The Admission Process at CUPS consists of the following steps:

• Submission of application and fees. Applications may be accessed through the BigSIS Ravenna online portal. Please follow the instructions listed below to create/sign into your account.  A $55.00 application fee is due when you submit your child’s application.
• Parent Tour. It is strongly recommended that you schedule a tour of our campus. Tours are for parents only, no children, please. Most questions you may have will be answered on the tour. Call (808) 946-4025 to schedule a tour. Tours for the Preschool Program are held in Oct./Nov. Tours for the ‘Ohana Toddler Program are held in Jan./Feb.
• Child observation, assessment and evaluation. Chronological age is only one factor for admission to each program level. Developmental readiness is also considered, and all applicants are considered in terms of space availability and classroom dynamics.
• Priority. Following the observation and assessment, priority is given to children who are: 1) Children of active members of Central Union Church, 2) siblings of currently enrolled students, and 3) children of CUPS alumni.
• Submission of an Original Birth Certificate & Parent Questionnaire. To complete your child’s application file, you must submit/upload an original birth certificate (pdf file format, not a photo of the doc) and completed Parent Questionnaire through the Big Sis parent portal. All application files will be reviewed for completeness and scored.

All applications must be submitted electronically via the BigSIS Ravenna site. 

INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLYING: 

1. Click on the green ‘Click Here For Portal to Apply’ button below.
2. If you already have an account, log in with your existing user & password.  DO NOT CREATE MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS! 
3. If you are a new user, create and set up an account with user & password (save this information for future use). 
4. Click the green + New button to start your lead process.  ENSURE THE CORRECT SELECTION OF SCHOOL YEAR & PROGRAM. 
5. Complete the “second guardian” information if applicable. 
6. Click continue to Application. 
7. Proceed with completing ALL the top tabs on the Application page (Household Info, Applicant & Home Life Info, Parent Questionnaire & Birth Certificate Upload (scanned pdf only), Pastoral Reference Form, Application Fee, and Review and Complete). 

**The entire process takes some time to complete.  You should receive a confirmation email once fully completed (all tabs completed + application fee paid).  We look forward to the next steps of this process for you and your child! 

  Notification and Response

Admissions decisions are determined by the Admissions Committee, composed of faculty and administration members.

First Round: Notifications for the 3—5 program will be sent out within 10 business days of the scheduled observation date. Notifications for the ‘Ohana Toddler Program will be sent out by the first week of April.

Response: Parents/guardians have 10 days in which to accept the invitation to enroll and submit the Enrollment Fee. If no response is obtained after three attempts the invitee will be moved to the waiting pool.

Second Round: Upon receipt of Enrollment Fees from invitees and following the 10 day reply period, a second round of acceptance may occur. Files will be reviewed and parents are called first to see if parents are still interested.

Subsequent Admissions Rounds: If additional openings are available at the end of March, the review and notification process will repeat.

If at any time you have any questions, concerns, or would like more information, please feel free to call us at (808)-946-4025.