FAQs
Answers To Questions About Life at McCallie.
Whether you're a prospective family exploring our community or a current family seeking specific information, our comprehensive FAQ section provides detailed answers to the questions that matter most to you.
Academics
- What grades does McCallie offer?
- What is McCallie's student-to-teacher ratio?
- What curriculum do you follow?
- Does McCallie offer AP or IB classes?
- What is McCallie's approach to personalized learning?
- How are students assessed?
- Are there support services for students with learning differences?
- Do you offer ESL or ELL support?
- What languages are taught?
- Can students take college-level courses?
- What is your average class size?
- How do you integrate technology into learning?
- Do students have access to tutoring?
- Are there summer academic programs?
What grades does McCallie offer?
What is McCallie's student-to-teacher ratio?
What curriculum do you follow?
Does McCallie offer AP or IB classes?
What is McCallie's approach to personalized learning?
How are students assessed?
Are there support services for students with learning differences?
Do you offer ESL or ELL support?
What languages are taught?
Can students take college-level courses?
What is your average class size?
How do you integrate technology into learning?
Do students have access to tutoring?
Are there summer academic programs?
Admission
- How do I apply?
- What’s the application deadline?
- Do you require SSAT or ISEE scores?
- Do you offer rolling admissions?
- How competitive is admission?
- Can international students apply?
- Are scholarships available?
- Do you offer financial aid?
- How do I schedule a campus tour?
- Can I speak with a current student or parent?
- How do you evaluate applicants?
- Is there an interview process?
- What is your tuition?
- What grades do you accept new students into?
How do I apply?
What’s the application deadline?
Do you require SSAT or ISEE scores?
Do you offer rolling admissions?
How competitive is admission?
Can international students apply?
Are scholarships available?
Do you offer financial aid?
How do I schedule a campus tour?
Can I speak with a current student or parent?
How do you evaluate applicants?
Is there an interview process?
What is your tuition?
What grades do you accept new students into?
Arts & Creativity
- What art classes do you offer?
- Is there a theater program?
- Can students participate in music ensembles?
- Are there extracurricular art clubs?
- Do you host student art showcases?
What art classes do you offer?
Is there a theater program?
Can students participate in music ensembles?
Are there extracurricular art clubs?
Do you host student art showcases?
Athletics
- What sports teams do you offer?
- Is participation in sports required?
- What facilities do you have?
- Can students play varsity sports?
- Do you compete with other schools?
What sports teams do you offer?
Is participation in sports required?
What facilities do you have?
Can students play varsity sports?
Do you compete with other schools?
Boarding Life
- What are the dorms like?
- How many students per room?
- Can students choose their roommates?
- Who supervises the dorms?
- Are dorms co-ed?
- What time is lights out?
- Are students allowed to decorate their rooms?
- What laundry facilities are available?
- Can students go home on weekends?
- Are there organized weekend activities?
What are the dorms like?
How many students per room?
Can students choose their roommates?
Who supervises the dorms?
Are dorms co-ed?
What time is lights out?
Are students allowed to decorate their rooms?
What laundry facilities are available?
Can students go home on weekends?
Are there organized weekend activities?
College Counseling
- When do students start college counseling?
- What colleges do students typically attend?
- Do you help with SAT/ACT prep?
- How involved are counselors?
- Do you offer assistance with financial aid forms?
When do students start college counseling?
What colleges do students typically attend?
Do you help with SAT/ACT prep?
How involved are counselors?
Do you offer assistance with financial aid forms?
Dining
- What kind of food is served?
- Do you accommodate dietary restrictions?
- Is the dining hall open on weekends?
- Can students cook their own meals?
- Is the food locally sourced or organic?
What kind of food is served?
Do you accommodate dietary restrictions?
Is the dining hall open on weekends?
Can students cook their own meals?
Is the food locally sourced or organic?
International Students
- Do you issue I-20s for student visas?
- Is there an orientation for international students?
- How do you support students adjusting to US culture?
- Are there translators or language support staff?
- How do students stay in touch with family abroad?
Do you issue I-20s for student visas?
Is there an orientation for international students?
How do you support students adjusting to US culture?
Are there translators or language support staff?
How do students stay in touch with family abroad?
Parent Communication
- How do parents stay updated on student progress?
- Is there a parent portal?
- How often are parent-teacher conferences?
- Can I speak with my child regularly?
- Do you have a parent association or events for families?
How do parents stay updated on student progress?
Is there a parent portal?
How often are parent-teacher conferences?
Can I speak with my child regularly?
Do you have a parent association or events for families?
Safety & Security
- Is the campus gated or secured?
- What’s your visitor policy?
- How do you handle emergencies?
- Are staff present overnight in the dorms?
- How do you communicate with parents during emergencies?
Is the campus gated or secured?
What’s your visitor policy?
How do you handle emergencies?
Are staff present overnight in the dorms?
How do you communicate with parents during emergencies?
School Schedule & Calendar
- What is your daily schedule like?
- When does the school year start and end?
- Do you have breaks for Thanksgiving or spring?
- What is a typical weekend like on campus?
- Are parents allowed to visit?
What is your daily schedule like?
When does the school year start and end?
Do you have breaks for Thanksgiving or spring?
What is a typical weekend like on campus?
Are parents allowed to visit?
Student Leadership & Clubs
- What clubs are available?
- Can students start their own clubs?
- Are there student government opportunities?
- What leadership programs do you offer?
- Are there community service requirements?
What clubs are available?
Can students start their own clubs?
Are there student government opportunities?
What leadership programs do you offer?
Are there community service requirements?
Student Support & Wellness
- Do you have mental health counselors?
- How do you support students’ emotional well-being?
- What happens if a student is struggling academically?
- What’s your policy on bullying?
- How do you support new students adjusting to boarding life?
- Do you have a peer mentoring program?
- Are there wellness programs or retreats?
- What’s your approach to discipline?
- How do you handle homesickness?
- Is there a school nurse or medical center?
Do you have mental health counselors?
How do you support students’ emotional well-being?
What happens if a student is struggling academically?
What’s your policy on bullying?
How do you support new students adjusting to boarding life?
Do you have a peer mentoring program?
Are there wellness programs or retreats?
What’s your approach to discipline?
How do you handle homesickness?
Is there a school nurse or medical center?
Technology & Devices
- Do students get laptops or tablets?
- What’s your cell phone policy?
- Is Wi-Fi available in dorms?
- Do you monitor internet usage?
- Do you teach digital citizenship?