Application for Enrollment
The Sharon Academy has an Open Enrollment policy. Students do not need to apply to attend The Sharon Academy (TSA). We accept students on a first-come, first-served basis. When an individual class, cohort, or division reaches enrollment capacity, additional enrollees are placed on a waiting list which is also first-come, first-served.
The Sharon Academy (TSA) welcomes students who are willing to work hard as active members of our learning community. We seek students who wish to participate in a safe environment that supports and challenges them. We recognize that a good match between students and their school fosters engagement: academically and socially. We believe that encouraging students to develop meaningful relationships with adults and peers benefits their long-term academic and personal growth.
Our Enrollment Office collaborates with each student and family to explore whether TSA is the school that will best serve the student. This discovery process begins when a student visits TSA, spending the day going to classes with a current student and speaking with a staff member, often the Head of School.
The Sharon Academy strives to build a diverse student body in terms of academic achievement and potential, extracurricular interests, and hometown. We value a small school culture and community. Traditionally, we have 15 to 20 spaces available in each of the 7th and 9th grades. Enrollment for all grades is on a rolling basis.
Enrollment Process
Click on a link below to learn about the:
Middle School Enrollment Process
High School Enrollment Process
SPECIAL EDUCATION: As of July 1, 2023, TSA will be approved to receive students on any special education plan. If you are planning to enroll for the 22-23 school year, please reach out to our team to learn about the currently approved categories. Of course, TSA also accommodates eligible students with disabilities in accordance with and to the limits of state and federal laws, including, but not limited to, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Please notify us at the time that you submit the enrollment form if your child is or has been on an IEP, a Section 504 Plan, or an Educational Support Plan so that we can coordinate the implementation of placement and program with TSA staff, you as parents, your student and/or the sending school district. These conversations regarding the best implementation of our program ideally take place prior to enrollment and then throughout your time in our learning community.
*Equal Opportunity and Nondiscrimination Policy: It is the policy of The Sharon Academy not to discriminate on the basis of a student’s or his/her family member’s actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, national origin, creed, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital/civil union status, age, military/uniformed service or veteran’s status, disability, or other legally protected classification in the provision and administration of its educational programs, activities, services, and access provided to the public, in accordance with and to the limits of applicable requirements of state and federal laws. TSA complies with the American with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as well as other applicable state and federal laws with respect to accommodating individuals with disabilities. TSA provides special education to eligible students in accordance with the School’s special education approval from the State of Vermont in the categories of Specific Learning Disability and Other Health Impairment, state and federal legal requirements, the School’s policies and in coordination with the student’s school district.