Enrollment Policy
Enrollment Policy
Adopted November 21, 2024; Revised February 13, 2025
The Movement Schools Board of Directors (“Board”) adopts the following policy which shall be effective on the date that the policy is adopted by the Board. If applicable, once adopted this policy replaces any previously approved school policy currently in place that provided direction on the items in this policy.
Open enrollment shall last for no less than 30 calendar days. After the enrollment lottery, assuming we are not fully enrolled, the school will continue admitting students through the first day of school. Application deadlines will be posted on the school’s website and spread widely through digital and traditional advertising.
Applications will be available online via Infinite Campus. Hard copies of the application will also be available on the school site. Parents may complete their application online or at the school office. Office staff will be available to assist parents.
If the number of applications exceeds available seats, a public lottery will be held in accordance with all GA charter school laws. Movement will use Infinite Campus or an equivalent automated enrollment software system to execute the randomized lottery.
Prior to the lottery, applications will be reviewed for completeness and verified for a valid address. Each completed application will be entered into the automated enrollment software database. During the lottery, names will be selected at random, by grade, with spots offered in the order of names selected. When the capacity for each grade level is reached, the remaining applications are assigned a position on our waiting list in a randomized order. Only applications completed before the lottery deadline will participate in the lottery.
MSA will give admissions preference to children of current employees, Founders of the school, and siblings of current students. Once a student is enrolled at MSA, families do not have to re-enroll each year; however, they must submit an “Intent to Return” form so administrators can plan accordingly. Any applicant on the waitlist from the previous year must resubmit an application and participate in the lottery again.
All students admitted through the lottery or from the waitlist will receive notification via email and/or text to notify them of the admissions decision. Families must complete and return the Student Registration Packet and supporting documentation within the time frame stated in the admission offer in order to secure their seat(s). If not submitted in time, their seat(s) may be forfeited to the next applicant(s) on the waitlist.
Any student who does not attend the first day of school or call in to notify the school and receive approval from the school of the absence by a Movement School enrollment team member at a determined date/time may also forfeit enrollment and be required to complete another application to be considered in the future.
Movement School will admit, and/or place in the lottery, any student who completes the application prior to the deadline. Notwithstanding any recent law to the contrary, Movement School may refuse admission to any student who has been expelled or suspended from a public school until the period of suspension or expulsion has expired.