Conditions and procedure for admission to and removal from the school
Approved by decision of the school owner on 27.09.19
1. Admission conditions
1.1 The school admits children who are ready for school and able to take part in learning and in cooperative communication in a medium-sized group. A child's school readiness is described in the school readiness card. If there is no such card, school readiness is assessed during the admission activities. The school's support specialists are involved where necessary.
1.2 On admission, we expect a general match between the values of the school and of the family.
1.3 Priority is given to siblings of children already attending Loova Tuleviku Kool, children of school staff, and children of alumni and major supporters.
1.4 A pupil is admitted and the school place confirmed once the study contract has been signed and the tuition fee advance has been paid.
2. Admissions procedure
2.1. A family can express interest in a school place at any time by registering on the school website. Those who register on the school website are the first to receive information about open days, preschool, extracurricular education and the start of admissions.
2.2. Admissions to Grade 1 run from 15 December to 15 February.
2.3. If the number of applications exceeds the number of school places, places are allocated by lottery. The lottery is organised by the head of school and observed by a representative of the school owner, who ensures its lawfulness.
2.4. Part of the admissions process is a conversation with the family and a meeting between a teacher and the child. At the meeting with the child, various approaches are used, e.g. clay modelling, to understand the child's school readiness.
2.5. After the conversation, the head of school decides on admitting the child to the school. If needed, the head may ask for additional information or documents.
2.6. If after the conversation it turns out that, for whatever reason, Loova Tuleviku Kool is not the best educational partner for the family, a new candidate is drawn by lot from among the remaining candidates.
2.7. If the Grade 1 class(es) are not full at the end of admissions or after the interview rounds, additional admissions are announced and remain open until the class(es) are complete.
2.8. Applications in additional admissions are processed and pupils admitted in the order in which applications are received.
2.9. No admissions are announced for other grades. At the end of the school year, if places are available, new pupils are admitted in the order in which they have completed the interview.
2.10. After the head of school's decision, a study contract and cooperation agreement are concluded with the family and the documents are accepted (see sections 3 or 4).
2.11. Once the tuition fee advance has been paid, the child is entered in the school's list of pupils.
2.12. For admission to Grade 1, the parent submits 2.12.1.The application form can be filled in here.
2.12.2. a copy of the child's identity document
2.12.3. the school readiness card
2.12.4. an extract from the child's health record, if available
2.12.5. assessments, references or recommendations from Rajaleidja or other specialists, if any.
2.13. For admission to Grades I–VII, the parent submits
2.13.1. the application form, which can be filled in here.
2.13.2. an extract from the pupil's record from the previous school;
2.13.3. an officially certified extract from the pupil's health record, if available;
2.13.4. a copy of the child's identity document;
2.13.5. for pupils with special needs or who have received support services at school (speech therapist, special education teacher, social pedagogue, psychologist), the individual development or monitoring card from the school (it may have a different name at different schools). If the school has not opened one, a reference from the specialists who worked with the child at school and from the class teacher. If there are assessments, references or recommendations from Rajaleidja or other specialists, please submit these as well.
2.13.6. for a pupil arriving from abroad, the grade is determined by the school's teachers' council
3. Removal of a pupil from the school
3.1. If a pupil plans to change schools, the parent informs the head of school of this in writing. On receiving the parent's request, the school removes the child from the list of pupils.
3.2. The school owner has the right to terminate the contract with the pupil's guardians for good reason, giving 1 month's notice. Good reasons are:
3.2.1. repeated breaches of the school rules of Loova Tuleviku Kool by the pupil within one semester;
3.2.2. damage to the school's reputation by the parent;
3.2.3. a delay of more than one month in paying the tuition fee after the invoice has been issued.
3.3. In the case of repeated breaches of the school rules, a reasoned proposal to terminate the contract is made to the school owner by the head of school after the matter has been discussed at the teachers' council.
3.4. In the case of damage to the school's reputation, a proposal to terminate the contract is made to the school owner by the school council after discussion at a meeting of the school council.
3.5. After the contract has been terminated for good reason, the pupil is removed from the school's list of pupils.
4. Procedure for removing a pupil from the school's list and completing school
4.1. The head of school removes a pupil from the school's list of pupils by directive on the grounds set out in the “Basic Schools and Upper Secondary Schools Act”.
4.2. When a pupil leaves the school on completing it, the school issues the pupil with a school report, an extract from the pupil's record and the health record.
4.3. When leaving the school, the pupil must return their student card, textbooks and books borrowed from the school library, and settle any other debts to the school.
4.4. The school is considered completed once the pupil has completed the Loovalt tulevikku school curriculum in full, and the pupil is issued with a school report.
5. Final provisions
5.1. This procedure is established, amended and repealed by the school owner.
5.2. The procedure and any amendments to it are submitted to the School Council for its opinion before they are established.
5.3. The parts of the procedure concerning the assessment of knowledge and skills and the admission conditions may be amended before the activities related to Grade 1 admission begin, i.e. before 15 December.