Written Contract I. C. § 33-5206(4) I. Admission Procedures I.C. § 33-5205(3)(k) A. Enrollment Opportunities I.C. § 33-5205(3)(t) Every effort is made to notify the public of enrollment opportunities at The Village Charter School, by taking the following steps: a. TVCS takes into consideration language demographics of the attendance area and disseminate information accordingly. b. At least three (3) months prior to the enrollment deadline each year, enrollment information is posted in highly visible and prominent locations within the attendance area. c. TVCS ensures the dissemination of press release or public service announcements to media outlets that broadcast within or disseminate printed publications within the attendance area. d. TVCS ensures that such announcements are broadcast or published by such media outlets on no less than three (3) occasions, beginning no later than fourteen (14) days prior to the enrollment deadline each year. e. Prospective students are given the opportunity to enroll regardless of race, color, nationality or ethnicity, religion, gender, familial status, social or economic status, or special needs. These efforts may also include, but are not limited to, web page updates, announcements through social networking sites, advertising at community centers (e.g., library), school informational meetings, announcements at other public schools, and/or notifications sent home with students. Each year, the Board will establish an enrollment admissions deadline, which shall be the date by which all written requests for admission to attend TVCS for the next school year must be received. The enrollment deadline cannot be changed once the enrollment information is disseminated. The application process prior to the enrollment deadline is as follows: a. Application cards are made available at the charter school office and on the school website in both English and Spanish. The application includes information pertinent to filling a specific number of positions in each classroom. b. A parent, guardian, or other person with legal authority to make decisions regarding school attendance on behalf of a child in Idaho, may make a request in writing for such child to attend TVCS in compliance with Idaho Code § 33-5205(3)(k). c. In the case of a family with more than one (1) child seeking to attend TVCS, one (1) written request for admission must be submitted on behalf of each sibling. The written request for admission must be submitted to, and received by, TVCS on or before the enrollment deadline. The written request for admission shall contain the name, grade level, address, and telephone number of each prospective student. d. If the initial capacity of TVCS is insufficient to enroll all prospective students, a lottery shall be utilized to determine which prospective students will be admitted to TVCS. e. Only written requests for admission submitted on behalf of prospective students that are received prior to the enrollment deadline established by TVCS shall be permitted in the lottery. Once the enrollment deadline has passed, the process for filling a grade that has openings after the lottery is as follows: a. Application cards are made available at the charter school office and on the school website in both English and Spanish. The application includes information pertinent to filling a specific number of positions in each classroom. b. A parent, guardian, or other person with legal authority to make decisions regarding school attendance on behalf of a child in Idaho, may make a request in writing for such child to attend TVCS in compliance with Idaho Code § 33-5205(3)(k). c. In the case of a family with more than one (1) child seeking to attend TVCS, one (1) written request for admission must be submitted on behalf of each sibling. The written request for admission shall contain the name, grade level, address, and telephone number of each prospective student. d. Written requests for admission received after the established enrollment deadline are served on a first-come, first-served basis and added to the bottom of the final selection list for the appropriate grade. e. A sibling of any student, whose application is received after the enrollment deadline, must have his or her name placed at to the bottom of the sibling list. If the initial capacity of The Village Charter School is insufficient to enroll all prospective students, a lottery, following Idaho Code § 33-5025(3)(k), will be utilized to determine which prospective students will be admitted to TVCS. The selection process in regard to admission preferences shall be as follows: a. First preference is given to the children of founders who are listed on the Founder Priority List, provided that this admission preference shall be limited to not more than ten percent (10%) of the initial enrollment capacity of TVCS. b. Second preference is given to siblings of students already selected by the lottery. c. Third preference is given to prospective students who reside in the primary attendance area of TVCS. d. Fourth preference is given to prospective students who reside outside of the primary attendance area of TVCS.
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Written Contract I. C. § 33-5206(4)
I. Admission Procedures I.C. § 33-5205(3)(k)
A. Enrollment Opportunities I.C. § 33-5205(3)(t) Every effort is made to notify the public of enrollment opportunities at The Village Charter School, by taking the following steps:
a. TVCS takes into consideration language demographics of the attendance area and disseminate information accordingly.
b. At least three (3) months prior to the enrollment deadline each year, enrollment information is posted in highly visible and prominent locations within the attendance area.
c. TVCS ensures the dissemination of press release or public service announcements to media outlets that broadcast within or disseminate printed publications within the attendance area.
d. TVCS ensures that such announcements are broadcast or published by such media outlets on no less than three (3) occasions, beginning no later than fourteen (14) days prior to the enrollment deadline each year.
e. Prospective students are given the opportunity to enroll regardless of race, color, nationality or ethnicity, religion, gender, familial status, social or economic status, or special needs. These efforts may also include, but are not limited to, web page updates, announcements through social networking sites, advertising at community centers (e.g., library), school informational meetings, announcements at other public schools, and/or notifications sent home with students. Each year, the Board will establish an enrollment admissions deadline, which shall be the date by which all written requests for admission to attend TVCS for the next school year must be received. The enrollment deadline cannot be changed once the enrollment information is disseminated. The application process prior to the enrollment deadline is as follows:
a. Application cards are made available at the charter school office and on the school website in both English and Spanish. The application includes information pertinent to filling a specific number of positions in each classroom.
b. A parent, guardian, or other person with legal authority to make decisions regarding school attendance on behalf of a child in Idaho, may make a request in writing for such child to attend TVCS in compliance with Idaho Code § 33-5205(3)(k).
c. In the case of a family with more than one (1) child seeking to attend TVCS, one (1) written request for admission must be submitted on behalf of each sibling. • The written request for admission must be submitted to, and received by, TVCS on or before the enrollment deadline. • The written request for admission shall contain the name, grade level, address, and telephone number of each prospective student.
d. If the initial capacity of TVCS is insufficient to enroll all prospective students, a lottery shall be utilized to determine which prospective students will be admitted to TVCS.
e. Only written requests for admission submitted on behalf of prospective students that are received prior to the enrollment deadline established by TVCS shall be permitted in the lottery. Once the enrollment deadline has passed, the process for filling a grade that has openings after the lottery is as follows:
a. Application cards are made available at the charter school office and on the school website in both English and Spanish. The application includes information pertinent to filling a specific number of positions in each classroom.
b. A parent, guardian, or other person with legal authority to make decisions regarding school attendance on behalf of a child in Idaho, may make a request in writing for such child to attend TVCS in compliance with Idaho Code § 33-5205(3)(k).
c. In the case of a family with more than one (1) child seeking to attend TVCS, one (1) written request for admission must be submitted on behalf of each sibling. • The written request for admission shall contain the name, grade level, address, and telephone number of each prospective student.
d. Written requests for admission received after the established enrollment deadline are served on a first-come, first-served basis and added to the bottom of the final selection list for the appropriate grade.
e. A sibling of any student, whose application is received after the enrollment deadline, must have his or her name placed at to the bottom of the sibling list. If the initial capacity of The Village Charter School is insufficient to enroll all prospective students, a lottery, following Idaho Code § 33-5025(3)(k), will be utilized to determine which prospective students will be admitted to TVCS. The selection process in regard to admission preferences shall be as follows:
a. First preference is given to the children of founders who are listed on the Founder Priority List, provided that this admission preference shall be limited to not more than ten percent (10%) of the initial enrollment capacity of TVCS.
b. Second preference is given to siblings of students already selected by the lottery.
c. Third preference is given to prospective students who reside in the primary attendance area of TVCS.
d. Fourth preference is given to prospective students who reside outside of the primary attendance area of TVCS.
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