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RESOLUTION NO. 11-18
A RESOLUTION OF THE WESTLAKE ACADEMY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADMISSIONS POLICY
09-10, CHANGING AND REMOVING RELATED LANGUAGE PERTAINING TO
LOTTERY EXEMPTION REQUIREMENTS OF ACADEMY EMPLOYEES' AND
WESTLAKE MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES' CHILDREN AT THE ACADEMY.
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees desires to amend the Westlake Academy
Admissions Policy No. 09-10, approved and adopted on May 4, 2009, and previously amended
on August 3, 2009, by changing language in the appropriate policy section changing and
removing related language pertaining to lottery exemption requirements of academy employees'
and Westlake municipal employees' children at the academy; 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 Admissions Policy 09-10 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.
SECTION 4: That this resolution shall become effective from and after its date of
passage.
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PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF WESTLAKE
ACADEMY, A CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, ON THE 15 DAY
OF AUGUST 2011.
Laura eat, President
ATTEST:
Kelly Edwards, Board Secretary Thomas E. B er uperintendent
APPROV S T ?RM:
on w r Jane . Bubert,
School Atto
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Exhibit "A"
TOWN OF WESTLAKE
WESTLAKE ACADEMY
BOARD OF TRUSTEES POLICY
Policy No. 09-10:
Date Board Adopted: May 4, 2009
Date Board Amended: January 10, 2011
Effective Date: August 15, 2011; 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 1 St 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 St
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. 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..
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: (1) siblings of
admitted or returning students, (2) the children of Founders, and (3) the children of Westlake
Academy staff, and (4) the children of Town of Westlake employees All eligible transfer
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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.
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