To become a Valley School student, each student needs to meet the following criteria:
- Be enrolled at their home school in Mesa County Valley School District 51.
- Have a Valley School Referral Form completed and submitted to Valley School by an administrator and/or counselor from their home school.
- Along with their parent/guardian, attend an interview at Valley School with the principal, Sara Krick, and/or counselor, Lori Starr.
- Have a second placement which will be arranged in collaboration with their home school.
- Be accepted by the Valley School principal with a start date.
- Pay the $25 per semester fee.
- Pay the $15 Science fee, if applicable.
Valley School accepts referrals and schedules interviews throughout the school year; however, enrollment/start dates for new students are scheduled as follows for the 2018-2019 school year:
- October 3, 2018
- November 7, 2018
- December 5, 2018
- January 9, 2019
- February 13, 2019
- March 13, 2019
- April 17, 2019
Valley School typically operates at full student capacity; however, we do maintain a waiting list. If we are currently full when a student meets the criteria to become a Valley School student, we will add the student to the waiting list and then notify him/her when an opening becomes available.