Grove School Renewal Charter FINAL Version - 2019

Element 8: Admissions Policies and
Procedures
Governing Law: Admission policies and procedures, consistent with [Education Code Section
47605] subdivision (d). Education Code Section 47605(b)(5)(H).
TGS will be nonsectarian in its programs, admission policies, and all other operations, and will
not charge tuition nor discriminate against any student based upon any of the characteristics
listed in Education Code Section 220.
TGS shall admit all pupils who wish to attend the Charter School. No test or assessment shall be
administered to students prior to acceptance and enrollment into TGS. TGS will comply with all
laws establishing minimum and maximum age for public school attendance in charter schools.
Admission, except in the case of a public random drawing, shall not be determined by the place
of residence of the pupil or his or her parent or legal guardian within the state. In accordance
with Education Code Sections 49011 and 47605(d)(2)(B)(iv), admission preferences shall not
require mandatory parental volunteer hours as a criterion for admission or continued enrollment.
Public Random Drawing
The Charter School shall require students who wish to attend the Charter School to complete an
application. Applications will be accepted during a publicly advertised open enrollment period
each year for enrollment in the following school year. Following the open enrollment period
each year, applications shall be counted to determine whether any grade level has received more
applications than availability. In the event that this happens, the Charter School will hold a
public random drawing (or “lottery”) to determine admission for the impacted grade level, with
the exception of existing students, who are guaranteed admission in the following school year.
TGS has established an annual recruiting and admissions cycle, which shall include reasonable
time for all of the following: 1) outreach, 2) voluntary orientation and informational briefings for
parents and students, 3) admissions application period, 4) an admissions lottery if necessary, and
5) enrollment. The Charter School will fill vacancies or openings that become available after this
process through the use of a wait list established from the admissions lottery, as described below.
In the event that the number of students seeking admission exceeds the Charter School’s
maximum enrollment, admission preferences in the lottery shall be given to the following
students in the following order:
1. Children of TGS faculty* who are residents of the District
2. Children of TGS faculty* who are not residents of the District
3. Siblings of students admitted to or attending TGS who are residents of the District
4. Siblings of students admitted to or attending TGS who are not residents of the District
5. Students who are currently enrolled in Mission Elementary School and students who
reside in the Mission Elementary School attendance area (for purposes of the SB 740
Charter School Facility Grant Program)
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