Expectations For Pre-Kindergarten Concepts

  • Identifying letters, beginning knowledge of some letter sounds
  • Counting to 20
  • Writing their name
  • Identifying colors and shapes
  • Identifying and writing numbers 1-10
  • Motor skills
    • Jumping on one foot
    • Coloring in the lines
    • Cutting on the lines with safety scissors
    • Hopping on one foot

Expectations When You Arrive For The Screening. 

  • Check the SignUpGenius website to know when your screening
    appointment is scheduled.
  • Arrive about 10 minutes early, so your student has time to relax and use the restroom if needed.
  • There is no testing fee.
  • The student will be tested by one of the school’s test administrators.
  • Parents will wait outside the classroom.
  • The screening should take about 20 minutes
  • The test administrator will communicate the screening results immediately following the screening.

Expectations After the Screening Day

  • If the student passed the screening, GDA will see what seats are available and communicate that with you via email.
  • If the student did not pass, GDA will attempt to schedule a retesting day before April.
  • Once the student has passed the screening, and there is confirmation of an open seat (at the agreed upon campus), the next step for prospective families will be to schedule a family interview. GDA will reach out to your family to schedule this meeting. We require the father, mother, and student applying to attend the family interview.
  • At the family interview, further information about the school will be presented. The administer and prospective family will seek to determine if a partnership with GDA would be a good fit for both parties. If the school agrees that GDA will be a good fit for the family, an enrollment invitation will be emailed to the family by the principal who conducted the interview.