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RESOLUTION 15 -08
A RESOLUTION OF THE WESTLAKE ACADEMY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
APPROVING AND AMENDING THE WESTLAKE ACADEMY ADMISSIONS POLICY
NO. 1.02 — ADMISSIONS.
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees considers the admissions policy to be a necessary and
important component of the admissions process at Westlake Academy; and,
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees wishes to continually review, and update their
governance policies; and,
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees wishes to clarify and provide notice to all existing and
potential families of the requirements for admissions; and,
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees finds that the passage of this Resolution is in the best
interest of the citizens of Westlake as well as the students, their parents, and the faculty of
Westlake Academy.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
WESTLAKE ACADEMY:
SECTION 1: THAT, all matters stated in the recitals hereinabove are found to be true
and correct and are incorporated herein by reference as if copied in their entirety.
SECTION 2: THAT, the Board of Trustees for Westlake Academy, hereby approves the
policy titled, Westlake Academy Admissions Policy attached to this Resolution as Exhibit "A".
SECTION 3: IF, any portion of this Resolution shall, for any reason, be declared invalid
by any court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity shall not affect the remaining provisions
hereof and the Board hereby determines that it would have adopted this Resolution without the
invalid provision.
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SECTION 4: THAT, this Resolution shall become effective from and after its date of
passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED ON THIS 1st DAY OF JUNE, 2015.
ATTEST:
Ke11y Edwar.'s5 Board Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Janet S. p bert or L. Stanton Lowry,
School A torney
Laura Wheat, President
Thomas E. Brymer, Si erintendent
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WESTLAKE ACADEMY
RESOLUTION 15-08
The following members of the Westlake Academy Board of Trustees voted to approve
Resolution No. 15-08, Amending the Admissions policy on June 1, 2015:
Present:
Michael Barrett
Wayne Stoltenberg
Carol Langdon
Rick Rennhack
Absent:
Alesa. Belvedere
TOWN OF WESTLAKE
WESTLAKE ACADEMY
BOARD OF TRUSTEES POLICY
Policy No. 1.02:
Date Board Adopted: May 4, 2009
Date Board Amended: June 1, 2015
Effective Date: August 1, 2015; contingent upon TEA approval
Policy Category: Admissions
Policy Name: Westlake Academy Admissions Policy
Policy Goal: Communication/Transparency of student and parent requirements for
admission into Westlake Academy; Engagement of stakeholders and fiscal stewardship
Policy Description:
Applications from new students are accepted from December 1st through January 31St
Currently enrolled students receive a Notice of Intent to Return form the first week of
January. This form asks students to state whether they intend to return to Westlake
Academy the following school year and to identify any siblings who wish to attend
Westlake Academy the following year. This form must be returned by January 31St
Currently - enrolled students, admitted after August 1,2015, expressing a desire to return
and who continue to reside within an approved geographical boundary are automatically
enrolled for the following school year upon timely receipt of the Notice of Intent to
Return form, subject to the following limitations: (1) a currently- enrolled student who
originally obtained admission to the Academy based on the student's residency in the
primary geographic boundary; and (2) a currently - enrolled student who obtains
admission as the child of a full -time Town of Westlake employee retains the right to re-
enrollment only if the student's parent continues to be employed by the Town of
Westlake on a full -time basis. Vacancies in each class are then determined.
If the number of eligible applicants does not exceed the number of vacancies, then all
eligible applicants who timely applied will be offered admission. If there are more
eligible applicants than available spaces in a class, then admission shall first be offered
to eligible applicants residing within the geographic boundaries of the Town of Westlake
(primary geographic boundary). After consideration of all eligible applicants from the
primary geographic boundary, Westlake Academy may admit eligible transfer applicants
residing within the secondary geographic boundary.
If the number of eligible transfer applications exceeds the number of vacancies, the
admission of transfer applicants from the secondary boundary shall be determined by
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lottery, except that the following applicants are exempt from the lottery and may be
given priority in admission, subject to the limitations identified. Exempt transfer
applicants will be admitted in the following order:
(1) the children of Town of Westlake employees, so long as the total number of
students admitted under this exemption as the children of employees assigned
to municipal duties constitutes only a small percentage of the total school
enrollment and the number of students admitted as the children of employees
assigned to Westlake Academy constitutes only a small percentage of the total
school enrollment; and
(2) the children of Founders of Westlake Academy, so long as the total
number of students admitted under this exception constitutes only a
small percentage of the total school enrollment; and
(3) siblings of admitted or returning students.
All eligible transfer applicants will be placed in the lottery. A name will be drawn for
each vacancy that exists, and each applicant whose name is drawn will be offered
admission. The remaining names will be drawn and placed on a waiting list for each
grade level in the order they are drawn. If a vacancy arises, the individual on the
waiting list with the lowest number assignment will be offered admission.
Applicants are not required to provide copies of transcripts or other academic records
prior to enrollment. In addition, a student will not be precluded from enrolling due to
Westlake Academy Charter School's failure to receive the information required for
enrollment from the student's parent and /or previous school.
Westlake Academy Charter School does not discriminate in admissions based on
gender, national origin, ethnicity, religion, disability, academic, artistic, or athletic ability
or the district the child would otherwise attend.
Westlake Academy will not enroll any student with documented histories of a criminal
offense, juvenile court adjudication, or discipline problems under Texas Education Code
Chapter 37, Subchapter A. The Academy further reserves the right to remove a student
per the Discipline Policy / Code of Conduct should it become known that a student has
a history of criminal offense, juvenile court adjudication or discipline problems, which
was not disclosed upon application to the school.
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