"Students shall be considered for admission into Parker Core Knowledge Charter School on a first-come, first-serve basis, and without regard to race, creed, color, gender, national origin, religion, ancestry, disability or need for special education."
The detailed manner in which this statement is adhered to is outlined as follows:
The position on the waiting list is determined by the date and time that the completed Letter of Intent (LOI) is submitted to the school’s office. Exception being preferences in the order as stated below:
1. Retention/advancement of currently enrolled students
2. Children of full-time teachers and directors
3. Siblings of currently enrolled* students (in order of family’s first student start date, then by LOI date)
Exception: When a student has chosen to voluntarily leave the school and then wishes to return, their new sibling status is based on the new letter of intent date (not sibling date of entry).
Sibling Defined (PCKCS operating council 2/21/08): For the purpose of assigning sibling status to a student on the PCKCS waiting list, the student in question must have a brother or sister currently enrolled* at PCKS and one or more of the following criteria must be met:
a) The siblings share at least one common biological or adoptive parent
b) If the siblings bear no blood or equivalent adoptive relationship, they are related by the marriage (a legally recognized union in the State of Colorado) of the enrolled student’s parent to the parent of the other sibling
c) Two or more students are legally recognized as siblings because the parent or guardian of these siblings has permanent custody with full parental rights
* This includes students enrolled for coming school year (i.e. incoming kindergarten class). The original child must attend PCKCS for the entire 1
st trimester of the school year to retain sibling status for any other siblings.
No child may occupy more than one spot on the waiting list and no child may be put on the waiting list for future year/grade with the exception of kindergarten.
If the applicant is a non-district resident, the child will be offered an opening if there are no Douglas County District residents on the waiting list at the time of the opening. Non-district residents may be placed on the waiting list in anticipation of moving their primary residence into Douglas County. However, at the time enrollment is offered, the applicant will have 48 hours to offer proof of residency (Deed of Trust, Rental Agreement). if the applicant fails to provide proof of residency within the 48 hour period, the application will be considered declined by CKCS. In such event, the applicant may submit a new LOI and begin the process as any other parent of guardian.
If a child on the waiting list becomes a non-district resident, the child will be treated as a non-district resident and enrollment will be in accordance with the policy for enrolling non-district residents as stated previously.
If a child enrolled at Parker Core Knowledge Charter School becomes a non-district resident, they will not forfeit their enrollment status.
An applicant must be five (5) years of age by October 1st for admission to Kindergarten. (Approved by DCSD November 2007. Will take effect with admission to the 2008/2009 kindergarten)
Parents of the applicant are responsible for updating the Letter of Intent, i.e. notifying the school of change of address, phone number, etc. if the school cannot contact an applicant's family because the telephone number has been changed, disconnected, etc., the school is not responsible to continue their search. The applicant will be dropped from the waiting list.
if enrollment is offered an applicant, the school requires a decision within 48 hours. If enrollment is not accepted, the applicant will be removed from the waiting list. if at a later date it is decided that the child should be put back on the waiting list, a new Letter of Intent must be completed and applicant will be placed on the waiting list based on the date and time recorded on this new form.
If enrollment is offered during the CKCS school year the applicant will be allowed to decline but remain on the waiting list and retain their waiting list position. This option is not offered when placing students for future school year (startup August placement).
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Should an applicant be removed from the waiting list on a voluntary basis, and then it is decided that they should reapply, a new Letter of Intent must be submitted. The position on the waiting list will be determined by the new date and time on this form.
Letters of Intent will not be accepted for unborn children. (As per policy clarification by CKCS operating council 2/20/96)
