Admissions & Enrollment
Many schools’ enrollment windows open this month or next. As your school considers updates to the Intent to Enroll form, remember CSI schools must conduct a two-stage admissions and enrollment process, collecting only the most basic information about an applicant prior to offering the student a seat (i.e., in the Intent to Enroll). Unless otherwise connected to a weighted lottery, information about race, ethnicity, English Learner status, country of origin, disability status, or free and reduced-price lunch eligibility cannot be collected until a student is offered a seat and the enrollment process begins. Application forms should be available online and in-person and be easy for families to complete and submit.
Per updated State Board Regulations, charter schools must annually train admissions staff on Federal protections against pre-enrollment inquiries about disability status for students and adopt post-admissions enrollment practices that are non-discriminatory and consistent with the best interests of the student applicant. Resources on enrollment policies and practices, including special education enrollment, can be accessed here: https://resources.csi.state.co.us/admissions-and-enrollment.
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