Provisional advice
After your child has attended Amsteltaal for a period of 13 weeks, Amsteltaal will determine and issue a provisional advice. This will detail both the grade and the date at which your child can transfer to an elementary school. Depending on both the age and developmental stage of your child they may be tested as part of this process. The Central Informatie Loket (CIL) will inform you by email about the provisional advice once this is ready. This email will also contain an offer for three schools closest to your home address where there is availability. You are requested to inform the CIL of your order of preference for these schools before the date mentioned (usually within 10 days of receiving the email). Please also indicate in your reply to the CIL whether a brother or sister already attends an elementary school in Amstelveen or Ouderkerk.
After the specified date your child will be assigned a place at the highest possible school of your preference. Children who already have a brother or sister at a specific elementary school have priority at that school (please note: there is no place guarantee!). In the event of over-registration for an elementary school, children will be considered for a school in order of the distance from their home address. Children of parents who have not indicated any preference will be assigned a place at a school based on availability.
After the elementary school has been assigned, the CIL will inform you where your child has been placed by email. The elementary school will then invite you for an introduction meeting and enrollment .
Final advice and placement
After your child has attended Amsteltaal for a period of 26 weeks of education, Amsteltaal will convert the provisional advice into the final advice. This confirms both the grade to which they will transfer and the starting date and is made on the basis of observations and test data. The CIL will inform you of this by email. This completes and confirms the placement and enrollment at the elementary school for your child.
If after 26 weeks your child’s final advice is for a different grade than the advice made previously, this may mean that there is no room at the originally assigned elementary school. In that case, the CIL will assist you in finding another elementary school for your child(ren). If it turns out that your child has special educational needs, we will see if the previously assigned elementary school can provide this support. Amsteltaal will guide you in this process.
Transfer to the elementary school
After your child has completed their final tests, the Taalschool will ensure a smooth transition, sharing all the relevant details of your child with the new elementary school and coordinating the possibility of an orientation day(s).
Finally:
If you decide not to remain in Amstelveen, we would like to hear this as soon as possible. In that case we can potentially free up a place at a preferred elementary school for another child.