December Admissions Update
Tours of the school are running 4 days/week. Inquiries and attendance at admissions events are up 15% from last year. A surprising number of applications for the current school year have been received, and a few have been accepted, bringing enrollment numbers up to the same total as last year. A few more will be joining the school after the holiday break.
Black Pine Circle's Board of Directors
Two current lower school parents, Adrienne La Pierre (2nd) and Marc Deweretsky(5th), have joined the Board. <read full Board bios> Work on next year's budget continues in earnest, including examination of tuition as well as salaries at peer schools.
Accreditation Update
This multi-year process of "shining a friendly mirror" continues, with broad participation across the faculty and staff. BPC had not previously sought accreditation but embraced the process last year as an opportunity to do a 'stem to stern' review.
Standardized Testing at BPC
It begins in 6th Grade, with little hoopla, as an opportunity for the students to experience standardized tests (bubbles! #2 pencils!), as well as providing the administration with "an interesting bit of data" about how BPC compares locally and nationally (we excel). Important to know: an un-timed option is available by request, without penalty or stigma. Several parents chimed in that the un-timed option had been the right choice for their child.
