Crest Lane Seventh-day Adventist School will accept non-constituent Seventh-day Adventist students as well as students who are not members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. All applications will be followed by evaluation and interview to determine approval. The applicant will be notified to confirm his or her status.

A student’s acceptance is based on the following:
1.  Good character references
2.  Transcripts from school previously attended
3.  Attendance records
4.  Citizenship report
5.  Finances
6.  Current medical and immunization records
7.  Consent to Treatment Form
8.  Willingness to comply with and uphold all behavioral and academic standards and policies of the school

The Seventh-day Adventist schools of the Chesapeake Conference admit students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. They do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of their educational policies, admission policies, scholarship and loan programs, and other school administered programs.

Application Process
1.  Application must be completed and submitted
2.  The Admissions Committee and/or School Board will evaluate and vote approval.
3.  A Readiness Test will be administered to all incoming First Grade applicants. Crest Lane embraces the philosophy of Developmental Readiness for school entrance. 
4.  Transfer students must present a report card from the previous school and parent/guardian will be required to sign a Records Release Form so that permanent files may be obtained from the previous school before the student is admitted.
Crest Lane Seventh-day Adventist School reserves the right to evaluate all new/transfer students to determine appropriate Academic and Developmental placement. 
5.  If administration has a question on a student grade placement, parents will be responsible for a $40 placement testing.
6.  All immunization records must be current for DTP, polio, Hib,  measles, rubella, mumps, and tetanus. Where immunization is contrary to religious belief, a statement must be submitted as part of the student’s file.
7.  A physical examination is required for all new students.  
8.  An applicant with unpaid accounts at Crest Lane Seventh-day Adventist School or other schools will need to make special financial arrangements in advance of admittance.
9.  A new student is accepted on probation for thirty (30) days following enrollment. During the Probationary Period a Behavioral/Academic evaluation will determine whether the student will be permitted to continue enrollment at Crest Lane Seventh-day Adventist school.
10. The school does not have staffing or facility to accommodate students with learning or behavioral differences that cause disruption to the school program or necessitate unusual demands on the teaching staff.  When accepting students with learning or behavioral differences the following criteria are considered: (a)  can the student work on an inclusion basis with minimal disruption in the classroom and minimal adaptations; (b) how committed are the parents to working with the teachers and to providing additional support to the student; and (c) what is the student's academic level of self-discipline and cooperation.