Trillium Charter School

Admission Policy

2010-2011 School Year

Open the Application Form, in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format, suitable for printing.
Open the Preschool Application Form, in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format, suitable for printing.
Open the Home School Contract, in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format, suitable for printing.

Application/Enrollment Process:

In order to ensure that you and your student fully understand Trillium Charter School's philosophy, program and expectations, the following process must be completed before your child is considered fully enrolled and can begin attending school. Should your child be accepted for admittance, but you and your child have failed to complete the following process, your child's space will be given to the next student on the waiting list.

Note: At any time in this process, you may submit an application. After you have been admitted (either through the lottery or on a space available basis), you may elect to complete step #4.

1. Optional: Attend the Information Session on February 24th, 2010. This event will be held from 6:30-8:00 pm, in the Multipurpose Room at Trillium.

2. Optional: Attend a school tour for students and parents. You must call to reserve a space. Tours will meet from 10:15-11:15 am on the following dates:

February 3rd

February 8th

February 10th

February 17th

February 22nd

February 24th

March 1st

March 3rd

March 8th

March 10th

March 15th

March 17th.

Please call 503-285-3833 to register for a tour date.

3. Optional: Attend an optional individually scheduled student shadow day (for grades 3-12th) or a teacher conference (grades k-12).

4. Download, complete, and sign the Application for Enrollment. Please note, the page 2 section of the enrollment form specifies your responsibility to pay Activities Fees each year of enrollment. Depending on the grade level, these fees are between $100-$200.00. Scholarships are available and require documentation of need (Free and Reduced Lunch qualification.)

Eligible Students

Any child who is a resident of the city of Portland is eligible to apply to attend. Trillium Charter school is allowed by law to admit non-district resident students to a quantity up to 20% of its total current year's enrollment. Non-resident students will be admitted after all Portland district resident students applying have been placed. Students with Individual Education Plans and/or handicapping conditions will be served in cooperation with Portland Public Schools.

Lottery

If space is limited, admission will be determined by the use of a State required lottery of eligible candidates. Priority will be given to siblings of currently enrolled students. The admissions process will begin January 1st with application packets available, information sessions, teacher open house and published material. Applications will be taken from January 1st until April 1st. This group of applicants will make up the lottery pool. The lottery will take place April 19th 2010 and students will be notified of their status via letters mailed May 3rd-May 7th, 2010.
Students will be given a raw number and a random number chart will be used to select numbers for admission. The totally random selection will ensure fairness without regard to ethnicity, national origin, disability, gender, income level, English proficiency, athletic ability or past academic performance. The governing board will perform the lottery and it will be part of the school record.

Waiting List

Students applying after April 1st will be admitted on a space available basis. A waiting list will be established for those not selected. Position on the waiting list will be determined during the initial lottery process for applications received before the application deadline. The list will be maintained until the end of the current school year - they will not carry over from year to year. Trillium may admit students on a space available basis after the start of the school year in certain cases but our policy prohibits admissions after January 1st for the current school year.
Applicants submitting after the deadline will be placed on the list based upon date of application. Applicants will be notified of their position on the waiting list and spaces will be filled in numerical order from the list.

Non-Discrimination Policy

No student, employee, or applicant for employment at Trillium Charter School shall, on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, or disability, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any employment or educational program or activity.

Summary of Pertinent Dates for Year 2010 - 2011

• Application packets available January 1st
• Information Session, February 24th, 2010, 6:30 pm
• Optional Meet the Teachers session, to be announced, 2010, 6:30 pm
• Optional Individually scheduled student Shadow Day or Teacher Conference after being admitted
• April 1st, 5 PM - Priority application deadline (for purpose of lottery pool cut-off)
• April 19th - Lottery
• May 3rd-7th - Student notification via mail

*Applications will be received and processed through the start of school on a space available basis. Trillium may allow for mid year admissions in certain cases.

Preschool applications for the 2010-2011 school year are accepted after January 1st and are admitted on a first come first serve basis. Please see Preschool page for more information.

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