Admissions

Our Admissions Policies

Thank you for your interest in Susie King Taylor Community School! We are pleased that you are considering applying to our school.

  • Grades K – 8th
  • Any student who is a resident of Chatham County and who meets the minimum age and grade requirements may apply.
  • Children entering kindergarten must be at least five years old on or before September 1st, 2022.
  • We do NOT have a pre-kindergarten program

How to Apply

  • Application 

    Applications for the 2023-24 school year will open on Tuesday January 17, 2023 and close on March 23, 2023.

    Be sure to submit one application for each child and mark the grade they will enter in the next school year.

  • Lottery (Held on March 24, 2023)

    Applicants will only be entered into the lottery if they have completed all of the required paperwork.

    Students not selected on Lottery Day will be placed on the waiting list in the order their names are drawn. After the lottery all families will be notified of child’s acceptance or wait list status. If no lottery is necessary or if spaces remain, admission will continue on a first-come, first-served basis. If a seat becomes available contact will be made via email and/or phone call.

  • Enrollment  

    Finalized acceptance and registration into SKTCS is contingent upon verification of information submitted. Parents/guardians must provide all registration materials during the allotted window or risk losing their child’s space in the school.

    Apply Here

Priority Categories for the Lottery

  • Children of SKTCS employees or governing board members
  • Siblings of currently enrolled students
  • Multiple birth siblings (twins, triplets, etc.) are entered as one application and will be admitted together if chosen.
  • If a child from a family with multiple siblings is admitted through the lottery process, all siblings from that family will be admitted at the time of the lottery if space at sibling’s grade level is available. Otherwise siblings not accepted due to lack of space will be placed at the top of the wait list for their grade levels.

Susie King Taylor Community School practices a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of race, creed, gender, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national and ethnic origin, age, or economic status regarding the receipt and review of applications for admissions.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is a Charter School?

    A charter school is a free public school that operates independently of the local school district.

    Charter schools have been defined by the Education Commission of the States as schools that create an alternative form of public schooling. Specifically, the commission states, “The goal of charter schools is to lift restraints from public schools so they can pursue innovative teaching methods that will improve student performance. They are designed to give significant autonomy to individual schools and, in turn, to hold those schools accountable for results. A charter is essentially a contract, negotiated between those people starting the school and the official body authorized to approve the charter. The charter spells out how the school will be run, what will be taught, how success will be measured and what students will achieve. As long as the school meets the terms of its charter, it is free from many of the rules and regulations that apply to other public schools. And unlike other public schools, if the charter fails to meet those terms, the charter can be revoked and the school closes.”

    Visit Georgia Charter Schools Association and Georgia Department of Education Charter School Basics for more information.

  • Who can attend SKTCS?

    A charter school is a free public school that operates independently of the local school district.

    Charter schools have been defined by the Education Commission of the States as schools that create an alternative form of public schooling. Specifically, the commission states, “The goal of charter schools is to lift restraints from public schools so they can pursue innovative teaching methods that will improve student performance. They are designed to give significant autonomy to individual schools and, in turn, to hold those schools accountable for results. A charter is essentially a contract, negotiated between those people starting the school and the official body authorized to approve the charter. The charter spells out how the school will be run, what will be taught, how success will be measured and what students will achieve. As long as the school meets the terms of its charter, it is free from many of the rules and regulations that apply to other public schools. And unlike other public schools, if the charter fails to meet those terms, the charter can be revoked and the school closes.”

    Visit Georgia Charter Schools Association and Georgia Department of Education Charter School Basics for more information.

Academics

Our instructional models are student-centered, collaborative, active, and discovery driven. At SKTCS students are supported to form and explore their own questions, conduct real experiments, read books they love, work on teams to solve problems, and spend time diving deep into their personal interests.​

Place Based Education immerses students in local heritage, cultures, landscapes, opportunities and experiences that blur the lines between school and real life. Our students learn through the Constructivist approach where knowledge is created through experience – not passively absorbed.

Our students participate in Field Experiences once a month that provide opportunities to connect students to their community through cross-curricular study.

All of our school community members (e.g. – students, teachers, and parents) learn conflict resolution skills to learn self-regulation, meditation, and to participate in mediation. We emphasize acting with kindness – even when you disagree.

K - 8th Grades

Community and Student-Centered Education
K-8 MyView and MyPerspectives Phonics, Reading, and Writing Curriculum​
  • Trade books to teach through authentic literature
  • iReady Reading to aid in intervention support
  • Daily 5 – A framework that incorporates 5 rotation literacy stations: Read to Self, Read to Someone, Word Work and Listen to Reading
K – 8 Math​

Ready Math Incorporates a classroom mathematics routine that promotes conversations and increases accessibility of the mathematics for all students

K – 8 Social Studies​

Our place-based approach to Social Studies begins with the standards for each grade level. We believe in using the community as our primary resource in order for the students to make real connections to history. We also supplement these experiences with Gallopade curriculum to ensure that our students are prepared for state tests in 5th and 8th grade.

K – 8 Science​

Science Genius uses an inquiry, STEM, and problem-solving approach to science that encourages students ask questions, form hypotheses, and conduct experiments to confirm or revise their original hypotheses.

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