Who are we?

• EBISA is an alliance of over 40 independent schools located in the San Francisco, CA, East Bay Area.
• The schools work together to provide information to parents and other members of the community interested in independent school education.
• The Admissions Directors of EBISA work together to provide information about the membership schools to families who live and work in the various Bay Area communities.
• EBISA schools are defined by their independent governance.
• Financially, EBISA schools are primarily supported through tuition payments, charitable contributions, and endowment income.

• EBISA Admission Directors work cooperatively to assist families in finding the right match for school choices.
• Admission Directors meet 3 times a year to set admissions dates, policies and protocol.
• We sponsor Admissions Fairs and workshops throughout the East Bay area in the fall. Refer to the Calendar of Events link below.
• We offer common teacher recommendation forms for use in all K-8 decisions (available below as pdf files).
• The EBISA heads of schools meets monthly and hold an annual professional development symposium.

• The schools in EBISA represent a wide range of quality educational choices.
• Common to all is a commitment to establishing and maintaining a diverse population of families and students in our schools.
• This commitment to diversity exists in our admissions practices and policies which govern each school.
• Most EBISA schools offer financial assistance: (See the individual websites for details).
• Several schools also conduct financial aid workshops open to all school applicant families.

• The admission process begins in the fall the year before anticipated enrollment*.
• Each school has a different application due date; however, all the decision letters are mailed to applicants on the 2nd Thursday in March.
  
  *Refer to the individual school websites for specific dates of events.