ADMISSIONS INFORMATION

Download Application for admissions for 2012-2013

Thank you for your interest in Citizens of the World Charter School! The admissions process for CWC Hollywood is detailed below. The information packet link below will also provide an overview of our model, answer frequently asked questions and share the biographies of our founder, board and staff.

All charter schools are public, tuition-free, and non-religious. Enrollment in the school shall be open to any resident of the state of California. No person shall be subject to discrimination on the basis of sex, gender, sexual orientation, ethnic group identification, race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, or disability.

All grades are full for 2011-2012. We will contact families on the waitlists if spaces become available throughout the school year.

PROSPECTIVE FUTURE APPLICANTS

ADMISSIONS PROCESS

Step 1: Touring Our School
Prospective parents are invited to join one of our guided, group tours at any one of the following times. While definitely not required in order to apply to the school, taking the tour will allow you to see our classrooms and hear from our principal, teachers, and parents about our school program.

All tours will be conducted at our campus (co-located on the campus of Le Conte MS) at 1316 N. Bronson Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90028. Our entrance gate is off of Bronson Ave at Fernwood Alley north of Fountain south of Sunset. You may park on the street and enter through our main gate on Bronson Avenue. Please be sure to read the signs for street parking.

TOUR DATES:

Day time Tours:

• Thursday, 11/3/11 – 9:00am-10:00am (full)
• Thursday, 11/17/11– 9:00am-10:00am (full)
• Thursday, 12/1/11– 9:00am-10:00am (full)
• Thursday, 12/15/11– 9:00am-10:00am (full)
• Thursday, 1/5/12 – 9:00am-10:00am (full)
• Thursday, 1/19/12 – 9:00am-10:00am (full)
• Thursday, 2/2/12 – 9:00am-10:00am (full)
• Thursday, 2/16/12 – 9:00am-10:00am (full)

Evening Information Sessions:

• Thursday, 12/1 – 6pm Small Auditorium (full)
• Thursday, 1/26 – 6pm Small Auditorium (full)
• Thursday, 2/9 – 6pm Small Auditorium (full)

Be advised that all tours are fully booked. Following the lottery, accepted applicants who have not had an opportunity to tour CWC will have the opportunity to do so in late spring. In the meantime we recommend viewing the videos on CWC’s homepage and youtube.com in order to get a sense of the CWC model. Thank you for your interest in CWC.

TO RESERVE A SPOT ON A TOUR EMAIL INFO@CITIZENSOFTHEWORLD.ORG

***You may also RSVP for a tour by calling our office at 323-464-4292 and speaking with Angelica or Zina. We can accommodate approximately 30 adults per tour. Tours are for adults only – please do not bring children. The tour will last approximately 60 to 90 minutes depending on the number of questions asked.

Step 2: APPLYING TO CWC HOLLYWOOD
Applications will be available after November 1st. In order to enter the Citizens of the World Charter School Hollywood pool of applicants, you must submit a paper copy of the Application for 2012-2013 prior to our deadline of 4pm Monday, March 2nd, 2012. Applications will be available online and can be downloaded and printed from this website after November 1st. Copies will also be available for pick up in the CWC office.

Download Application for admissions for 2012-2013

***Please note that it is not mandatory to take a tour before requesting an Application.

Step 3: Lottery
Here is how the lottery works:
If the number of students who wish to attend CWC exceeds the school’s capacity, except for the existing students of CWC, enrollment shall be determined by random public drawing (also known as a lottery) in accordance with Education Code §47605(d)(2).

The following (in addition to currently enrolled students) shall be given exemption from the lottery and be granted admission to the school:

• Siblings of students currently enrolled – siblings are defined as any two students who share a legal parent/guardian. (legal documentation is required);
• Children of the founding members of CWC not to exceed 10% of CWC’s enrollment each year.

CWC also provides a weighted preference (2:1) for in district applicants residing within LAUSD boundaries.

Please note that if you are extended an offer for enrollment through one of the exemptions or weighted preference above, you will need to provide supporting documentation in the enrollment packet to accept the enrollment offer. A verification of this will be done prior to finalizing your child’s enrollment.

If your child was offered enrollment via an exemption or weighted preference and CWC deems that the child does not qualify, your child will be placed on the waiting list.

Within one week of the lottery, letters will be mailed to those families receiving an offer of a space at CWC. Those families will have approximately 2 weeks to respond and accept or turn down the space offered. Any spaces that become available will be offered to the next family on the waiting list until the class is full. Be advised that the time to respond and accept or turn down a space offered ranges from 2 weeks for the first round of accepted applicants (immediately after the lottery) and reduces to 72 hours for subsequent rounds and then 24 hours when the start of school approaches (after August 1st).

Lottery Date:
The public lottery will take place on Thursday, March 22nd, 2012, at 6:00pm. It will be held in the large auditorium at our school located at 1316 N. Bronson Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90028.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION

What is the minimum age for admittance to kindergarten in California?
According to the California Department of Education, the Kindergarten Readiness Act of 2010 (SB 1381) changes the required birthday for admission to Kindergarten.

A child needs to be five (5) by:

• November 1, 2012, for entry into Kindergarten in the fall of 2012
• October 1, 2013, for entry into Kindergarten in the fall of 2013
• September 1, 2014, for entry into Kindergarten in the fall of 2014, and each school year thereafter.

CWC will adhere to these state guidelines in all situations.

Enrollment for other CWC Schools:
Please note that Citizens of the World Charter - Hollywood (CWC) and other Citizens of the World Charter Schools at other locations are separate, though related, schools. In order to be a part of the CWC Hollywood enrollment pool you MUST submit the CWC Hollywood Application form to the CWC Hollywood office according to the instructions above. Families are welcome to apply to multiple schools, but must follow the separate processes to do so.

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