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Random Public Drawing (Lottery)

Valley Charter Elementary School
 
The Random public drawing will take place on THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2023 at 11am.  Click here to zoom into the lottery.
 
The 2023-2024 Random Public Drawing will occur on February 23, 2023 on zoom. You do not need to be present for this. By mid-March, all enrollment applicants will receive a notification indicating their enrollment status. If you do not receive notification by mid-March, please contact us at 818.810.6713 or email VCS Operations Manager, Carolina Merino, at [email protected]
 
If the number of students requesting enrollment exceeds the openings available, entrance will be determined by a random public drawing (also known as a lottery) in accordance with Education Code §47605(d)(2). 
 
Once enrollment is reached, the remaining names will continue to be assigned numbers and placed on a “Waiting List” in order. If vacancies occur during the school year, the vacancies will be filled according to the Waiting List order.
 
Every family in the lottery will be notified of their Waiting List number. As spaces become available, parents will be notified by U.S. mail, phone call, or email. Families will be given a deadline by which to accept the spot and pick up an enrollment packet.
 
PRIORITY ENROLLMENT
In the event of a public random drawing, admissions exemptions, and preferences will be as follows:
 
  1. Existing students (exempt) 
  2. Siblings of existing students (exempt) 
  3. Children of faculty (preference)* 
  4. Students who qualify for federal school assistance programs under Title I (preference), not to exceed 25% of total enrollment 
  5. Students who attend Gledhill Elementary School, or who live in the Gledhill Street School attendance area (preference) 
  6. Residents of the District (preference) 
 
* Children of faculty will not constitute more than 10% of the school’s enrollment.
 
Valley Charter Middle School
 
The Random public drawing will take place on THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2023 at 10am.
 
The 2023-2024 Random Public Drawing will occur on February 23, 2023 on zoom. You do not need to be present for this. By mid-March, all enrollment applicants will receive a notification indicating their enrollment status. If you do not receive notification by mid-March, please contact us at 818.988.9128 or email VCS Operations Manager, Carolina Merino at [email protected].
 
If the number of students requesting enrollment exceeds the openings available, entrance will be determined by a random public drawing (also known as a lottery) in accordance with Education Code §47605(d)(2). 
 
Once enrollment is reached, the remaining names will continue to be assigned numbers and placed on a “Waiting List” in order. If vacancies occur during the school year, the vacancies will be filled according to the Waiting List order.
 
Every family in the lottery will be notified of their Waiting List number. As spaces become available, parents will be notified by U.S. mail, phone call, or email. Families will be given a deadline by which to accept the spot and pick up an enrollment packet.
PRIORITY ENROLLMENT
In the event of a public random drawing, admissions exemptions, and preferences will be as follows:
  1. Existing students (exempt)
  2. Siblings of existing students (exempt)
  3. Children of faculty (preference)*
  4. Students who reside in the attendance area of Andres & Maria Cardenas Elementary School. (preference)
  5. Residents of the District (preference)
* Children of faculty will not constitute more than 10% of the school’s enrollment.
 
Please click on the .pdf below to see the supporting documentation.