Contents CAIS Staff 1 Introduction 2 Northern California Schools 3 Southern California Schools 4 Schools with Boarding Facilities 6 Member Schools 7 Provisional Schools 24 Heads of School 26 CAIS Board of Directors 31 CAIS Board of Standards 31 CAIS Staff James McManus Teal Gallagher Executive Director Director of Services for Governance and [email protected] Accreditation 818.845.0800 x 10 [email protected] Stephanie Betancourt 818.845.0800 x 15 Director of Information Resources and Lorena Macias Technology Administrative Assistant [email protected] [email protected] 818.845.0800 x 18 818.845.0800 x 10 Melissa Cherella Cathy Shelburne Executive Assistant Director of Professional Development [email protected] [email protected] 818.845.0800 x 14 818.845.0800 x 17 Mary Fauvre Director of Accreditation [email protected] 818.845.0800 x 13 CAIS Office 4450 Lakeside Dr, Suite 375 Burbank, CA 91505 (818) 845-0800, Fax (818) 845-0888 www.caisca.org 1 Introduction About CAIS to all the rights and privileges, programs, The California Association of Independent and activities available to students. Schools (CAIS) is a non-profit organization of approximately 215 elementary, middle, Membership Requirements and secondary schools in California. The To be eligible for provisional membership, Association serves and strengthens its schools must be in at least their third year schools by setting standards of academic of operation, be incorporated not-for-prof- quality and ethical conduct, by providing it, and meet the standards outlined in key for the professional growth of faculty, documents of the Association, including administrators, and trustees, and by pro- the Fundamental Membership Require- moting racial, ethnic, and socio-economic ments, and the Code of Ethics. Once a diversity. Member schools vary widely, school becomes a provisional member, ranging in size from 41 to 1930 students; it must then proceed with the self-study providing campuses that are urban, sub- process and demonstrate that it meets the urban or rural; enrolling student bodies Association’s accreditation standards. that are coeducational or single sex; and offering boarding and day facilities. The Applying for Admission majority of schools are secular, but many Generally, the best time for families to are religiously affiliated. apply to schools for the admission of their children is in the fall of the year preceding enrollment, but a number of schools accept About Independent Schools and consider applications throughout the Independent schools are pre-collegiate, year. To begin the application process, con- non-profit institutions that are inde- tact the admission office of the schools you pendently governed by Boards of Trustees will consider and request a brochure and and supported by tuition revenue, charita- other pertinent materials. Most schools ble contributions, and endowment income, will require an interview, admission rather than by taxes or major funding testing, and information from the student’s from religious organizations. Through the previous school. accreditation process, schools hold them- selves publicly accountable to all who seek assurance that they meet high standards of Tuition and Fees educational quality, operational stability, The tuition and fees for the schools listed and staff competence. in this book vary according to the type of school and location. Although independent Independent schools are caring communi- schools typically rely on tuition income ties that are uniquely capable of providing as their major source of revenue, some students with individualized attention. $230,000,000 in financial aid is available Schools are dedicated to developing each year in CAIS schools for families who responsible, independent, and service-ori- qualify. Details on financial aid policies ented students, encouraging a lifetime and on applying for tuition assistance may commitment to community involvement be obtained from the individual schools. and a sense of social responsibility and global citizenship. All schools attempt to foster inclusive communities and admit students without regard to race, color, sex- ual orientation, and national or ethic origin 2 Northern California Schools San Francisco and Vicinity Moraga Atherton The Saklan School Menlo School Mountain View Sacred Heart Schools German International School of Silicon Valley Berkeley Napa The Berkeley School Blue Oak School Black Pine Circle School Oakland Ecole Bilingue de Berkeley Bentley School German International School of Silicon Valley The College Preparatory School Escuela Bilingüe Internacional Danville Head-Royce School The Athenian School Julia Morgan School for Girls Oakland Hebrew Day School El Cerrito Redwood Day School Prospect Sierra School St. Paul’s Episcopal School Tehiyah Day School Palo Alto Half Moon Bay Castilleja School Sea Crest School Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School Hillsborough The Girls’ Middle School International School of the Peninsula The Nueva School Kehillah Jewish High School Crystal Springs Uplands School Keys School Lafayette Portola Valley Bentley School Woodland School Contra Costa Jewish Day School Woodside Priory School Livermore San Francisco Valley Montessori School The Bay School of San Francisco Los Gatos Brandeis Hillel Day School Cathedral School for Boys Hillbrook School Children’s Day School Mulberry School Chinese American International School Yavneh Day School Drew School Marin County French American International School Brandeis Hillel Day School German International School of Silicon Valley The Branson School The Hamlin School Cascade Canyon School Jewish Community High School of the Bay Lycée Français de San Francisco Katherine Delmar Burke School Marin Academy Lick-Wilmerding High School Marin Country Day School Live Oak School Marin Horizon School Lycée Français de San Francisco Marin Primary & Middle School Presidio Hill School Mark Day School San Francisco Day School Mount Tamalpais School San Francisco Friends School San Domenico School The San Francisco School San Francisco University High School Menlo Park Schools of the Sacred Heart Mid-Peninsula High School Stuart Hall for Boys & Stuart Hall High School The Phillips Brooks School Town School for Boys Trinity School The Urban School of San Francisco 3 San Jose Santa Catalina School Almaden Country School York School The Harker School Pebble Beach San Mateo Stevenson School The Carey School Santa Cruz St. Matthew’s Episcopal Day School Georgiana Bruce Kirby Preparatory School The Nueva School Gateway School Odyssey School Ronald C. Wornick Jewish Day School Watsonville Santa Rosa Mount Madonna School Sonoma Academy Sacramento & Vicinity Sonoma Country Day School Saratoga Carmichael Saint Andrew’s Episcopal School St. Michael’s Episcopal Day School Sunnyvale El Dorado Hills French American School of Silicon Valley Golden Hills School South Peninsula Hebrew Day School Sacramento Walnut Creek Sacramento Country Day School The Seven Hills School Norden Monterey Bay Sugar Bowl Academy Carmel Visalia All Saints’ Episcopal Day School St. Paul’s School Monterey Southern California Schools Los Angeles County Turning Point School The Willows Community School Agoura Hills Ilan Ramon Day School El Segundo Vistamar School Beverly Hills Harkham Hillel Hebrew Academy Encino Los Encinos School Burbank Valley Beth Shalom Day School Providence High School Westmark School Calabasas Muse School La Cañada Viewpoint School Crestview Preparatory School Chatsworth Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy Flintridge Preparatory School Chatsworth Hills Academy Sierra Canyon School Long Beach Claremont Westerly School The Webb Schools Los Angeles Foothill Country Day School The Archer School for Girls Culver City Berkeley Hall School Brentwood School Echo Horizon School The Center for Early Education Park Century School 4 Curtis School Santa Monica Harvard-Westlake School Carlthorp School Hollywood Schoolhouse Crossroads School Immaculate Heart High School New Roads School The John Thomas Dye School PS1 Pluralistic School Maimonides Academy Marlborough School Sherman Oaks Marymount High School The Buckley School Milken Community High School Sierra Madre Mirman School Alverno High School New Horizon School Westside The Gooden School New Roads School The Oaks School Studio City Pilgrim School Bridges Academy Saint James’ Episcopal School Sinai Akiba Academy Valley Village Westland School Adat Ari El Day School Westside Neighborhood School The Country School Wildwood School West Hills Windward School Kadima Day School North Hollywood New Community Jewish High School Campbell Hall Harvard-Westlake School Orange County Laurence School Aliso Viejo Oakwood School St. Mary’s School The Wesley School Anaheim Northridge Cornelia Connelly School of the Holy Child Abraham Joshua Heschel Day School Pacific Palisades Corona del Mar Calvary Christian School Harbor Day School St. Matthew’s Parish School Seven Arrows Elementary School Huntington Beach Village School The Pegasus School Palos Verdes Peninsula Irvine Chadwick School New Horizon School Irvine Rolling Hills Preparatory School Tarbut V’Torah Community Day School Pasadena Area Laguna Niguel Barnhart School St. Anne School Chandler School Newport Coast Clairbourn School Sage Hill School High Point Academy Mayfield Junior School Rancho Santa Margarita Mayfield Senior School St. John’s Episcopal School New Horizon School Polytechnic School San Juan Capistrano Saint Mark’s School St. Margaret’s Episcopal School Sequoyah School Walden School Riverside