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AGENDA
APRIL 18, 2005
3:00 P.M.
TOWN HALL BOARD ROOM
2650 J. T. OTTINGER ROAD
1. CALL TO ORDER.
2. PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING WESTLAKE ACADEMY STUDENT -
PARENT HANDBOOK.
3. DISCUSS AMENDMENTS TO THE STUDENT -PARENT HANDBOOK.
4. RECESS TO THE REGULAR MEETING.
5. CONVENE INTO THE REGULAR MEETING AT 4:00 P.M. (The regular meeting
will be held after the workshop and may begin later than 4:00 p.m.)
6. CONSIDER ANY ACTION RESULTING FROM THE WORKSHOP HELD
APRIL 18, 2005.
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CERTIFICATION
I certify that the above notice was posted at the Town Hall of the Town of Westlake, 2650 J. T.
Ottinger Road, Westlake, Texas, on Friday, April 15, 2005, at 2:30 p.m., under the Open
Meetings Act, Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code.
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Jon Dwinnell, TRMC, CMC, Town Secretary
If you plan to attend this public meeting and have a disability that requires special needs, please
advise the Town Secretary 48 hours in advance at 817-490-5710 and reasonable
accommodations will be made to assist you.
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The Westlake Academy is an open -enrollment Charter School operating under a Charter
awarded to the Town of Westlake by the Texas State Board of Education, with oversight by
the Texas Education .agency (TE_-',), Charter School Division. An open -enrollment Charter
School may not deny admission to a student based on sex, national origin, ethnicity, religion,
disability, academic ability, artistic ability, athletic ability, or based on the school district that
the child would otherwise attend. Westlake academy opened in the fall of 2003 accepting
only students in grades 1 - 6 who were of legal age to begin school in the State of Texas.
The school added Kindergarten and G7 in 2004 and plans to grow with the students each
year thereafter until it reaches K-12.
Pefinitions:
Primary Geographic Boundary Student means a child of school age: (a) living with
his/her parent or legal guardian who is a resident of Westlake, or (b) whose parent or
grandparent is listed in the TEA Charter Application as a Founder or Officer of the
Westlake Academy, or (c) whose parent or legal guardian is employed by the Town of
Westlake or the Westlake .Academy.
In order to be considered a Primary Geographic Boundary Students, parents or legal
guardians with whom the student resides must reside in Westlake or have on file with the
Town of \Westlake an approved residential Building Permit prior to September 1" of the
school year in which admission is sought. Eligibility for students admitted under this
provision will be withdrawn if, in the opinion of the CEO, there is no satisfactory
demonstration of intent to live in Westlake by September 1" of the following year.
Tran_ sfer Studermeans am child of school age that does not meet the defmidon of
Primary Geographic Boundart- Students
Sibling means the brother...or sister of a student enrtAled in \\'estlake _\cadcm\•. This
definition includes adapted brothers and ar slters, and foster children so long as those
children reside• with rhe parcnrs ortlardians of enrolled
Lottery means a publicly posted and publicly conducted random drawing from names of
qualified Transfer Students desiring admission to the Westlake _academy.
Lottery Application Deadline is the last day of February of the calendar year of desired
entry.
Waiting List means a list of applicants desiring admission when space becomes available.
Waiting List applicants are admitted in the order they appear.
Zounding Charter Families are families of Primae•y Bounda!y Student; w•ho resided in
Westlake and were enrolled in Westlake _Academy on lune; 4'2 2004 and students who„were
enrolled in Kindcrirtrtcn on May3o, 2003.
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Wesdake or the Westlake Academy will be
admitted on a space available basis after all
students of \\ estlake residents arc
admitted. These students, however, do
receive preferential admission orcr
Secondary Boundary Studnts.l
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Independent School District; the Keller
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Eligibility:
.A_llrligible Primary Boundary Students will be admitted to the school. Leg, ll verification
of reidency may be requested at any time For elilnhilit\,:ntrposes residency is considered
to be that of the custodial or joint custodial parent
Transfer Students are eligible for admission based on available space. Transfer Students
will be admitted 4afrer all elilnble Primary -Boundary Students and Siblin-gs_ of Students
enrolled in \� estlake :\cademti are admitted. In the event that more Transfer Students
seek enrollment than space is available then a lottery will determine admission order of the
Transfer Students \o lottery will be conducted for anv gi-ade that~has a waiting; list
Transfer Students desiring admission after the lottery has been conducted will be placed at
the bottom of the Waiting Wst and admitted as space becomes available
Divorce:
For eligObilitly purposes. residency is considered tea be that of the custodial or ioint custodial
parent. Students that become ineligible to attend \C'estlake Academy by reason of divorce
shall be allmved to complete: the semester in which the custodial or joint custodial address is
established. ..
Ineligibility:
_\n) student becoming ineligible to attend Westlake Academy due to a chanlre in residency;
will he allowed to ctnnplete the semester in u-hich residenc\• st,tnas chant es but gill not be
allowed to re -enroll in the following semester.
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Deleted: are school age children: (a)
living with his/her parent or legal guardian
who is a resident of Westlake, or (b) whose
parent or grandparent is listed in the'I'LA
Charter Application as a Founder or
Officer of the Westlake Academy, or (c)
whose parent or legal guardian is employed
by the'Town of wesdake or the Westlake
Aeadcmy. A student whose parent or legal
guardian is employed by the Town of
Westlake or the \\'cstUe Academl• will be
admitted on a space available basis after all
students of \\'csdake residents arc
admitttd. These students, however, do
receive preferential admission over
Secondary Boundary Students.¶
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chosen in the lunen will be placed on a
waiting list in the order their names were
drawn
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Exemption:
Founding Charter Families may continue to attend Wcstlake Academy without re iding in
Westlake after rat least one student ita the Founding Charter Family has completed Faye Deleted: any
academic years in Westlake _Acadenny.
The _Academy reserves the right to dent- admission to any student regardless of residency.
Westlake _Academy will not enroll any student who has been subject to expulsion or who is
awaiting expulsion from any educational institution.
Application Procedures:
All parents wishing to enroll their students in the Westlake _Academy must complete an
_Application for Enrollment. _Applications are available at the \\-'esdake .Academy, 2600
Ottinger Road, Westlake, 'Texas, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., 'Monday through
Friday. _Applications should be picked up in person and returned in person. Parents of
Admission Order:
FIRST ADMITTED
SECOND ADMITTED BASED ON AVAILABLE SPACE
Siblings of students enrolled in Westlake Academy,
THIRD ADMITTED BASED ON AVAILABLE SPACE
Transfer Students
,No students are admitted_ unless I the I Westlake Academy has received a completed
application which must be updated and resubmitted each year.
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It is the intent of the \Vestlake _academy that Siblings of enrolled students be admitted
ahead of students on the Waiting Dist Siblings of enrolled Students will be mored to the
front of the \Ni titinlist rrf;atdless of their no ition on the Wart l�lst.•_
Year to Year Admission
Once admitted to the school, an eligible student automatically qualifies for enrollment in
subsequent years without being subject to Lotter\ If, however, a student leaves the school,
then that student must reapply and will be moved to the bottom of the waiting list. Westlake
_academy xvill not enroll any student who has been subject to expulsion or who is awaiting
expulsion from any school.
If ,3 Primary Geographic Boundary Student (or the parcruts or ;uardians with \\•hone he, -she
resides). who is not a member of a Founding Charter Family, removes his/her re,,idencr
fron Westlake, then that student will los chis or her status as Primay Geographic Boundary
Student and will be moved to the bottom of the waiting list at the end of die semester in
which residency status changes.
Students of Town of \Vestlake or Westlake _academy employees are eligible for rear to o •ear
admission so long as their parent or guardian remains employed by the Town of \Westlake or
Westlake _academy. Students of Town of Wesdake or Westlake Academy employees whose
employment terminates before the employee has completed fire continuous years of service
will no longer be eligible for admission and �j•il be moved to the bottom of the Apiting I,}st.
A student will be allowed to remain in the school only until the end of the semester in
which his; her parent's or guardian's employment is terminated.
ARRIVING AND LEAVING SCHOOL
Westlake _academy does not provide transportation to or from school. For the safety of our
students, staff and visitors are to follow the designated traffic flow patterns and speed.
Please be extra cautious when dropping off or picking up children and be patient and
courteous. Pull all the way- forward and pay close attention to those monitoring traffic.
Students are not permitted to cross in front of traffic without adult supervision. If a
meeting with the teacher is necessary, please park in a designated spot.
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employed by the Town of Westlake or the
Westlake Academy are admitted ahead of
students on the Waiting List but are
admitted subject to available space
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are admitted based on their position on
the Waiting List. If no Waiting List exists
for the grade for which entry is desired,
Secondary Boundary Students will be
admitted based upon the order of their
names being drawn from a Lottery.
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sibling of an enrolled student
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desiring enrollment will be enrolled subject
to available .apace. If space is not available,
siblings of Secondary Boundary Students
will he moved to the top of the waiting list
in the order that they bvc.vnc eligible for
sibling admission. I f a Secondary Boundary
Sntdent on the Waiting list is admitted to
Westlake Academe, then that student's
siblings who are also on the Waiting list
will automatically be moved to the top of
their respective \Gaiting list in the order
that then becvne eligible for sibling
admission. Siblings include adopted
brothers and/or sisters, and foster children
so long as those children reside with the
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