Private School Recommendation Process

• Application requests are due by Friday, December 6, 2024.  
• We cannot guarantee that requests will be completed if your request is submitted after this deadline.  
• Please plan and think about what the application requires and provide enough time for teachers and staff to get the required recommendations and evaluations. 
• It will be at the teachers’ discretion if they have time to provide the requested documents for private school applications. Please have alternate teachers in mind. As noted below, please ask your student to talk to their teacher prior to submitting a request. Teacher emails can be found in our Staff Directory or by logging into your Source Page. 
• If your private school application has a cover page or information that needs to be filled out by the applicant, please fill out student information prior to sending it to the Registrar. The registrar will send back these requests, and this may delay your application. 
• There is no fee for processing transcripts. 

Process for Electronic Applications (Ravenna, Veracross, etc.)

Document in Application	Staff Member to Receive Document
Records and Transcript Requests	Jessica Tai, Registrar  jetai@seattleschools.org
Puget Sound Independent Schools (PSIS) Form	The Student’s Grade Level Counselor:  6th Grade- Reema Ziadeh raziadeh@seattleschools.org    7th Grade- Bryan Manzo bjmanzo@seattleschools.org   8th Grade- Michael Hoff mmhoff1@seattleschools.org
Teacher Recommendation	Teachers request that students ask them personally before sending the recommendation request. Typically, Language Arts, Math, and World Language teachers are requested in the application but please review the directions from the private school as other subject area teachers may be included.
Teacher Evaluation	Choose one (1) of the student’s teachers to be the evaluation teacher.  Give the form to that teacher’s email only.  Your student must ask their chosen teacher in person before you submit a request. If teachers are not asked by the student to fill out the recommendation information, they will not comply.

Process for Paper or PDF Applications:

In cases where private schools require paper or PDF applications, please follow these steps:

1. Bring the packet with the first page completed to the Main Office for the Registrar to process. Registrar will process all forms needed and will disperse Teacher Recommendations and Evaluations.
2. We will send a confirmation email upon completion of the application being emailed to the respective private schools. 
3. If an application must be mailed, you must provide an addressed envelope with postage for each school you have marked to receive applications. If no postage is provided, the document will be emailed to the respective schools.