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Private High Schools
of the San Francisco Bay Area (3nd Edition)
The most comprehensive source available for comparing
information on private independent, proprietary and religiously-affiliated
high schools from Santa Rosa to San Jose (and throughout the East
Bay), this book is newly updated and expanded at the request of
thousands of parents who have relied on it since it was first published
in 1998. The new third edition includes information on 60 high schools,
25 pages of advice on how to choose high schools and apply, and
13 pages of charts comparing schools’ statistics. This book
does what school web sites don’t do—it provides extensive
information about schools—all in the same format—so
accurate comparisons can be made.
Authors Betsy Little and Paula Molligan have more than 36 years
experience in education. Both have their MBA's and MA's in Special
Education and are school placement consultants for Bay Area families
for preschool through high school. Ms. Little has worked as a director
of admission, director of development, and director of financial
aid endowment for a number of California independent schools. She
is a former member of the Bay Area Directors of Admission. Ms. Molligan
holds a BS in Elementary Education and was a classroom teacher in
the East Bay and Marin, a middle school administrator for an independent
school, and the head of a private school in Marin. She is a former
member of the Bay Area Independent School Heads Association. Ms.
Little and Ms. Molligan are principals in Little and Molligan, School
Placement Specialists for public and private day and boarding schools.
They have offices in Marin and San Francisco.
Private High Schools of the San Francisco Bay Area 400 pages, $24.95
ISBN 1-930074-14-X
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Finding a Preschool For Your Child in San Francisco & Marin
A consistent best-seller for more than a decade, and now in its third
edition, this book helps parents make the first important step in their
child’s formal education.
Preschools are profiled in terms of school philosophy, goals and
curriculum, admission procedures, staff qualifications, fees, hours,
extended care and vacation schedules, number of students and more. Many
schools offer scholarships, free or low cost programs.
More than 120 San Francisco preschools and, new this edition, 85 Marin
preschools are profiled, including private independent preschools,
religious preschools, public preschools (including Head Start and
programs sponsored by school districts), and preschools affiliated with
colleges and universities.
Author Lori Rifkin, M.S. Ed., Ph.D., formerly an early childhood
educator, currently has a private practice in San Francisco and Marin
as a clinical psychologist and educational consultant. Author Vera
Obermeyer, M.A. in Education/Counseling, Ph.D., is an educational
psychologist and educational consultant with a private practice in San
Francisco. Author Irene Byrne, M.A., is the director of the Phoebe
Hearst Preschool in San Francisco and an adjunct faculty member in the
Child and Family Studies Department at Napa Valley Community College.
Author and local marketing professional Melinda Venable is a parent who
recently completed the arduous process of researching, applying, and
finding a preschool for her twin daughters.
Finding a Preschool for Your Child in San Francisco & Marin
ISBN 1-930074-12-3
Perfect bound, 323 pages, $23.95
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Private Schools of San Francisco & Marin Counties
(K-8)
OUT OF PRINT. A NEW EDITION WILL BE AVAILABLE AUGUST 1, 2005.
In its fourth edition, this book is the definitive guide to
the private school admission process and to more than 80 private
and parochial schools in San Francisco and Marin counties. It includes:
- Schools' mission statement and academic philosophy
- Full costs including tuition increases and expected donations
- Admission process and number of applications received for each
K slot
- Extended day hours, costs and what grade levels can attend
- Ethnic makeup of student body and faculty + faculty education
and training
- Standardized test scores/alternative indicators of academic
success
- Test score cut-offs for transfer students
- Curriculum including foreign languages, art, music, and computers
- What sort of student each school best serves
- Admission etiquette and tips (what NOT to say)
- Schools, resources for learning differences/disabilities
- What high schools graduates attend
Susan Vogel is author of six editions of guidebooks to private
schools and the mother of a middle school child who has attended
Bay Area private independent and proprietary schools.
288 pages, $19.95
ISBN 1-930074-02-6
5.5" x 8.5" softcover, 6 illustrations
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"The worst mistake parents make in the high school
admission process is failing to be organized." --Admission Director,
Bay Area independent high school
Pince-Nez Press's Getting into the High School
of your Dreams will give you a jump on the admission process.
With pages for parents and for kids to fill out, this newly revised
workbook elicits educational and co-curricular preferences and
priorities, gathers pertinent information needed for applications,
helps schedule test days, shadow dates, and deadlines, and gives
tips on essay writing for applications. The workbook is 3-hole
punched so you can place it in a binder along with other information
you gather during the admission process. It includes:
- lists to prioritize academic and co-curricular interests
- pages to gather information on references, past co-curricular
involvement, summer activities, and other information sought
in applications
- topics you may be asked about in interviews
- pages for notes on each school
- calendar pages to schedule visits, open houses, and deadlines
- admission timelines and checklists
- outline for application essays and tips on what to write
about
104 pages (half are pages for notes), $16.95
8.5" x 11" bound and 3-hole punched
Available only from Pince-Nez Press (not in bookstores)
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