APPLICATION PROCESS

Families can submit an online application via SchoolMint, our application and lottery management tool.

REQUIREMENT

The State of Idaho requires your child to be 5 years old by September 1st of the year they start kindergarten. Idaho Code Statute 33-201

APPLICATIONS

Alturas Academy will begin accepting applications fin mid-January. The application window closes on March 31. Applications received after the deadline will be placed at the bottom of the waitlist in the order it is received.

LOTTERY

Alturas Academy will hold the automated lottery via SchoolMint on the first Friday in April. Email notifications will be sent offering a seat or adding the student to the waitlist.

PRIORITY

FIRST – Returning Alturas students
SECOND – Children of full-time employees, or the Founders
THIRD – Siblings of students at Alturas or selected by the lottery
FOURTH – Prospective students inside charter defined district
FIFTH – Prospective students outside charter defined district

OFFERS

All students that secure placement during the lottery will receive an email via SchoolMint. Emails will be sent within 1-3 days of the lottery. Offers of enrollment must be accepted within the date provided, otherwise the seat will be forfeited.

WAITLIST

Students not selected for placement are added to the waitlist by grade. Emails will be sent within 1-3 days of the lottery. Families can view their waitlist number by signing into their SchoolMint account.

POLICY

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.