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The Academy welcomes all students and strives to create and maintain a diverse student population. Enrollment in The Academy is open to all students residing in the state. Student recruitment and enrollment decisions shall be made in a nondiscriminatory manner as outlined in C.R.S. § 22-30.5-507(3). In all cases, student recruitment and enrollment decisions shall be made without regard to disability, race (including hair texture, hair type or hairstyle), creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, national origin (including English language learners), religion, ancestry, or need for special education services, or any other protected classes.
Apply for The Academy's Annual Enrollment Lottery
The application window for our annual enrollment lottery closes each school year on January 15th, at which time we run our random lottery and begin reaching out in early February to notify families who have received a spot for the coming school year. Please complete our Enrollment Application prior to January 15th to participate in this lottery. If a student is not offered a spot during the initial enrollment period, that student remains on the prioritized waitlist through October 1st of the following school year. Any student who applies after the January 15th lottery cutoff will be added to the end of the waitlist in first-come, first-served order. When an opening becomes available, we will offer the spot to the next person on the waitlist.
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We regularly monitor our ongoing enrollment numbers for potential mid-year openings. If you are interested in being notified when a spot opens mid-year, please be sure to indicate that preference when completing our Enrollment Application. When an opening becomes available, we will offer the spot to the next person on the waitlist.
Questions? Please contact our Registrar at registrarsoffice@
Enrollment Application
Enrollment for the 2024-2025 school year is now closed. Please complete this form to apply for enrollment at The Academy for the 2025-2026 school year. We will collect applications until the January 15th lottery cutoff. Applicants who apply after January 15th will be added to the end of the waitlist in first-come, first-served order. The application form will include an option to indicate your interest in starting during the current school year if a spot should open up mid-year.
To ensure that the needs of students with disabilities are met, the following procedures are followed by The Academy:
- Enrollment materials specify that The Academy serves students with disabilities.
- Following admission, The Academy shall require that the student provide the most recent IEP (including eligibility IEP) or Section 504 Plan, if available.
- A review team consisting of the School Principal or designee, the School Special Education teacher or coordinator, and the Institute Special Education Director or designee shall review the IEP or 504 plan and determine whether the School will be the least restrictive environment appropriate for the student.
- If the team finds that the IEP (or LRE setting) or 504 plan requires a significant change of placement or raises other concerns about the student’s ability to access a Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE), the School shall convene a complete IEP team to determine the appropriate placement. The IEP team meeting shall include the Institute Director of Special Education or designee. In addition, the IEP team must include the following people:
- not less than one special education teacher, or where appropriate, not less than one special education provider;
- an individual who can interpret the instructional implications of evaluation results;
- a language interpreter, when necessary; and
- the student’s parents and legal guardian must be afforded the opportunity to participate, as must the student when appropriate.
- If the team determines that the School is the appropriate placement for the student, the student shall be placed directly in a program that meets the requirements of the student’s existing IEP or Section 504 Plan, unless and until the School convenes an IEP or 504 meeting and the plan is changed.
- If the IEP team determines the IEP or 504 Plan requires a significant change of placement, then the IEP team will refer the student to the Institute Director of Special Education or designee. If a significant change of placement is required, the Director of Special Education of the student’s administrative unit of residence (school district or BOCES) must be invited to the IEP meeting. It is also recommended that the School invite representatives from the student's prior school to participate in the IEP Team meeting at the charter school. The Institute Director of Special Education or designee will confer with the student and family regarding placement opportunities available in accordance with the placement determination made by the IEP team and assist the family in making proper application(s) for the placement setting.
Non-Discrimination Statement
In compliance with Titles VI & VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, and Colorado law, The Academy does not unlawfully discriminate against otherwise qualified students, employees, applicants for employment, or members of the public on the basis of disability, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, national origin, religion, ancestry, family composition, or need for special education services. Discrimination against employees and applicants for employment based on age, genetic information, and conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth is also prohibited in accordance with state and/or federal law. Harassment, if it rises to the level described in state law, is a prohibited form of discrimination.
A complete description of The Academy's non-discrimination practices is available here.