Update: 2013-2014 Admissions Offers and Wait List Notices Have Been Mailed

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  • Update: All K through 8th Grade Admissions Offers and Wait List Notices have been emailed.
  • If you entered the lottery by submitting an application by March 22, 2013 you should have received an email with your number by now. If you have not received an email with an Admissions Offer or Wait List notice, please email or call the school (619-574-6225). Parent emails were transcribed from the application forms and may have been entered incorrectly.

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  • If you receive an Admissions Offer, please note the REPLY BY Date on your offer. These Dates are different for each grade to spread out the work for our office. If you have children in two different grades, you may have two REPLY BY Dates!
  • If you receive a Wait List Notice we will contact you if a place opens up as parents reply to Admissions Offers. You do not need to reply.

Thank You.

—The OTA Admissions Team

To learn more about California Charter School Admissions Regulations…

How can I apply for a charter school? Are there admission requirements?

California Charter Schools are public schools open to ALL children and they are committed to serving a student body that reflects the local community. Research evidence shows that charter school students are just as diverse (racially and economically) as local community’s non-charter public schools.

By law, California Charter Schools can never have selective admissions; anyone can apply and, if more students want to attend than there are seats available, there is a lottery to determine who is admitted.

How does the lottery system work?

California Charter Schools are open to all students who want to attend, regardless of where they live (though students who live within San Diego Unified School District boundaries get a lottery preference at SDUSD Charter Schools like Old Town Academy). When a Charter School receives more students applications than it has spots available, it is required by law to hold a blind lottery to determine which students will have the opportunity to attend. Students who do not get in are placed on wait lists and are admitted as spots become available during the Charter School’s open admissions period.

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