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Open Enrollment Plan
ADMISSION PROCEDURES
Any student who is eligible to attend and enter may apply to Berkley Accelerated Middle School and Advanced Studies.
Charter schools are public schools. Like all charter schools, Berkley Accelerated Middle and Advanced Studies doesn't discriminate against students in any "protected subgroup/list". No person shall, on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, marital status, disability, political or religious beliefs, national or ethnic origin, or sexual orientation be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity, or in any employment conditions or practices conducted by this School, except as provided by law. The School shall comply with all state and federal laws, which prohibit discrimination and are designed to protect the civil rights of applicants, employees, and/or students, or other persons protected by applicable law.
The School shall admit students to programs and classes without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, national or ethnic origin, marital status, disability or handicap or sexual orientation.
Applications may be processed on-line at berkleymiddle.net, or in the school office during office hours. All applications that are received during the open enrollment period will be treated as though they arrived at the same time. A lottery system will be used to randomly sort and select applicants to determine seats on a space-available basis. Once all seats are filled the lottery will continue so that each applicant is either given a seat or put in a waiting list pool. Enrollments are determined by priorities listed below, grade levels, class size amendment requirements and physical space.
A priority will be given to the following students in this order of priority:
Registration Timetable
SELECTION AND ADMISSION GUIDELINES:
ADMISSION PROCEDURES
Any student who is eligible to attend and enter may apply to Berkley Accelerated Middle School and Advanced Studies.
Charter schools are public schools. Like all charter schools, Berkley Accelerated Middle and Advanced Studies doesn't discriminate against students in any "protected subgroup/list". No person shall, on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, marital status, disability, political or religious beliefs, national or ethnic origin, or sexual orientation be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity, or in any employment conditions or practices conducted by this School, except as provided by law. The School shall comply with all state and federal laws, which prohibit discrimination and are designed to protect the civil rights of applicants, employees, and/or students, or other persons protected by applicable law.
The School shall admit students to programs and classes without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, national or ethnic origin, marital status, disability or handicap or sexual orientation.
Applications may be processed on-line at berkleymiddle.net, or in the school office during office hours. All applications that are received during the open enrollment period will be treated as though they arrived at the same time. A lottery system will be used to randomly sort and select applicants to determine seats on a space-available basis. Once all seats are filled the lottery will continue so that each applicant is either given a seat or put in a waiting list pool. Enrollments are determined by priorities listed below, grade levels, class size amendment requirements and physical space.
A priority will be given to the following students in this order of priority:
- Students whose parent is employed by Berkley Accelerated, Berkley Elementary Charter or whose parent is an active governing board member of either school.
- Sixth grade students whose siblings or residents in the same household are enrolled in 6th, 7th or 8th grade at BAMS at the time of Open Enrollment. 9th grade students who are currently enrolled in BAMS 8th grade.
- Students applying from Berkley Charter Elementary School’s 5th grade.
- Dependent children of active duty military personnel whose move resulted from military orders.
Registration Timetable
SELECTION AND ADMISSION GUIDELINES:
- All applications must be processed at the school site, on the school website stamped with date and time received.
- Applications will be available to any interested student eligible for middle school.
- Transportation will be provided only to the identified transportation zone established by Berkley Charter Elementary school.
- Applications submitted after the open enrollment period or ones not selected in the lottery will be placed in a waiting pool for future openings.
- A one-week response will be given to accept or reject placement. If placement is declined a new application must be submitted for future consideration. Waiting pool applicants who are not placed during the current year will be moved to the next year's waiting pool.
- Students who apply are given a priority for that grade. This only applies for that grade. Therefore, students retained must reapply in order to be eligible in their retained grade.
- Siblings of current BAMS students will only receive priority acceptance into 6th grade.
- Applicants with siblings attending BAMS who apply after open enrollment will forfeit the sibling priority.
- Applications will be accepted and processed (filled or waitlisted) for the current year’s openings until the next year’s open enrollment period begins.
- The admission procedure will include a non-discriminatory screening process for students.
- BAMS population will reflect the communities of Auburndale and Polk City with respect to racial and socio economic status using a weighted average as found at www.citydata.com.
- Open enrollment periods will be set by administration each year and announced before the end of the first semester.
- Berkley Accelerated Middle School and Advanced Studies will foster a cooperative learning environment and a challenging academic curriculum. A strong behavioral code will be in existence at the school.
- A recommendation for placement back into a zoned school will typically be made after intervention strategies have been implemented and documented; however, there may be occasions when the administration feels that the welfare of the classmates may take precedence in consideration for exiting a particular student without parental consent.