Application Process

Your student will be asked to select two (2) art areas for middle school, and at least 1 (but up to 2) arts areas for high school in which to assess—a first choice and a second choice. CCSA offers several art areas, including Dance, Drama, Stage Tech, Visual Arts, Communication Arts, Vocal Music, Strings and Instrumental Music.

When you apply to Cab Calloway, you must submit two applications: a choice application required of all students not attending their “feeder” school, and a Cab Calloway application requesting information about the arts area you wish to study. Please note: the choice application must be filled out, even if you live in the Red Clay Consolidated School District. Both applications will be available online November 1, 2011.

Please note: When applying online, both applications are combined into one.

Due to limited seats in 7th, 8th, 10th, 11th and 12th grades, applications for those grade levels are limited to Red Clay residents.

Complete the applications before the January 11, 2012 deadline. If your student is coming from a private or charter school, you must first preregister at your public “feeder” school.

Applications must be received before 3:00 pm on January 11, 2012. Applications received after that time will be considered late and cannot be considered for enrollment.

You will be contacted with an appointment for an assessment. Scheduling assessments for 800+ students each year in the time allotted is challenging and Cab Calloway School of the Arts wants to make sure each student receives equal time with the arts assessor. Therefore, please understand that we are unable to reschedule any assessments.

The assessment dates for the current year are January 7, 2012 (all day; snow date January 14, 2012) and January 21, 2012 (afternoon; snow date January 28, 2012). Show up and be prepared; failure to attend the assessment will automatically disqualify you from the enrollment process.

Practice, practice, practice for your assessment. Your enrollment is based solely on your performance during the assessment. Get a good night’s sleep the night before, eat a healthy breakfast, and come prepared to show us your best!

After all assessments are completed, you will receive a letter in the mail notifying you of your enrollment status. You may be admitted (congratulations!), or placed in a waiting pool.

The table below indicates each step that needs to be completed to successfully apply to Cab Calloway. Please choose the correct category for your student. It is recommended that the steps be done in the listing order.

New Castle County

Students attending public schools

New Castle County

Students attending private and charter schools

Kent & Sussex Counties

Students attending public schools

Kent & Sussex Counties

Students attending private and charter schools

Read the Skills Assessment Requirements

X

X

X

X

Pre Register for Choice at local feeder school.

 

X

 

X

Complete and return state choice application to RCCSD Choice Office

X
On-line or Paper

X
On-Line or Paper

X
Paper Only

X
Paper Only

Complete and return Cab’s choice application to Cab

X
On-line or Paper

X
On-Line or Paper

X
Paper Only

X
Paper Only

Complete required skills assessment(s)

X

X

X

X

To pre-register for choice: please take the student’s birth certificate, a copy of his/her immunizations and proof of your address to the local feeder school. The proof of address can be:

  • a copy of your mortgage deed (not the settlement sheet)
  • a copy of your rental lease agreement
  • a copy of your electric bill.
    You will need a few minutes at the school as you will need to fill out registration paperwork.

How the skills assessment process works.

1. Each student who has completed the applications will be scheduled for the assessments by CCSA.
2. Each student will be scored on his/her assessments by the instructor. The score is based on a 100 point scale with 70 points or higher passing.
3. If the student passes the assessment, he/she is put into the first round of the lottery.
4. The lottery is run by an off site computer and forwarded to CCSA who will then start inviting students according to the order on the lottery.
5. The lottery is run for each arts area by middle or high school.
6. Students will receive an invitation the last week of February.

Lottery Priority

Priority Codes
1. Current CCSA Students
2. Red Clay residents with siblings attending CCSA
3. Red Clay residents
4. Out-of-district residents with siblings attending CCSA
5. Out-of-district residents

Each student is assigned a priority code by the computer based on the above criteria. Within each priority code, the student is given a random number by the computer and those numbers are put into numeric order. The lottery lists are then printed in priority code order for each arts area.

Scoring
Cab Calloway Assessments are used only for the purposes of determining potential in our arts programs at Cab Calloway School of the Arts. The school will not discuss the specifics of any assessment with a student or parent/guardian. CCSA will share the following information after notifications have been sent to the parents and upon request of the parent/guardian:

  • Student scored a 70 or above out of a possible 100 points (invitation or wait list option based on available space and the lottery)
  • Student scored in the 60– 69 range out of a possible 100 points. (wait list option)
  • Student scored a 59 or below (no invitation option)

ALL students who pass the assessment whether they are in-district or out-of-district will be invited before any student who scored 60 – 69 points.