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Admissions Policies and Procedures
When selecting a school of choice, parents are an essential part of the learning team, and their acceptance of an active role in their child’s learning environment is expected. Support by parents and students of Robert Louis Stevenson Elementary School of the Arts (R.L.S.) mission statement, beliefs, objectives, policies, and procedures is essential. Therefore, enrollment in the Robert Louis Stevenson Elementary School of the Arts is based on student and parent choice. The policies and procedures for admission in the Robert Louis Stevenson Elementary School of the Arts reflect this basic choice.
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Application Process
Admission begins with the completion of an official application form which may be obtained by:
Using the downloadable application form for RL Stevenson found on this website during the open admissions time period.
- Using the downloadable application form for RL Stevenson found on this website during the open admissions time period.
- Picking up an application form at the school
- Requesting a form be e-mailed, mailed, or faxed to you
Upon completion, all applications will be screened for health, discipline, and academic concerns prior to approval. Approved applications shall be accepted within a prescribed time period. All applications received within this time frame will be treated equally. Applications for admission received after the prescribed period will be assigned a number and added to the waiting list for the appropriate grade level.
- Applications for admission remain valid during the current school year only.
- Applications will be accepted until January 10th of the school year.
- Students not selected for admission may reapply for the following school year.
Lottery Process
A lottery will be held to fill vacancies each school year. Parents will be notified in writing when students have been selected through the lottery and approved for admission. The lottery will select students through a random list of numbers. An oversight committee consisting of district personnel and SAC members will monitor the lottery process to ensure fairness.
Waiting List
In the event that class enrollments are filled, a general waiting list will be maintained. The wait list will be maintained until January 10th of the school year. All parents will be notified in writing of their child’s position on the waiting list. All vacancies for the current school year will be filled from the waiting list. The waiting list does not carry forward to the following school year.
Hardship Appeals
Appeals in hardship situations will be handled on an individual basis. The hardship must be in writing and addressed to the coordinating principal. A panel of four people, including the appropriate area superintendent and coordinating principal, will review the appeal.
General Policies
- Students maintaining continuous enrollment at the Robert Louis Stevenson Elementary School of the Arts need not reapply at the end of the school year.
- For the 2002-03 school year, all initial applicants will be selected through the lottery system.
- Families with siblings will be selected as a family. This applies at individual sites only.
- Beginning with the 2002-03 school year, siblings of enrolled students and children of site employees will be exempt from the lottery process.
- All children may apply for the appropriate grade level the year they become age eligible.
- Application dates will be announced on an annual basis.
- After screening applications, staff can recommend to parents that the Robert Louis Stevenson Elementary School of the Arts may not be the correct placement for their child in relation to the school’s ability to meet specific student needs.
- A student who has elected to withdraw and wishes to return to the Robert Louis Stevenson Elementary School of the Arts must reapply as a new student.
- There will be no transfers between the Robert Louis Stevenson Elementary School of the Arts and any other Millennium School of Choice.
Pre-registration
- Each accepted student and their parent/guardian are required to attend an orientation meeting with a Robert Louis Stevenson Elementary School staff member prior to enrollment.
- The Robert Louis Stevenson Elementary School of the Arts Parent-Student-School Agreements must be signed and endorsed by each parent/guardian, student, and school representative.
- A pre-registration packet will be sent prior to the orientation meeting so that the following required forms can be completed:
- District registration form
- Grades K-12/Adult Registration Form Addendum
- Permission to photo
- Home language survey
- Field trip permission form
- Request for records card
- Internet use permission form
- Parents of returning students must complete a pre-registration packet each school year by the required deadline.
- Inaccurate information provided on the application form may result in the student’s application being withdrawn from the Robert Louis Stevenson Elementary School of the Arts.
- Failure to complete the pre-registration process may result in the student’s application being withdrawn.
Registration
- Formal registration will take place on designated date(s) during the week prior to the start of school.
- Students who will be attending the Robert Louis Stevenson Elementary School of the Arts will be required to register for each school year.
- The registration process includes the completion of the following items:
- Verification of District Enrollment Form
- Application for Free and Reduced Lunch/Breakfast (if applicable)
- Completion of bus transportation forms (if applicable)
- Birth certificate (Kindergarten and new students to Brevard County only)
- Immunizations (Kindergarten and new students to Brevard County only)
- Physical Exam (Kindergarten and new students to Brevard County only)
- Teacher and room assignments
- Information on opportunities for parent involvement at the school
- Students cannot begin classes unless the registration process is complete.
- Late registrations will be with prior approval only.
- Failure to register on the appropriate date(s) may result in the student’s application being withdrawn from the Robert Louis Stevenson Elementary School of the Arts.
Withdrawal Policies and Procedures
- Inaccurate information provided on the application form may result in the student being withdrawn from the Robert Louis Stevenson Elementary School of the Arts.
- Incomplete pre-registration or registration forms in the prescribed time period may result in the student being withdrawn from the Robert Louis Stevenson Elementary School of the Arts.
- Upon violation of the Robert Louis Stevenson Elementary School of the Arts Parent-Student-School Agreement and upon recommendation of Robert Louis Stevenson Elementary School of the Arts administrative staff, a student’s parent/guardian will be advised that the student’s attendance at the Robert Louis Stevenson Elementary School of the Arts is in jeopardy.
- A process for resolution will be followed and include:
- Documentation of student/parent violations.
- Documentation of attempts to resolve violations.
- Scheduled conference(s) with student, parent/guardian, and appropriate school personnel.
- In the event the resolution process is not effective and upon recommendation of the Robert Louis Stevenson Elementary School of the Arts administrative staff, the parent/guardian will be asked to withdraw their child from the Robert Louis Stevenson Elementary School of the Arts.
- The Robert Louis Stevenson Elementary School of the Arts will make every effort to help the student remain enrolled at the school site.
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