Dear Parents,
We are excited to embark on the journey toward high school with you and your children via our “Life After Levine” program. “Life After Levine” will help guide the process for entering public and private schools. This will include application and testing procedures for private schools, and information on honors/magnet opportunities in public schools. We are proud to announce that we are continuing to offer a special high school preparation course for our 8th graders, to take place over the school year. Taught by Head of School Tom Elieff, Counselor Suzie Hacker, ELA teacher Rachel Wuntch, and Principal Liz Lawlor, students will prepare personal statements, create résumés, learn interview skills, and discuss what to expect during the high school years. We believe this is an integral part of our 8th grade curriculum. Many schools will ask for faculty recommendations. These recommendations are an extremely important part of the application process. Private schools usually require letters from English and Math teachers, plus an evaluation form from the Head of School or Principal. Public schools may require recommendations from teachers and staff for special programs and honors classes. Other commentary may be requested from additional school professionals as well. Please note that in the interest of being able to devote the proper amount of time to each student recommendation, all requests will require a minimum turnaround time of three weeks after the applications and résumés have been received by Levine Academy. Parents, be sure to check individual high school application deadlines for prompt delivery of all necessary paperwork. Forms and/or requests may not be given directly to the teachers, nor should students be the ones to handle the paperwork. All forms should be hand delivered or emailed to Wendy Melendez at wmelendez@levineacademy.org. There may also be some schools that send all forms through the Ravenna System, or through similar types of online application systems. Requests for recommendations via online systems should go directly to the teachers. Requests for school records should go to the Principal, Liz Lawlor, at llawlor@levineacademy.org. After all school forms and résumés have been completed and submitted to Levine, please have your child email Alison Lutton at alutton@levineacademy.org to schedule an interview with Mr. Elieff. Note: All required student and family documents must be shared directly between you and your high school(s) of choice. All teacher recommendations, school transcripts, résumés, and required school–to–school information will be sent by Levine Academy, directly to the schools of your choice.
We look forward to our continued partnership with you all and to a wonderful year ahead.
Sincerely,
Tom Elieff
Liz Lawlor
Head of School
K - 8 Principal
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