We are pleased that you have expressed an interest in The Episcopal School of Knoxville.  Our K-8 school with an enrollment of about 300 students is bubbling over with new ideas, growth and achievement.

Applicants normally follow a three-step process for admission to the Episcopal School:

1. Tour.
      To schedule a campus tour, contact:

Peter Klekamp
(865) 777-9032 ext. 249
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Assistant Headmaster
Director of Admissions

Susan Denton
(865) 777-9032 ext. 302
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Admissions Office

2. Apply.
Submit the Application for Admission and request transcripts and teacher recommendation to your child's current school or preschool.

3.  Assess.
Upon receipt of the application, you will be contacted to schedule an assessment and classroom observation time for your child.  Rising Kindergarten and First Grade students will be invited to attend one of two Screening Play Days in January or February.  Second through Eighth Grade Assessments will be scheduled at your convenience.

Admission Decisions will be mailed on March 6, 2009.  Enrollment contracts are due by March 13, 2009.

Admissions Step by Step
 
Our admission process is designed to bring together a balanced body of students with varying backgrounds, learning styles interests and talents. At the time of the tour,  families receive an admissions packet with an application and requests for transcripts and teacher recommendations to submit should they seek admission.  Upon receipt of the application, families will be contacted to schedule a time for an admission screening.

Lower School
   
Kindergarten and First Grade applicants complete the Gesell Developmental Observation Tool.  This assessment may be given at one of our Screening Play Days, or scheduled individually.

Second through 5th graders take the Wide Range Achievement Test appropriate for their grade and these are scheduled  at your convenience.  In addition to the individual assessment, students are observed in a classroom setting at our school during the academic day.

Middle School

Middle School students are invited to spend a half day with us at which time they will be evaluated in the classroom and given the Wide Range Achievement Test appropriate for their grade.  This assessment takes approximately 90 minutes.  Students remain for lunch and can be picked up at 1:00 p.m.

When a student is deemed acceptable by virtue of the assessment and classroom observation, his or her application is submitted to the admission committee for review. Famililes are notified of acceptance by the acceptance deadline.  The Episcopal School of Knoxville admits students without regard to race, color, creed or national or ethnic origin.  Upon notification of acceptance, parents have time to respond to the Director of Admission's invitation for enrollment.  The number of available spaces is often limited; therefore students who cannot be admitted will be placed in a waiting pool and notification of availability will be made as space becomes available.

For More Information

For more information about applying to The Episcopal School of Knoxville, please contact:

      Peter Klekamp                      
      865-777-9032 ext. 249
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      Assistant Headmaster
      Director of Admissions

      Susan Denton
      865-777-9032 ext. 302
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      Admissions Associate