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210 Liberty Street SE • Suite 200 •  Salem, OR  97301 • Phone: 503-763-8958 • Fax: 503-763-8743

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Who is eligible to enroll in The Community Schoolhouse?

The Community Schoolhouse is a public charter school open to all Salem-Keizer high school students (grades 9-12). Any student interested in the program may enroll.

Students desiring an alternative approach to their education, or who struggle with or feel unchallenged by the traditional high school environment are encouraged to apply.

The Community Schoolhouse encourages a community of culturally diverse learners. It strives to provide educational resources for all students representing the diversity of the area. 

Enrollment & Lottery Policy

 

Applications for enrollment at The Community Schoolhouse are accepted throughout the year.  However, new students are not selected during the current year unless openings become available. If openings occur during the current year, a random lottery is held from the pool of available applicants.  The lottery pool is not ranked according to when applications are submitted.

 

An Open Enrollment period is conducted each spring – with an initial application deadline of May 7 – for available openings for the following school year.  At that time, if applications exceed the number of positions available, the school will utilize a random lottery system based on state law. Based on the number of students electing not to enroll, an additional lottery may be held in early summer for all the newly available spaces. The school will then maintain a waiting list/lottery pool during the school year. 

 

The lottery will be governed by the following rules:

 

·         The spring lottery for available openings for the following school year will be conducted on or before May 15 from the waiting list of interested applicants for spaces available. Applications submitted after May 7 will not be included in the initial lottery.

·         Students successfully completing the prior school year are automatically allowed entrance at the start of the school year.  Returning students must complete a Returning Student Enrollment Form by May 12 to ensure their space for the following year.

·         If a student attending The Community Schoolhouse successfully completes the school year – and has a sibling(s) who desires to attend – preference will be given so the family members can attend the same school the following school year if spaces are available. Families must indicate on the Returning Student Enrollment Form (for their current student) that a sibling wishes to attend the following year. An enrollment application for the sibling may be submitted at that time.

 

·         Siblings of current students will not be allowed to enroll at the school during the current year unless they are selected in a random lottery. 

 

·         Former Community Schoolhouse students who transfer to a different school will not be allowed to re-enroll at the Community Schoolhouse unless they are selected in a random lottery. The former student must re-submit an application to be included in the lottery pool.

 

·         Siblings of students who transfer to a different school will not be allowed to enroll at the school unless they are selected in a random lottery.

 

·         Siblings of graduates who completed the prior school year at the Community Schoolhouse are allowed to enroll at the school for the following year.

·         A waiting list/lottery pool will be maintained throughout the school year. The waiting list is not ranked according to when applications are submitted.  All eligible applicants remain in the lottery pool for the next available lottery drawing. Lottery drawings are conducted throughout the year as space(s) become available.

  • There will be no restrictions in the admissions process based upon ethnicity, national origin, disability, gender, sexual orientation, income level or proficiency in English.

 


contact: school@communityschoolhouse.org