Admissions

For 30 years, parents and caregivers like you have begun this journey by wondering whether Mother Caroline is the right fit. This is a major decision that can positively affect not only your student, but your entire family.

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When you are ready, fill out an application

Contact

Director of Admissions,
Raymonde Alcindor

617 427 1177 x201

ralcindor@mcaec.org

Mother Caroline Academy is a tuition-free school for students from traditionally underresourced Boston neighborhoods. Mother Caroline Academy uses the Boston Fuel Assistance Income Guidelines to help determine financial eligibility for students and their families. We require that families pay an annual enrollment fee of $550. The fee is due when families sign and return the decision letter offered to attend MCA.

Families pay an annual enrollment fee of $550 to help defray a portion of the expenses for books, supplies, extracurricular and after-school activities. In exchange, Mother Caroline Academy offers:

Small class sizes
Professional and experienced staff and faculty, including teachers from Boston College Urban Catholic Teacher Corps
Curriculum centered on problem and project-based teaching and learning
Integration of technology with laptops for each student
Free breakfast, lunch and snack food program
After-school activities
Summer camps and enrichment programs

We encourage you to take a virtual tour of our campus and programs.

We also schedule in-person information sessions throughout the fall and early spring.

Dates of upcoming sessions:

Saturday, November 2, 2024, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

If you have questions or want to schedule an in-person visit outside of these dates, please don’t hesitate to call our Director of Admissions, Raymonde Alcindor at 617 427 1177 x201, or ralcindor@mcaec.org.

Friday, December 6, 2024, 8:30 am - 10:30 am

This open house date includes a full school tour and classroom observations with teachers and current students.

Tuesday, January 14, 2025, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Students may apply for grades 3-7. Our admissions occur on a rolling basis throughout the fall and winter for the following September. Enrollment is usually completed by the end of June. MCA does not accept students who are entering the 8th grade.

Application materials for the 2025-2026 school year are below.

Please review the checklist linked below for all required documentation for submissions. Applications will not be reviewed until all required documentation is received.

1. Submit the application, including income verification. This can be completed using the online application (Google form linked above) or the paper application (also linked above). Please be sure to attach income verification document(s) to the paper application.
2. Send teacher recommendation form (linked above) to your student's teachers. Please note that if your student has a teacher that teaches all content areas, one recommendation will suffice. Otherwise, two recommendations are required, one from a math teacher and one from an ELA/humanities teacher.
3. Provide school records including standardized test scores, report cards, attendance records and any relevant student support documents such as an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) or 504 Plan.
4. Participate in a personal interview of both student and parent/guardian.
5. Participate in placement testing.

At the time of the interview, parents/guardians will be asked to commit to participating and being an active part of their student’s educational experience at MCA. In cases where a parent/guardian is unable to fulfill this role, another adult or relative will be asked to support the student while she receives her education at MCA.

In 2021, the MCA Board of Directors unanimously voted to expand Mother Caroline Academy to serve students in Kindergarten through 8th grade. Over the past few years, the school has added fourth and third grades. As we look to add kindergarten, first and second grades, it is our responsibility to ensure that the expansion is well planned, measured, and able to drive the best experience for both students and families. This requires updated classrooms, enhanced enrichment programs, outdoor play space, new funding partners, and other experiences required for students in younger grades.

The Board, alongside school leadership, is partnering to develop a detailed implementation plan that will address all aspects of the last stage of the school’s expansion. As part of this implementation plan, we will develop a better understanding of timing as to when we will be ready to welcome our youngest learners.

The following includes information about uniforms, transportation, after-school activities, summer school, opportunities for parent involvement and more:

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