Applying to Barrack Hebrew Academy

Application
Complete the application form. This is to be submitted along with a $40.00 (non refundable) application fee.

Transcript/School Records
Submit the request for school records to the applicant's present school. We also suggest that any Hebrew school records be forwarded to Barrack Hebrew Academy.

Recommendation
Parents are required to submit two recommendation forms to the applicant's school counselor, principal, and/or current teacher to be sent directly to Barrack Hebrew Academy. These recommendations are strictly confidential.

School Visit and interview
Applicants and their parents are required to be interviewed by the Director of Admissions. Applicants who apply during the school year should plan to visit Barrack Hebrew Academy for a school day.

Hebrew Testing
23% of  Barrack Hebrew Academy's current study body had no prior Jewish day school education. Students with afternoon Hebrew School training can enter our Hebrew program.Students need to be able to read Hebrew phonetically.Comprehension is not necessary for our beginning program. Students, however, need to be able to write Hebrew script, not block letters. If students have not been taught to write the script letters in their afternoon Hebrew school classes, they can easily learn this skill during the summer. Each applicant is tested to determine the level of his/her Hebrew background. Testing is held prior to the opening of school.

Admissions Test (ISEE)

This test is administered at various times during the school year.  The test is multiple choice

and consists of verbal and mathematical sections and takes 3 hours to complete.  Cost for the

testing, payable to Educational Records Bureau, will be assumed by the parent of the applicant.  Please see our school calendar for testing dates.

Decision
Each application will be reviewed as soon as the admissions process is complete. Applications are considered individually by the Admissions Committee and according to available vacancies. Applicants will be notified of their status soon after completion of all admissions procedures. Students are considered for admission to Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy based on evidence of the applicant's desire and potential for success in a dual college-preparatory/Judaic Studies program. Upon acceptance, a prompt reply and return of the enrollment contract, along with a $1,000.00 enrollment deposit, are required to reserve a student's place at Barrack Hebrew Academy. The enrollment deposit is non-refundable and is applied toward the final tuition payment of the year.

Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex or age.