For Current NDP 8th Graders

List of 6 items.

• Requirements for NDP 8th graders moving to the Upper Level

  NDP 8^th grade families re-enroll throughout their Middle Level years.  There is NO additional application. The online application is for new families only.

   

  Parents will be invited to join the admissions team at one of three,  morning information sessions on the day their daughter shadows in the Upper Level. They are scheduled for Tuesday, November 28, Monday, December 11, and Tuesday, December 12, 2023.

  
  HSPT—the High School Placement test results will be used for placement and phasing purposes for our 8th graders. The test is administered during a special schedule on Wednesday, November 29, 2023. More information to follow.

• Reenrollment and Deposit Deadline for 9th Grade

  Re-enrollment and your deposit deadlines are due between the end of January and early February. Actual dates will be provided at the 8th-grade parent information sessions.

• Placement Test Date and Placement Notification Day

  All NDP 8th graders will take placement tests as part of their placement and phasing into 9th grade. 
  
  

  • Not all NDP 8th graders will take all three placement tests (Language, English, and Math). Specific test information is mailed to parents. 
  • Generally, here is who takes which placement tests: 
    • Any NDP 8th grader in Algebra 1 or Geometry will sit for a math placement test. 
    • Any NDP 8th grader in Topics of Algebra will NOT take a math placement test. She will automatically go into Algebra 1 and her HSPT math score, along with input from her math teacher, is how she will be phased. 
    • Any NDP 8th grader who wants to retake Algebra 1 will not sit to test out of Algebra 1. 
  • All NDP 8th graders will sit for the English placement test. 
  • Only those NDP 8th graders in Romance Language will sit for the MLAT language placement test. 
    • Any NDP 8th grader taking Chinese, French or Spanish will not take a language placement test. They will automatically be placed in level 2 and phasing will be decided by their current language teacher along with their course grade at the time of placement. 
    • Should a student want to change languages, she may sit for the MLAT for placement purposes.
  • Students will receive information about academic placement in April. 

• Laptop Program

  LAPTOP PROGRAM INFORMATION: All New Upper Level students must participate in one mandatory laptop training and orientation (“Laptop Workshop”) during the summer. To do:  
  

  • • Families will receive information regarding laptop purchases in their packet. Ordering takes place in April.

   

• Upper Level Events

  There are special events planned to welcome NDP 8^th graders to their next step!  Stay tuned!

• Financial Aid and Merit and Talent Awards

  NDP offers two types of financial aid to incoming freshmen: need-based and merit and talent awards which are not based on need. 

  • Need-based financial aid is considered grants and scholarships. FACTS applications for current families, which includes NDP 8th graders (and any siblings who are applicants/prospective students) must be completed between October 15-December 15. The FACTS link can be found HERE. 
    • NDP does not list its available scholarships, as they change from year to year. The financial aid committee designates named scholarships to recipients based on demonstrated need and scholarship criteria. 
  • Merit and Talent Awards  are also available to incoming 9th graders. These are no-need scholarships are earned through academic criteria or talent-based auditions. 
    • The Gateway Academic Achievement Award is a merit-based financial award that recognizes the academic success of incoming freshmen. It is a quarter-scholarship that follows the increase in tuition annually. The criteria are firm and any incoming 9th grader who meets the full criteria will automatically receive the Gateway merit award. 
      • An A on first quarter/trimester 8th-grade report card in English/Reading/Language Arts and Math
      • 90% or higher on the October 2023 Scantron or MAP test in:
        • Reading
        • Language Arts
        • Math
      • 90% or higher on the HSPT in each of the following categories
        • Reading
        • Language
        • Math
    • There is no application for this merit award. The admissions office determines eligibility through reported test scores and transcripts. 
    • Any current NDP 8th grader who meets the full criteria is awarded at re-enrollment time. 
    • Talent Awards are available in areas of performing arts, STEAM, and athletics. They are earned through an audition-based process for 9th-grade applicants. 
      • • Each talent award carries a $3,000 value. Any recipient who earns a talent award and enrolls at NDP must make that her elective all 4 years she attends NDP to retain the award. 
      • An applicant may apply and audition for more than one talent award. 
      • Talent awards are available in the following areas: art, band, chorus, dance, orchestra, STEAM.
      • Athletic Talent Awards are available in basketball, cross country, field hockey, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, track and field, and volleyball.
  • It is possible to receive financial aid and a merit and/or talent award. Earning/receiving one does not negate receiving another type of scholarship.