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Admission
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parent or guardian of the interested student submits the completed
application form.
If the number of applications exceeds the number of seats available, an impartial lottery is held. The student’s name is then placed on a waiting list. As a seat becomes available, the student that is at the top of the list is then notified. |
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Registration
occurs after all necessary documents are submitted and grade level, and
residence are verified. The student must officially be transferred out of
the Jersey City School District or other school district and transferred
into CREATE Charter High School for registration to be considered
complete.
N.J.A.C.
18A:36A-7. Student admissions to charter school
A charter school
shall be open to all students on a space available basis and shall not
discriminate in its admission policies or practices on the basis of
intellectual or athletic ability, measures of achievement or aptitude,
status as a handicapped person, proficiency in the English language, or
any other basis that would be illegal if used by a school district;
however, a charter school may limit admission to a particular grade level
or to areas of concentration of the school, such as mathematics, science,
or the arts. A charter school may establish reasonable criteria to
evaluate prospective students which shall be outlined in the school's
charter.
N.J.A.C.
18A:36A-8. Enrollment preference
a.
Preference for enrollment in a charter school shall be given to
students who reside in the school district in which the charter school is
located. If there are more applications to enroll in the charter school
than there are spaces available, the charter school shall select students
to attend using a random selection process.
b.
A charter school shall not charge tuition to students who reside in
the district
c.
A charter school shall allow any student who was enrolled in the
school in the immediately preceding school year to enroll in the charter
school in the appropriate grade unless the appropriate grade is not
offered at the charter school.
d.
A charter school may give enrollment priority to a sibling of a
student enrolled in the charter school. If available space permits, a
charter school may enroll non-resident students. The terms and condition
of the enrollment shall be outlined in the school's charter and approved
by the commissioner. The admission policy of the charter school shall, to
the maximum extent practicable, seek the enrollment of a cross section of
the community's school age population including racial and academic
factors.
L.1995,c.426,s.8.
Orientation
Prior to the first day of classes,
orientation will be held for students and their parents. During the
orientation meetings, the complete academic program will be explained, and
the CREATE Code of Conduct will be reviewed. New and returning students
will tour the building, and will be able to meet with their teachers and
other staff members. School supply lists will be distributed so the
students will be prepared to get to work from the first day of classes.
All students will receive their schedules, and upper classmen will be able
to select electives if their schedule permits. New students will be given
assessments to help us determine the most appropriate schedule.