Enrollment

The enrollment numbers for each class vary according to grade. Grades K-5 are combination classes with a maximum capacity of 28 children - K/1, 2/3, and 4/5. The classes are evenly divided with 14 students for each of the two grade levels. The grades are also evenly disbursed with 7 boys and 7 girls. Grades 6, 7, and 8 have a maximum of 12 boys and 12 girls in each grade. The 9th/10th grade Tech/Stagecraft class is open to any students in those grades.

Contacting Prospective Members & Waiting List Policies

Parents of prospective members of RCT may indicate their interest by signing their child up on the RCT waiting list, if spots are available in their child’s grade level. The waiting list is available for prospective members ONLY during each production (fall and spring) at the membership table in the lobby of the production site auditorium. A child’s parent must complete a waiting list form and have the form verified and accepted by a member of the Membership Committee. All children MUST be delivered with a birth date to be put on the waiting list as a baby.

Classes are normally filled in the months of July and August for the ensuing year. Any vacancies that occur after the fall session has begun are filled in December for class resumption in January. Prospective members are contacted from the waiting list that is compiled and kept by the Membership Vice-President. The waiting list is comprised of three sections: priority, sibling, and general. The general waiting list is restricted to 40 children per grade and gender.

The priority list, which began September 1995, contains the names of children who have been on the general list for five years or more (beginning with the year the waiting child entered Kindergarten). The sibling list contains the name of brothers and sisters of current and graduate RCT members who are also interested in joining.

Orientation

All vacancies are filled from the top of the waiting list in this order: priority, sibling then general. After returning RCT member pre-registration for the following year has ended, the Membership Vice-President will contact the families of prospective members, as the names emerge on the waiting lists, for an invitation to an RCT orientation session. Orientation is mandatory and only those families who attend orientation will be eligible to join RCT, when a space is available.

Deferment

Prospective members who choose to defer enrollment may remain on the waiting list and keep their same place until the next available position opens. If the prospective member declines a second time, that person will be removed from the waiting list. The same policy applies to siblings; however, the sibling will be placed on the general waiting list rather than dropped from the list permanently.