Thank you for your interest in Rocky Mountain School! The goal of the admission process is to determine if a prospective student is a good overall fit so that he/she will have a successful learning experience at RMS. The process is geared to help parents, teachers and the student work as a team in making this assessment. If at any point during this process you have questions or concerns, we invite you to share them with us. You can request an admission packet which contains all the necessary forms and more information by contacting Lisa Michael, Admissions Coordinator, at lisa.michael@rms.org or by calling her at 303.545.9230 ext 104.

Step One: First Contact
If you are interested in learning more about RMS and whether RMS might be an option for your child, call or email Lisa Michael, Admissions Coordinator. She will answer many of your questions and schedule you for one of the monthly orientations or an individual school tour.

Step Two: Parent Orientations
The monthly orientations provide an opportunity for parents to meet Barbara Mitchell Hutton, founder and Director of RMS. She will share information about the school’s evolution and curriculum, and giftedness in general. The hours of the orientations are 9 a.m. to noon, allowing parents the time to speak openly about their children and ask questions. There is an extensive tour of the school while classes are in session.

If you are unable to come to one of the scheduled orientations, you can visit the school by scheduling an individual appointment with the Admissions Coordinator.

To find out when the next Parent Orientation is, click here.

Step Three: Application and Testing
Once you visit the school, you will probably have a sense about whether the philosophy, curriculum and culture are compatible with your child and family. To apply to the school, submit up-to-date standard IQ testing (including subtest scores and a learning-style assessment), a self-perception assessment, and a completed application form accompanied by the nonrefundable application fee of $350. Although not required, recent achievement tests are useful in helping us understand your child and in consideration in classroom placement.

The Confidential Teacher Feedback Form is located in the admission packet along with the other forms. Please give this form to your child’s most recent teacher. The form is confidential. The teacher is asked to mail the completed form directly to Rocky Mountain School. This will be added to your child’s application.

Step Four: Classroom Visit
Once all the application and supporting documents have been received, the Admission Committee will review the information in order to determine if the applicant appears to be a good match with the RMS learning environment. If so, the your child will be asked to spend at least two or three days in the classroom we expect he/she to be placed in. During the classroom visit the teachers will assess social and academic compatibility with the class. We expect your child to make a similar assessment about whether the school meets her/his needs and expectations.

Step Five: Admission Decision
Our goal is to view each applicant as a whole child to determine whether he/she is a good match at RMS and can have a successful learning experience at our school. After the visit, all the information submitted by parents, prior teachers, the RMS faculty and feedback from you and your child is reviewed by the admissions committee. The Admission Coordinator will notify you of the decision by phone. A letter confirming the decision will be set to you from the Executive Director.

In the event the class in which the prospective student would be placed is full, the student will be placed in a waiting pool. Students will be selected from the waiting pool to fill openings as they become available.

Rocky Mountain School gives special consideration to siblings of current students and alumni.