Enrollment Policy

Odyssey Charter School offers parents an alternative public school choice. Odyssey is committed to helping parents make an informed decision about whether Odyssey Charter School is an appropriate option for their children Enrollment preference, in the event that the number of students who wish to attend exceeds the Charter School’s capacity, is extended to children of Odyssey employees first and siblings of current students second. Existing students are exempt from a public random drawing.  Odyssey Charter School uses non-discriminatory processes in admissions and actively recruits a diverse student population from the communities being served by Odyssey.
 

In order to participate in Odyssey’s Enrollment Lottery interested families must:

1. Attend an Enrollment Tour where parents will learn about Odyssey’s educational program, and visit the campus. Enrollment Tours are offered from September through March. Visit the Calendar section of our website to view all available dates and times for Enrollment Tours
2. Complete and submit a Registration Form and other relevant documents by the published deadline
   
   For families interested in our Kindergarten classrooms, please note that the age requirement date has changed for the upcoming year. Students must be 5 (five) years of age by November 1st, 2012 in order to be admitted and enrolled in our classrooms.
3. If necessary, a public random drawing will determine enrollment for the upcoming school year by grade, and establishes a waiting list once all known openings are filleda.    
   For families with more than one student the following will occur:
   i--   If there is space available for all students in the family, all students will be admitted
   ii--  If there is no space available for any students in the family, all students will be placed on the Waiting List according to their draw in the lottery
   iii-- If space is available for one or more students in the family to enroll, any remaining students in that family will be given preference in the public random drawing
4. After the public random drawing, all families will be notified of their enrollment status.  (Space available and/or appropriate Waiting List placement)
5. Families must accept or decline enrollment within 48 hours of notification otherwise enrollment will be forfeited.
6. Students on the Wait List who are not notified of an opening throughout the duration of any given school year will not automatically re-enter into the upcoming year Enrollment Lottery, and must complete and submit a new Registration Form during the open enrollment period.

You may read additional details and on our complete Enrollment Policy.