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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 14-07 WA Amendment to Admission Policy WESTLAKE ACADEMY RESOLUTION NO. 14-07 A RESOLUTION OF THE WESTLAKE ACADEMY BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADMISSIONS POLICY No. 1.02, IDENTIFYING THE MANNER IN WHICH ADMISSION APPLICATIONS ARE CONSIDERED BASED ON GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES AND THE ORDER IN WHICH LOTTERY EXEMPTON CATEGORIES ARE APPLIED. WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees desires to amend the Westlake Academy Admissions Policy No. 1.02, by changing language in the appropriate policy section regarding the manner in which admission applications are considered based on the geographic boundary within which the applicant lives and the order in which lottery exemption categories are applied to applicants; and WHEREAS, the Westlake Academy Board of Trustees finds that the passage of this Resolution is in the best interests of the 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: The Board hereby adopts the amendment to the policy known as the Board of Trustees Policy No. 1.02 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. Resolution 14-07 Pagel of SECTION 4: That this resolution shall become effective from and after its date of passage, subject to submission to the Texas Education Agency. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF WESTLAKE ACADEMY, AN OPEN-ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, ON THE 2nd DAB' OF JUNE 2 0140 Laura Wheat, President ATTEST: Kelly Edwaf oard Secretary Thomas E. Brymer, erintendent APPROVED AS TO FORM: Jan4 S. Bubert or L. Stanton Lowry, School Attorney Resolution 14-07 Page 2 of 4 EXHIBIT A TOWN OF WESTLAKE WESTLAKE ACADEMY BOARD OF TRUSTEES POLICY Policy No. 1.02: Date Board Adopted: May 4, 2009 Date Board Amended: June 2, 2014 Effective Date: June 2, 2014; contingent upon TEA approval 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 31't. Currently-enrolled students 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 Town of Westlake retains the right to automatic re-enrollment only if the student continues to reside in the Town of Westlake or the student resided in the Town of Westlake for at least 24 months prior to relocating to one of the secondary boundaries; and (2) a currently-enrolled student who originally obtained admission as the child of a Westlake Academy staff or as the child of a Town of Westlake employee retains the right to re-enrollment only if the student's parent continues to be employed by Westlake Academy or the Town of Westlake 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 Resolution 14-07 Page 3 of 4 primary geographic boundary, Westlake Academy may admit eligible transfer applicants residing within the secondary geographic boundary. Admission for any remaining spaces shall be determined by lottery, except that the following applicants are exempt from the lottery and may be given priority in admission. Exempt applicants will be admitted in the following order: (1) the children of Westlake Academy staff; (2) the children of Town of Westlake employees; (3) the children of Founders of Westlake Academy; and (4) siblings of admitted or returning students. In applying the lottery exemptions, the combined number of students admitted under numbers (1) & (3) above may not exceed a small percentage of the total school enrollment; and the number of students admitted under number (2) may not exceed a small percentage of the total school enrollment. 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. Dates Amended: 05/04/09 12/06110 08/13/12 06/03/13 Resolution 14-07 Page 4 of 4