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We are now in our rolling admissions period for Fall 2025! See below for details on how to apply!
How to apply for Fall 2025 admissions during rolling enrollment:
STEP 1: Fill out our online application form linked below after step 9! Please note that it must be completed all at once; there is no option to save your progress and return to it later.
We welcome applications from all students and do not discriminate on any basis. The only students not eligible for consideration of their application are any whose families have an outstanding tuition balance with Prairie Song. We prioritize enrollment for families who live within a 15-mile radius of Prairie Song in order to best serve our local community who consistently supports us!
STEP 2: Just click “submit” to send us your application!
STEP 3: Ask someone who has worked with your student in an educational environment to fill out our educational reference form online. It must be received before we can consider your student’s application. We DO NOT request these for you; YOU are responsible for asking for a reference in time for the educator to turn it in. Please do not stress them out by waiting until the last minute to ask!
STEP 4: We will confirm receipt of your application and your student’s educational reference via email.
STEP 5: Our admissions committee will review your application and educational reference, and contact you for any clarification necessary. We review applications only to determine if we can serve the student well; if we can, then we approve them.
As a result of being a microschool with limited resources, we do sometimes determine that we would not be able to meet a student’s needs given our current levels of staffing and the needs of students we are already serving, and thus recommend a different educational environment for them. We accept (and celebrate!) neurodivergent students and build accommodations for them directly into our curriculum and classroom structure, but we unfortunately cannot serve students who need intensive support, as we’re not currently able to hire enough staff to support those students well.
STEP 6: If our admissions committee approves the application, we will then either offer immediate enrollment or a spot on the wait list, depending on availability. This decision will be communicated to you within two weeks of a complete application.
STEP 7: Confirm your acceptance of your student’s place in their classroom at Prairie Song or on our wait list, or reject the offer if your family determines another educational environment would better suit your student.
STEP 8: If you accept your student’s place in a classroom, you must complete enrollment forms and the tuition contract as well as pay the first month’s tuition within two weeks of our email offering immediate enrollment. Both of these steps must be completed to confirm their enrollment; if they are not, the student will forfeit their spot at Prairie Song. Please note that we do ask you to commit to an entire semester’s tuition in the tuition contract, and you are responsible for that tuition even if you withdraw your student from Prairie Song prior to the end of that semester for any reason.
STEP 9: If your student was offered an open spot, you completed their enrollment paperwork and tuition contract, and paid the first month’s tuition, congratulations! You’re now part of the Prairie Song family!
Lottery process for Fall 2026 admissions to be held in April 2026
Why a lottery? The short answer is: EQUITY! As you know from our values page, equity is one of our core values! We work very hard to keep our policies and practices in line with our core values. We’re a very small school with a high re-enrollment rate, so our open spots are very limited each year. We often don’t have enough spots to meet demand! Thus, we use a lottery system to fill our spots so that everyone gets a fair chance to attend Prairie Song.
STEP 1: Fill out our online application form. Please note that it must be completed all at once; there is no option to save your progress and return to it later.
We welcome applications from all students and do not discriminate on any basis (race, religion, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, etc.). The only students not eligible for consideration of their application are any whose families have an outstanding tuition balance with Prairie Song.
STEP 2: Just click “submit” to send us your application! Applications need to be submitted by the deadline (set in Feb. 2026).
STEP 3: Ask someone who has worked with your student in an educational environment to fill out our educational reference sheet, and have them return it directly to Prairie Song as indicated on the form. It must be received before we can consider your student’s application. We DO NOT request these for you; YOU are responsible for asking for a reference in time for the educator to turn it in. Please do not stress them out by waiting until the last minute to ask!
Educational references must be received by the same deadline in order for the student to be considered for inclusion in the lottery.
STEP 4: We will confirm receipt of your application via email, and receipt of your student’s educational reference when it is sent to us. We will generally schedule a phone call with caregivers at this point as well.
Additionally, students and a caregiver are REQUIRED to attend our Open House for potential students (date set in Feb. 2026) to be considered for the Fall 2026 Lottery.
STEP 5: Our admissions committee will review your application and educational reference, and contact you for any clarification necessary. We review applications to determine if we can serve the student well; if we can, then we approve them.
As a result of being a microschool with limited resources, we do sometimes determine that we would not be able to meet a student’s needs given our current levels of staffing and the needs of students we are already serving, and thus recommend a different educational environment for them. We accept and celebrate neurodivergent students and build accommodations for them directly into our curriculum and classroom structure, but we unfortunately cannot serve students who need intensive support, as we’re not currently able to hire enough staff to support those students well. We wish we could serve all students who apply! Unfortunately our space and resources do not currently allow this.
STEP 6: If our admissions committee approves the application, we will add the student’s name to the lottery for their age group. On the lottery date (determined in Feb. 2026), we will hold our lottery and names will be drawn at random from each age group bucket. Students are offered enrollment in the order in which they are drawn. Once available spots have been filled in this way, we continue to draw names and offer students places on the waitlist in the order in which they are drawn.
STEP 7: Confirm your acceptance of your student’s place in their classroom at Prairie Song or on our wait list, which remains active throughout the academic year, or reject the offer if your family determines another educational environment would better suit your student.
STEP 8: If you accept your student’s place in a classroom, you must complete enrollment forms and the tuition contract within two weeks of our email offering enrollment. Both of these must be completed to confirm their enrollment; if they are not, the student will forfeit their spot at Prairie Song and we will offer their spot to the next student on the wait list.
Additionally, you will be expected to begin paying monthly tuition on the first Tuesday of July for the Fall 2026 semester.
Please note that we do ask you to commit to an entire semester’s tuition in the tuition contract, and you are responsible for that tuition even if you withdraw your student from Prairie Song prior to the end of that semester.
STEP 9: If your student was offered a Fall 2026 spot, you completed their enrollment paperwork and tuition contract, and are ready to pay the first month’s tuition, congratulations! You’re now part of the Prairie Song family! If your student is on our wait list for Fall 2026, we will keep you updated and let you know immediately when a spot in their age group opens up!
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