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Discovery Charter School Admissions Procedures

Admissions Policy

Discovery Charter School is a free public school open to all eligible candidates subject to space and staff availability. No student or applicant at Discovery Charter School shall, on the basis of ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, income level, disabling condition, proficiency in the English language, or athletic ability, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any educational program or activity.

Students residing in the state of Indiana are eligible to attend Discovery Charter School. There are NO in-state geographic boundaries.

Applications

Applications for the 2010-2011 school year are now being accepted for grades K through 6.
Applications may be submitted electronically via email, mailed or faxed to the following:

Email
discoverycharterschool@gmail.com

Mail
Discovery Charter School
P.O. Box 2619
Chesterton, Indiana 46304

Fax
312.896.6672

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Click here to download the enrollment application form.

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If you cannot complete the electronic signature portion in the downloadable PDF from above, you can sign it upon confirmation of enrollment. This will not effect your application submission date.

The application deadline is April 16, 2010. Do not hand deliver applications to the school.
If more applications are received than available space, Discovery Charter School will hold a lottery to select students. The lottery will be held on April 23, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. at the Library Service Center, located at 100 W. Indiana Ave. in Chesterton.

Students for whom applications are received after April 16, 2010 will be admitted on a space available basis or placed on the waiting list.

Lottery

We hope to accommodate all applicants. However, if the number of applicants at any grade level exceeds the number of openings, admission will be determined by the use of a State required lottery of eligible candidates. Priority will be given to siblings of enrolled students. Applications will be taken from February, 2010 until April 16, 2010. This group of applicants will make up the lottery pool. The lottery will take place April 23, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. at the Library Service Center, located at 100 W. Indiana Ave. in Chesterton. Students will be notified of their status via email and/or USPS mail. The lottery will be conducted in accordance with established Indiana Charter School regulations, details of which will be included in the school record.

Waiting List

A waiting list will be established for applicants not selected in the lottery. Position on the waiting list will be determined during the initial lottery process for applications received before the application deadline. The waiting list will be maintained until the end of the current school year—it will be recreated each year. Discovery Charter School will admit students on a space available basis after the start of the school year. Applicants submitting after the deadline will be placed on the waiting list based upon date of receipt of their application, i.e., first come, first served. Applicants will be notified of their position on the waiting list and spaces will be filled in numerical order from the list.

ENROLLMENT PAPERWORk

1. Signed Student Application. If you sent your application via e-mail and it was NOT signed, you need to print a copy, sign it, and turn it in. If you do not have a copy of your application, please visit our website, www.dunesdiscoverycharter.org and complete a new application.

2. Emergency Contact form. Please complete one for each child in your family. This information will be held in our office, accessible to staff in case of an emergency. Download form here.

3. Copy of each child’s Birth Certificate.

4. Proof of Indiana Residency. This may be a utility bill or similar document that shows current name and address. This may not be a driver’s license.

5. Release of Student Records form. This form must be filled out for every child, including incoming kindergartners and students who are currently home schooled. This form allows your child’s current school to release their records to Discovery Charter School and allows our school to complete required reporting to the Indiana Department of Education. Download form here.

6. Copy of current IEP (Individualized Education Plan) or BIP (Behavior Intervention Plan), if applicable. If you have a copy to share, please do. If you do not, Discovery Charter School will obtain a copy from your child’s current school.

7. Copy of most recent Report Card. if applicable.

Additional paperwork will be required before the school year begins.