if the applicant is deficient in one or more of the specified areas and correction during the nine-week period is unlikely. Denial of admission does not prohibit a student from applying again if deficient areas are corrected.
Tuition for the upcoming year is due and payable June 1st, or at the time of enrollment, whichever is later. Additionally, for those families who qualify, Faith offers a competitive financing package to pay tuition over time.
Enrollment Priorities
All applications and registrations for student enrollment will be accepted at anytime; Open enrollment begins February 1st. Grapevine Faith Christian School will consider those with completed application processes, by the end of February, as first pool applicants.
Registrations will be processed according to the following priority dates:
1. Current students will have first priority provided that the registration fee is received by the priority registration deadline in January. All current students not registered by open enrollment in February may be placed in a waiting pool. Grapevine Faith Christian School reserves the right to determine the class placement of a student. Special priority consideration will be given to staff and faculty of Grapevine Faith Christian School. In all cases, admission of a student is contingent upon the approval of the Administration.
2. Siblings of current studentswill have second priority provided that a completed Student Application and application fee is received by the priority registration deadline.
3. Students from the community will be eligible to apply at the close of current student and sibling application process. These applications completed by February 1st, will have interviews scheduled, provided that the application fee is received with a completed Student Application. Completed applicants with interviews received by March 3rd will be considered in the first round of admission decisions. All applications received after this date will be reviewed and considered on a rolling basis. Admission decisions will be made based on students meeting the behavior, academic, spiritual and attendance requirements for admission.
Once the maximum number of students has been enrolled in a class, a waiting pool will be formed. A student will not be officially considered in the waiting pool until all student application forms and fees are complete, and the family and student interviews have been conducted. If the waiting pool number reaches a level in which it becomes reasonable to establish another section of a grade, the administration may authorize the establishment of a new class within approved budget guidelines. If an opportunity to enroll is turned down, the applicant is placed in the waiting pool with no guarantee of future placement.