Yesica Villafuerte
Principal
Leads the school, teaches religion in grade 8 and greets families at the door most mornings. Speaks Spanish and English.
Parish school, kindergarten to grade 8
The parish school, in your language
At Escuela San Isidro the office, the principal and the family meetings are in Spanish, and English is taught every day. If you work in the orchards or the packing plant, we plan the visit around your shift.
- Spanish and English at the officeThe principal and the secretary
- WhatsApp(509) 555-0114
- Visits in the afternoon and on SaturdaysBy appointment
- Applications open in JanuaryFor the next fall
The year at a glance
When each step opens
Each step opens in a different month. Here is the whole year, so you know when to call, when to visit and when to apply.
This school year
One evening in October and one Saturday in January
Open houses
Walk the building and meet the teachers. Children may come, and an adult stays with them while you talk.
All year, by appointment
Early January
Applications open
For the fall that follows. You may apply at the office or online.
With the application, until late March
DeadlineFinancial aid form
Asked for with the application and decided with admissions.
Late March
DeadlineApplication deadline
Applications that arrive later join the waitlist.
Mid-April
Decisions
We call you and send a letter, in Spanish or English as you prefer.
Early May
DeadlineEnrollment agreement
Signed to hold your child's place.
Late August
First dayFirst day of school
Sample dates.
Classes
Classes by grade and by schedule
Each group has the class size shown. The hours are the same every day of the week.
| Ages | Class size | School day8:00 am to 3:00 pm5 days | Morning care6:30 am to 8:00 am5 days | Afternoon care3:00 pm to 5:30 pm5 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early gradesKindergarten to grade 2Reading in Spanish and English every day. First communion in grade 2, with the parish. | 16 | Offered | OfferedWith breakfast | OfferedWith homework time |
| Middle gradesGrades 3 to 5Science in the garden and in the classroom. | 18 | Offered | OfferedWith breakfast | OfferedWith homework time |
| Upper gradesGrades 6 to 8Confirmation in grade 8, with the parish. | 18 | Offered | OfferedWith breakfast | OfferedWith homework time |
Fees and what each is for
- Application
- Covers reading the application and a conversation with the child. Due when you apply.
- Enrollment
- Holds a place after you accept an offer.
- Books and supplies
- The year's books and materials, ordered by the school.
- Uniform
- The pieces on the office's list, bought from any shop.
- Morning and afternoon care
- Billed by the month for the days a family uses.
- Field trips
- A few in the year, billed when the family signs the permission slip.
Sample programs.
How tuition works
No figures here: the office gives you its numbers in person, in Spanish or English, so you never read an old one.
Tuition depends on your child's grade, the days they attend and whether they use morning or afternoon care. It is paid by the year, by the term or by the month. The school's figures are given at the visit and at the office.
Set by grade and days
Morning and afternoon care are billed apart
Figures given at the visit
Registration
When you apply there is an application fee, which covers reading the application and the conversation with your child. After you accept an offer, an enrollment fee holds the place. Both are listed, with their purpose, in the program matrix.
Application: when you apply
Enrollment: when you accept an offer
Holding a place
A place is held when the family signs the enrollment agreement and makes the first payment, which goes toward tuition. Families have until early May to answer an offer. If a grade is full, the office keeps a waitlist and calls families in the order they joined.
Signed agreement and first payment
Waitlist by order of joining
Billing
You may pay by the year, by the term or by the month. The office goes over the schedule with you at enrollment and explains how each payment is made. If your income changes with the harvest season, tell the office and we will look for a schedule that fits.
By the year, term or month
The office explains each way to pay
Financial aid is available; here is how to apply. After you submit an application, the office gives you the aid form. A school committee reads each form and answers in the same week as admissions decisions. Ask the office about Washington state programs for families who may qualify.
An aid form follows the application
Decided with admissions
Ask us about state programs
Siblings
A second child, or a third, is handled differently, and the office explains how when you apply. Brothers and sisters are read in the same admissions season so a family hears about everyone at once.
Withdrawing
Families give written notice, and the office asks for it before the end of the term. The enrollment agreement explains how a term in progress is handled, and you may read it before you sign.
Faculty
The people at the door
Fourteen people work at the school, and all of them speak Spanish. Two of them are here.
Arsenio Gordillo
Teacher, grades 6 to 8
Teaches math and science to the upper grades and leads the choir at Sunday Mass. Speaks Spanish and some Mixteco.
From families
What families tell us
“I work at the packing plant and get out late. The principal met us on a Saturday, explained everything in Spanish and let us ask every question.”
Ibeth M.Parent of a third grader
“The school's notes come to us in Spanish and English, and the teacher calls when there is something to say. You feel part of the parish.”
Abimael R.Parent of a kindergartener
“I asked about financial aid and they explained the form step by step, without hurrying me or making me feel bad for asking.”
Yaquelin S.Parent of two students
Sample reviews.
Visit the school
Ask about the school or book a visit
Message us on WhatsApp or call the office: we answer in Spanish and English. If you work shifts, we hold the visit in the afternoon or on a Saturday morning.
Phone(509) 555-0114
Office hours
- Monday to FridayToday
- 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Saturday and SundayToday
- Closed