St. Mary Catholic School will not discriminate based on religion, race, color, handicap, or national or ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, admission policies, and athletic or other school administered programs.

However, St. Mary Catholic School reserves the right to refuse admission to any student who has been expelled from another school, who would pose a threat to the health, safety or welfare of other students, or who has a history of consistent classroom disruption or whose behavior would likely disrupt the learning environment.  Such students are better served in schools that have teachers and support staff trained to handle their special needs. The decision regarding this ability to appropriately meet the needs of an individual student will be left to the discretion of the principal.

St. Mary Catholic School utilizes an online school management system called FACTS.  This system will be utilized school wide for parent communication, school inquiries, admission forms, payment plans and grading.

PARENT SERVICE REQUIREMENT
St. Mary Catholic School has a parent service requirement of 50 hours per school year.  These service hours may be obtained by other family members who log in to the Track It Forward app that keeps track of service hours completed.  Hours may be obtained by volunteering at the school for things like lunchroom duty, playground duty, field trips, coordination of class parties, special events, coaching a sports team, concession stand, book fair, and so many other ways!  All volunteers are required to complete the Diocesan Safe Environment training online and have a background check.  To receive more information about volunteering, please send an email to our Parent Service Coordinator.

PRESCHOOL ENROLLMENT
A child entering Pre-school must be three years of age by August 1st.  Children must be toilet trained before they can be admitted to preschool.

PRE-KINDERGARTEN ENROLLMENT
A child entering Pre-K must be at least four years old by August 1st.  Children who are academically and socially not prepared for Kindergarten may also be the population of this class.  Class size is capped at 14 students.

KINDERGARTEN ENROLLMENT
A child entering Kindergarten must be five years of age by August 1st.

Readiness for school will be screened for all children seeking to be enrolled in kindergarten.  If the screening results indicate questionable readiness for school, the principal, the kindergarten teacher and the parents will decide regarding kindergarten enrollment.

Recommendations regarding delayed entrance to kindergarten will not be made solely based on screening results.

FIRST GRADE ENROLLMENT
A child entering the first grade must be six years of age by August 1st.  A student must successfully complete kindergarten before entering the first grade.  Upon request, the kindergarten requirement may be waived.  The decision regarding this waiver will be made by a committee appointed by the principal.  The first grade teacher and the principal will be standing members of the committee.  The principal may appoint other members. (In compliance with ORC 3321.01)

Upon initial entry to St. Mary Catholic School, the student will present all documents required by the Ohio Department of Education, including but not limited to a birth certificate or other acceptable document, immunization records, and copy of the custody agreement when parents are divorced or legally separated.