Step 1: Tour our school

During your visit, you will observe our classrooms, meet our teachers, and have an opportunity to ask questions about our educational philosophy and curriculum, enrichment programs, and tuition options.

Please contact us to schedule a tour.

Step 2: Submit an application and fee

Once we have the application we will request your child's records and a teacher recommendation from their current school. This helps us learn about your child's prior educational experiences.

Step 3: School visit

It’s an exciting experience for our new students, and gives your child a chance to get to know the children and teachers, and gives us a chance to get to know your child. Children applying for pre-kindergarten will visit for a short time while older children will stay for a half or full day visit.

Acceptance into the Susan Odell Taylor School

We strive to gain a complete understanding of your child’s unique personality, characteristics and strengths. Careful, sincere thought and attention is given to each child’s application. When there are spaces available in a given class, acceptance letters for new students are sent out. Signed contracts are due back approximately two weeks after acceptance, in order to reserve a space for the following year.

Pinewoods Campus

8:30 am School Day Begins
3:20 pm Dismissal

All classroom doors open at 8:20 am.  Teachers will be in their rooms to welcome students and parents at 8:20 am.  Children who ride the bus and arrive before 8:20 am will go to beforecare without a fee. 

Taylor Middle School

8:10 am School Day Begins
3:10 Dismissal

A staff member will greet students on 199 Washington Ave. between 8:00 – 8:10 am.  Students should enter the building and proceed to their classrooms.

Pinewoods Campus

For car drop-off in the morning (8:20 – 8:30 am):

Stay in the lane until you can move your car to the yellow pedestrian zone by the front entranceway sidewalk. If there is a line, please wait your turn.

For car pick up in the afternoon (3:20 – 3:40 pm):

Stay in the lane until you can move your car up to the yellow pedestrian zone by the front entranceway sidewalk. Teachers will escort students into cars and buses.  During busy times, please be ready to be directed to move forward so that multiple cars can be loaded.

Taylor Middle School

A staff member will greet students on 199 Washington Ave. between 8:00 – 8:10 am.  Students should enter the building and proceed to their classrooms.

Students who arrive after 8:10 am should be accompanied by an adult to the school and check in with a staff member. Drivers of late students can park in the shuttle zone on First Street near the school bus sign during the drop off.

Dismissal is between 3:10 – 3:20 pm.  Cars will line up behind busses.

Students who live within 15 miles of the school in districts that offer busing are entitled to transportation through their home school district.  Transportation registration forms should be completed by the family and submitted to the district in April for the upcoming school year.

Mariann Haggerty  518-274-4994 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

*Please note:  Mariann Haggerty is the contact person for both campuses.

Jean Fuller 518-244-6848 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Lianne Adams 518-274-4994  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

Teachers can be reached by school email. Email addresses can be found on the Faculty & Staff page. If there is an immediate need to communicate with a teacher please contact Mariann Haggerty.

Beforecare is offered on school days to students at the Pinewoods Campus from 7:30 – 8:30 am. Aftercare is offered to students at the Pinewoods Campus on school days from 3:30 - 5:30pm. There is a childcare package plan for students who use before and/or aftercare on a full time basis.

There is no beforecare for Middle School students.

Intramurals is offered on school days to students in Middle School from 3:15 - 5:15 pm.

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We offer 8 weeks of summer camp, available to all children in our community for children ages 4 through 8.

Open Classrooms are an informal opportunity for parents to visit our classrooms.  Students, teachers, and parents talk, share, and enjoy each other’s company while experiencing the wonderful happenings in our classrooms. Open Classrooms happen throughout the school year and parents are always notified of these dates.

Tuition is paid through FACTS.  There are four payment plan options available. Families set up their payment plans with our business manager during the contracting process.   

The School offers grants to families of children in K-8 that demonstrate need through the financial aid process. Please contact Lianne Adams, Executive Director, if you are interested in applying for financial aid.

Payments can be made by check payable to the Susan Odell Taylor School or online through our secure payment portal here Make A Payment.

The Susan Odell Taylor School’s Middle School is located at 199 Washington Ave., Rensselaer NY  12144