Both juniors and seniors are encouraged to attend these meetings, provided the teacher of the class they will miss gives permission. A schedule is posted weekly on John's door and is announced at Monday Morning Meeting. After students have decided which colleges are on their short list, they request that transcripts be sent to the college and that John send the Secondary School Report. The request is made by obtaining a transcript request form from John and returning it along with the Secondary School Report form that is a part of their application to John at least three weeks before the application deadline. Paideia cannot insure prompt completion of transcripts and letters of recommendation with any request less than three weeks before a deadline.
Most colleges request a recommendation from the school.
This recommendation is written by John after consulting with the faculty. It is a confidential communication between Paideia and the college. Too often college admissions hovers over high school like a dark cloud shadowing a campus. We try not to let college admissions pressure become the tail that wags the educational dog, but we help students plan for it every step of the way. The evidence is overwhelming that Paideia seniors do very well in getting admitted to the colleges they want to attend.