Enrollment Process
General InformationAll students who reside in the state of Oregon are eligible for admission to the KNOVA Learning Oregon Public Charter School. Oregon Charter School law allows students to apply to the school from outside the school district without an inter-district transfer.
The schools official enrollment period begins January 1st for the following school year. Following this official enrollment period, should there still be available spaces; additional monthly enrollment periods will be added to fill the remaining spots. This monthly cycle following the official enrollment period is to ensure an expedited admission process and timely response back to families. If the number of applicants exceeds the capacity, students shall be selected through a lottery process at the end of the enrollment period. Details of this process are provided below. |
Enrollment Policies & ProceduresThis enrollment policy is in accordance with Oregon Charter School law and guided by the goal of KNOVA Learning Oregon Public Charter School to provide quality educational service to its students.
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Application ProcedureFollowing notification, all students admitted will receive an application packet with an application form, a health record form and an academic record request form. It is the parent’s responsibility to return the complete application packet by the appropriate deadline to enroll the student.
Waiting ListAfter all students are admitted, the name drawing continues to establish a waiting list for each class. Intent-to-apply forms will be numbered as they are drawn and the order in which they are drawn will determine the applicant’s place on the waiting list.
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Pre-Enrollment ProcedureKNOVA Learning desires that every parent attend a Parent Information Meeting or contact a KNOVA team-member directly in order to make an informed decision about the enrollment of their child. In the event that a family cannot attend any of the pre-scheduled sessions, arrangements for an individual or group informational meeting can be made by appointment.
KNOVA’s intent is to promote a clear understanding of the school’s objectives and mode of operations in order to minimize the potential of families joining the school temporarily, based on unclear ideas of the nature of the school. KNOVA will provide parents with an intent-to-apply form to complete in order to confirm their interest in the school. At the end of the enrollment period, should there be adequate spaces, the school will contact the parents and start the application procedure. If the demand exceeds the school capacity for a specific class, a lottery will be held for that class. |
The Lottery ProcessApplicants will be separated into two different categories — in-district and out-of-district. The applicants’intent-to-apply will be placed in two separate covered containers according to the categories. Priority will be given to resident applicants in the following manner: the process will start with drawing the resident applicants’ names first until all names in this container are drawn or until all available spots are filled. If spots remain after all resident applicants are placed, the remaining spots may be filled by out-of-district applicants using a similar process. The drawing shall be made in the presence of at least two unbiased persons. Exemption from the lottery process will be granted to siblings of children already enrolled (or during the first year, of those selected by lottery).
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NotificationParents will be notified at the end of the enrollment period, as soon as the results are known, whether their child was enrolled or placed on the waiting list and if so in what position.
Non-Discrimination PolicyThe Board and employees of KNOVA Learning represent a diverse group of people with a common commitment to the equality of opportunity for all. KNOVA does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, marital status, national origin, color, or disability.
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