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Prospective Parent Night: November 20th, from 6:00pm-7:30pm.

Excel Academy follows Jeffco Public Schools Board of Education JFBA policy and JFBA-R regulation for choice enrollment. Families wishing to enroll their children at Excel Academy must adhere to the process for choice enrollment. According to JFBA policy, “students accepted for choice enrollment shall be enrolled at their school of choice throughout the grades served by the school. After leaving the elementary or middle school level, a student must reapply for choice enrollment at the next level, unless the student is to attend the neighborhood school in the area in which the student resides.” 

Excel Academy serves kindergarten through eighth grade and once enrolled, a student is not required to reapply. By not returning, the student’s spot at Excel will be forfeited for the following school year. If a parent and student wish to return to their “neighborhood” public school, they would have to apply through Jeffco’s choice enrollment to the neighborhood school for admittance. Mid-year administrative transfers occurring after Oct. 1 must be approved by the principal of both the schools the student is currently attending and the principal of the receiving school as well as approved by the community superintendent of both schools. If the student is not admitted through choice enrollment and the administrative transfer is denied, the student would continue to be enrolled at Excel Academy.

Families who wish to enroll their student at Excel Academy must do so through EnrollJeffco. A separate application must be completed and submitted for each child. Applications received by the final day of the Round One Choice Enrollment application period shall be randomly prioritized by grade level within the categories listed below in Step 1, and students will be accepted based on the available openings. Waiting lists, which are prioritized, will be created if the number of applicants exceeds space available at the school. If a student is not accepted at a school during Round One, the student will remain on the prioritized wait list and carry over to Round Two.

Applications submitted during the Round Two Choice Enrollment application period shall be received and approved on a “first-come, first-served” basis, as specified in Jeffco’s policy. Round Two begins in February and ends in August. If space is not available, applicants shall be put on an annual prioritized wait list. The annual prioritized wait list for a given school year begins after class spaces have been determined in the Round One process and will be maintained through the end of August of that same year. If an applicant is not admitted for a given school year, the student must reapply under the Excel Academy Choice Enrollment process if admission is desired for the following year.

Enrollment is open and tuition-free to any child meeting student eligibility requirements in Step 2 and residing in the Jeffco Public School District. Excel Academy will abide by all federal laws, and constitutional provisions prohibiting discrimination on the basis of disability, race, color, age, creed, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, or ancestry.

Required documents

Copies of the following must accompany the child’s application:

1. Birth certificate
2. Proof of residency requires both:

1. a copy of a utility bill and
2. a copy of driver’s license of parent/guardian

Step 1: Applicant Priority

EnrollJeffco will randomly assign a number to each applicant in each category for each grade level. Priority categories, which follow Excel Academy Policy, are as follows:

1. Staff children and siblings of currently enrolled students (in-district and out-of-district)
2. All other in-district applicants
3. Out-of-district applicants 

Step 2: Determining Student Eligibility

The school shall determine for each applicant whether the applicant meets established eligibility criteria for enrollment in the school, including but not limited to, (a) age requirements; (b) whether Excel Academy is able to meet the applicant’s special needs; or (c) whether the applicant has been expelled or is in the process of being expelled as a habitually disruptive student or for a serious violation in a school building or in, or on, school property.

Step 3: Accepting Applicants

Eligible applicants at each grade level shall be placed where space is available according to their randomly selected priority number within the categories listed in Step 1. When space is not available, annual prioritized wait lists are established according to the random number and priority category ranking. The annual prioritized list for a given school year stays in effect for the entire school year of the year for which enrollment is sought, and vacancies shall be filled from this list.

If applicants are not accepted, they must reapply under the choice enrollment process for the following year.

Step 4: Notifying Applicant

For the Round One Choice Enrollment application period, EnrollJeffco shall provide notification of either acceptance or where they are on the annual prioritized wait list. The Round One applicants shall have priority over those applicants applying during Round Two. If an opening becomes available, applicants shall be notified by email and will be given 5 days to make a decision.

Step 5: Acceptance

Once a spot is offered, parents shall be given 3 days in which to make a decision regarding the acceptance of an opening at Excel Academy.

Round Two Applications shall be processed in the same manner as Round One applications, as specified in Steps 1–5 above.

Students are normally not accepted into Excel Academy after Oct. 1. Transfer requests after Oct. 1 from other Jeffco schools will be considered on a case-by-case basis. To be considered, in addition to the student’s application, the student must also submit a Jeffco Administrative Transfer Form to Excel Academy, as well as a copy to their current school. Both the principal of the current school and of Excel Academy must approve the transfer.

The following are grounds for denial of admission to students requesting choice enrollment:

1. There are no openings available.
2. Excel Academy does not offer appropriate programs or is not structured or equipped with the necessary facilities or personnel to meet special needs of the student, or does not offer the particular program requested. Acceptance of students with an Individual Education Plan (IEP) is conditional pending outcomes from an IEP review and availability of space. Please note that we do consult with Jeffco on these matters.
3. The student does not meet the established eligibility criteria for participating in a particular program, including, but not limited to, age requirements.
4. The student has been expelled from any school district during the preceding 12 months, or has engaged in behavior in another school or district during the preceding 12 months that is detrimental to the welfare or safety of other students, or of school personnel.
5. The student has been expelled at any time, or is in the process of being expelled, as a habitually disruptive student or for a serious violation in a school building in, or on, school property.