New Student Information

Altamont is a 1-to-1 laptop school. Currently, all students are required to purchase a school-determined laptop from www.laptopschools.com, not the Altamont Bookstore.

Visit our 1-to-1 laptop page for information on the program. Please contact Eddy Dunn, Director of Technology, at edunn@altamontschool.org if you have any additional questions regarding this program.

The first step toward a successful year is to make sure all newly enrolled students are placed in the appropriate level mathematics and world language classes. In order to do so, we ask all students to take assessments. These assessments do not affect students’ standing with the school. Rather, they ensure students begin the year in the classes most suitable to their current mathematics and world language skill levels. There is no world language placement assessment for students entering the 5th grade.

With the assistance of an Altamont faculty member, a parent will complete a course request form for each student during math and world language placement testing. This form is used to create your child’s class schedule.

Sample Middle School Course Request Forms:
5th Grade
6th Grade
7th Grade
8th Grade

Upper School Course Request Forms
(Click on the link above and scroll to the bottom of the page.)

Please do not begin required summer reading as the required books have not yet been determined. Look for more information in May.

In May, Click here to find the reading list for the grade you will be entering. Each list indicates what book is required reading and how many additional books from the list are to be read before school begins.

Over the summer, each student is to complete the summer math packet for the math course he or she will be entering in the fall.

Course 2, Course 3, Pre-Algebra, Algebra I, and Geometry will be using IXL summer math packets. Students will be emailed login credentials and information about assignments in July. For all other summer math packets, please click on the appropriate course title below.

As math packets are subject to revision, please do not begin work until the summer.

Algebra 2
Pre-Calculus
Calculus AB
Calculus BC
Statistics

For a week in October, Altamont's doors swing open and the world becomes our classroom. Students in grades 5-11 are automatically enrolled in class trips. Seniors select the trip they would like to take from a list of choices. Visit our Fall Project Week page for more information.

Textbook Information

Please use the information below in July. You will be notified when the bookstore opens.

Order textbooks through the Altamont bookstore after you review the course information from your child's schedule in Blackbaud. Log in to Blackbaud and click on your child’s name. Scroll down under the Progress tab (not the Schedule tab) to see your child’s courses. Be aware that some courses do not require texts. Once on the bookstore web site, click Shop Textbooks. You will need to create an account to order. Please contact Altamont librarian Caitlin Rogers with any book buying questions you may have.

The "Shop Tech" section of the Altamont Bookstore is not supported by Altamont's 1-to-1 laptop program. All students are required to purchase a school-determined laptop from www.laptopschools.com, not the Altamont Bookstore.

Shipping information: Textbooks should arrive between 4-7 business days after the books are shipped. You will receive a confirmation email of the order from altamont@bkstr.com.

Altamont uses Magnus Health to manage student health records. Prior to registration in August, you will be sent instructions for how to enter your child's information.

Accommodations: Lauren Garrett, student assistance counselor, lgarrett@altamontschool.org

Account/Payments: Bettie Fletcher, assistant director of finance, bfletcher@altamontschool.org

Athletics: Steve Mitchell, athletic director, smitchell@altamontschool.org

Course Request Form/Class Schedule: Josh Barnard, director of scheduling/math department chair, jbarnard@altamontschool.org

Technology: Eddy Dunn, director of technology, edunn@altamontschool.org