Enrollment Process

We are pleased your student is applying to Grapevine Faith Christian School. We have put together a video to provide an overview of the process. Detailed information is also provided below.

Grapevine Faith – Admissions Process from Grapevine Faith on Vimeo.

Evaluation of candidates consists of seven parts:

1. Application
2. Standardized Testing
3. Pastor Recommendation
4. Teacher Recommendation(s)
5. Transcripts and Report Cards from Previous Schools (if applicable)
6. Personal Interview
7. Principal Recommendation

No student will be considered for admission until all steps have been submitted or completed.

1. Complete Student Application Online that includes the following:
   • Application fee
   • Student Application
   • Student Questionnaire and Essay (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

   Apply Now!Click here to complete an application.

2. Mail or deliver references to appropriate individuals:
   • Release of Student Records
   • Principal Recommendation
   • Teacher Recommendation(s)
   • Pastor Recommendation (Children or Youth Pastor)
3. Send copies to Admissions Office for student file (may email to admissions@grapevinefaith.com) or fax to 817.601.0815:
   • Release of Student Records
   • Principal Recommendation
   • Teacher Recommendation(s)
   • Pastor Recommendation (Children or Youth Pastor)
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.* If your student has a diagnosed learning difference, ADD/ADHD, has had/currently in speech/language therapy, please contact the admissions office before completing an application

Timeline for Enrollment

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 students will 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.

Admission Decisions

Attending Grapevine Faith Christian School offers many exciting educational opportunities; therefore, certain standards and requirements must be maintained. 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.

Kellie Paden
Admissions Assistant
kellie.paden@grapevinefaith.com

Tashia Gerlach
Admissions Assistant
tashia.gerlach@grapevinefaith.com

Grapevine Faith Christian School does not discriminate based on race or ethnic origin in the admission of students and hiring of faculty and staff.  Grapevine Faith Christian School is a believer school (meaning that at least one parent/guardian is a professing Christian).