Truebright is now accepting applications for the 2008 - 2009 school year.
The 2008-2009 registration webpage is currently available to parents who would like to apply now.  If enrollment exceeds space available on March 31st, 2008, a lottery will be held.  Please note that currently enrolled students need not re-apply for admission next year. However, they will need to submit re-enrollment form.
The 2007-2008 registration webpage continues to be available for parents who would like to enroll children for this school year.

Truebright Science Academy Charter School is serving grades: 7,8,9 and 10

You can fill out the attached form
and send to the following address:

Truebright Science Academy Charter School

 

Application Form
 

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Online Application Form

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Truebright Science Academy Charter School Enrollment Process 2008-2009

Admission

It is the intention of the school to reflect the community it serves and be open to any resident of Philadelphia School District.

Enrollment

All references to dates are defined to mean the CLOSE OF BUSINESS on the date indicated.

1. The re-enrollment process is conducted for the existing student body for the forthcoming year, beginning on February 29th and ending on March 11th.

2. Students who do not submit a re-enrollment form by the deadline (February 25th) must re-apply during the initial or "open" enrollment period. All aforementioned applicant rules will then be enforced.

3. The initial or "open" enrollment period is from February 11th, 2008 until March 31st, 2008.

4. If, on April 4th, there are sufficient seats for all applicants to attend, the applicants will be asked to complete registration paperwork for admission.

5. If there are more eligible applicants than available seats, the School will conduct a manual lottery to determine who will be asked to register.

6. All applications received after the initial or "open" enrollment period will be accepted on a "First-Come, First-Serve" basis, after the Waiting List, generated by the Lottery, has been exhausted.

Lottery Rules and Procedures

All outlined Lottery Rules and Procedures will be enforced.

Rules: General

Manual Lottery refers the selection of applicant names by a random method such as the blind drawing of individual names from a container in sequence until all names in the container have been exhausted.

1. All Applicants (except siblings of currently enrolled students who reside in the Philadelphia School District, Olney Area) participate in the lottery.

2. The lottery will be open to all, will not rely on computers, and will be easily understood and followed by all observers.

3. Only applications received prior to the end of the initial or "open" enrollment deadline, March 31st, are eligible to participate in the lottery.

4. All applications received after the initial or "open" enrollment period will be accepted on a "First-Come, First-Serve" basis, after the Waiting List has been exhausted.

5. All Applicants offered a seat shall be required to affirmatively respond to an offer for acceptance within seven (7) calendar days. Those not responding (excluding declined offers) will be placed on the waiting list with an application date equal to the date the initial offer expired.

6. Only one (1) lottery shall be conducted by a school to include all grades in which the number of Applicants exceeds the number of expected seats available.

7. If the number of Applicants is less than the number of seats anticipated to be available, no public lottery shall be conducted for that grade. Should a seat become available, the next student in line according to the results of the lottery shall be offered admission.

8. ALL offers of registration shall be made in the order of the lottery results and established Waitlist. NO OFFER SHALL BE MADE TO A STUDENT NOT PROPERLY ENTITLED TO THE NEXT AVAILABLE SEAT.

9. The Lottery, if necessary, will be conducted on April 4th.

Procedures:

The "Open" enrollment period must be published in advance of the lottery date regardless of the type of Lottery.

Public Lottery:

1. Public event will be scheduled on April 11th, if necessary.

2. The School administration selects all applications received during the initial or "open" enrollment period for participation in a public lottery.

3. The School administration selects the grade levels that will participate based on enrollment numbers. (Number of seats available).

4. Labels with all eligible students will be generated, sorted by grade, for all students participating in the manual lottery. Students drawn during the lottery will be identified by drawing number and NOT by name unless specifically requested in writing by client.

5. All labels are affixed to a 3x5" index card and put into a single container (irrespective of grade).

6. The order in which student names are drawn will be recorded by writing the selection number on the card as drawn. Drawing should be done by a neutral third party. (For ease of recording, once selected, cards may be sorted by grade level indicated on label)

7. Display of lottery results will be posted by student name.

8. The school administration will generate offers of registration. (See Rule above regarding Offers not responded to within the designate time frame)

9. Remaining students are assigned to the waitlist in the order of their lottery number.

10. Applicants who applied after the close of the enrollment period will be placed on the waitlist in the order that their application was received (date & time)

11. Letters will be sent to waitlisted students indicating their status.

12. Students who decline admission will be removed from the roster and the seats that open will be made available to waitlisted students. On the waitlist, the appropriate number of students will be highlighted in the order in which an offer should be made.

The registration procedure is fairly strict and designed to
ensure that everybody in the community has an equal
opportunity to attend the charter school.