ADMISSIONS
a message from the DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS What an exciting year it has been in the Office of Admissions! For the 2021-2022 school year, Lee-Scott Academy welcomed 129 new students. Families from Washington, Maryland, Texas, Georgia and South Carolina decided to make their home in Alabama and chose LeeScott Academy for their children’s education. Not only did Lee-Scott have new students from other states, many from surrounding areas such as Auburn, Opelika, Beauregard, Alex City and Montgomery joined us as well. These new students added to our Lee-Scott family to bring our total enrollment for the 2021-2022 school year to 737 students. This increased enrollment by 6.8% from the previous year. How wonderful that our LSA family is growing! For these prospective families, the Office of Admissions is the first point of contact. As Director of Admissions, my purpose is to introduce these families to Lee-Scott Academy and share with them the mission or our wonderful school. Lee-Scott Academy is a college preparatory school offering a quality education in an environment where students are protected, nurtured, and challenged with biblical, Christ-centered principles that promote the development of the total person. The pursuit of excellence in academics is the hallmark of the Academy, complemented by opportunities to participate in programs that encourage student success. The Office of Admissions has many events and activities throughout the school year. Below highlights a few of those: • Family Tours- Prospective families are encouraged to come tour our school. These tours last approximately 1 hour and include touring the Upper and Lower School Buildings, Activities building and Media Center. During the tour, every aspect of Lee-Scott Academy is covered- academics, athletics, arts, enrichments, spiritual emphasis and clubs and organizations. Also, the application process is communicated with the prospective parents. • PreK and Kindergarten Admissions Events- In the fall, the Office of Admissions will host two events specifically for PreK and Kindergarten. This event will give the prospective parents an opportunity to meet our administration and teachers for those grades. The teachers will discuss curriculum, the students’ daily schedule and assessment for admissions. The event will end with information about the application process and tours of the Lower School. A special gift is sent home to the prospective student.
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LSA Annual Report 2021
• New Family Orientation- In August before the first day of school, new families will be invited to attend a new family orientation where they will learn all things about Lee-Scott including the mission statement, the schoolwide theme and bible verse for the year, the arrival and dismissal procedures, how to set up an account with the cafeteria services, the Upper and Lower School dress codes, the Upper and Lower School handbooks, how to submit tuition payments, how to setup PowerSchool, when the device distribution will happen for their students, how to become involved in the PTO, as well as, the dates for all the beginning of the year curriculum and meet the teacher events for both the Upper and Lower School. • New Family Tailgate- This event coincides with the first Varsity football game. New families will be invited to a tailgate before the game. Dinner will be provided. Shakers and other spirit gifts are given to the new families. This event helps foster relationships between new families and also with our administrators who attend the event. • Realtor Open House- This is a new event for the Office of Admissions. Area realtors will be invited to our campus during December to receive information about Lee-Scott Academy and tour the school. Realtors are normally the first people that new families will meet when moving to an area. The Office of Admissions would like to provide materials to the realtors that they can pass along to new families in the area to introduce them to Lee-Scott Academy. • Community Open House- This event is held in January during the time that registration opens for the next school year. This evening event gives families that opportunity to come and bring their children after work and after school hours to tour our school. The LeeScott Ambassadors welcome and tour the prospective families and students. All that attend are followed up by the Office of Admissions to help guide them through the application process. Go Warriors!
Mrs. Leigh Smith Director of Admissions
