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Application
Process Overview

Applying to Alturas is a straightforward, family-friendly process designed to help families understand how public charter school applications and enrollments work. This page walks you through each step, from submitting an application to accepting an enrollment offer. If you have questions along the way, our team is here to support you.

How To Apply

The first step in our admission process begins with an online application. You may begin your online application by clicking on the button to the right. Read the Application Process for detailed information on how to apply.

Families will submit online applications with SchoolMint, our Application & Lottery Management tool, the experience is quick and easy to use. Using either a mobile phone or computer, families can use a single account to submit applications for multiple children.

A lottery application must be completed and submitted to Alturas International Academy for all students interested in attending Alturas. The State of Idaho requires that your child be 5 years old by September 1st of the year they start kindergarten (please refer to Idaho Code Statute 33-201). Proof of birth date is required prior to enrolling.

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Important Lottery
Information

When Is The Lottery

Alturas Academy will hold the lottery on the first Friday following March 31st. The lottery is broadcasted live on Facebook and we have a 3rd party person on site supervising the integrity of the lottery. The lottery is automated through SchoolMint, our Application & Lottery Management tool, and emails will be sent following the lottery (it should be the day of the lottery).

Our lottery software program (SchoolMint) has automated most of the process for the lottery, so there is not a lot to watch. We will have a very short live stream on Alturas International Facebook page to explain how the lottery works, announce we are beginning the lottery, and then will end the live stream. It is not necessary or required to view the live stream.

When the lottery is completed an email and/or text notification will be sent within a couple of hours (or sooner) notifying either a seat was offered or the student is on the waitlist. Next step instructions will be in the emails.

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When To Apply To The Lottery

Alturas Academy will begin accepting lottery applications for the next academic school year in mid-January. The application window closes on March 31. Lottery Applications received after the deadline will be placed at the bottom of the waiting list in the order it is received.

Students must be 5 years old by September 1 the year they are enrolling in all-day kindergarten to be eligible for application and enrollment. You must submit an online application by March 31 to be considered part of the lottery for the school year beginning the following August/September.
Lottery Process
Alturas International Academy will follow Idaho Code 33-5205 and Idaho State Board of Education: 08.02.04-Rules Governing Public Charter Schools

  • First Priority – Students returning to Alturas International Academy.
  • Second Priority – Children of full-time employees, children of the Founders, provided that this admission preference is not more than ten percent (10%) of the capacity.
  • Third Priority – Siblings of students already enrolled or selected by the lottery.
  • Fourth Priority – Prospective students who reside within District 91, District 93, or Shelley District 60
  • Fifth Priority – Prospective students who reside outside of District 91, District 93, Shelley District 60
Offers For Enrollment
All students that secure placement during the lottery will receive an email or phone call from Alturas International Academy through SchoolMint, our Application & Lottery Management tool, and emails will be sent the day of the lottery or within 3 days of the lottery (please make sure to check your spam/junk email folders). The lottery is broadcasted live on Facebook and we have a 3rd party person on site supervising the integrity of the lottery. The lottery is automated through SchoolMint, our Application & Lottery Management tool.

Offers of enrollment must be accepted within the date* provided in the email or phone call.  If no response is received within the specified time frame, the seat is forfeited and the student’s name is removed.  Students that do not secure placement during the lottery will be placed on the waiting list and will be contacted if a space becomes available.
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Waitlist
Students not selected for placement will be placed on a waiting list by grade and will receive an email the day of the lottery or within 3 days of the lottery. Families that have applied to the lottery/waitlist can view their waitlist number by signing into their SchoolMint account.

Alturas Academy does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, social or economic status, disability, or special needs in providing education services, activities, and programs.
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THE LOTTERY FOR THE 2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR WILL BE HELD APRIL 4TH, 2025.

Following the lottery, families that have applied to the lottery and are on the waitlist for the 2025-2026 school year can view their waitlist number by signing into their SchoolMint account by clicking the waitlist button.

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