A summary of the 2013-2014 Kindergarten lottery admissions process is available in the admissions overview document. Key dates are as follows:
Tours (through the end of September):
CSAS: Tuesdays & Thursdays @ 9:30 & 10:30AM
CSLA: Tuesdays @ 9:30AM
Orientation Session:
Tuesday, Oct. 2 @ CSLA @ 6:00PM
Thursday, October 18 @ CSAS@ 6:00PM
Philosophy Session:
Tuesday, Oct. 23 @ CSLA @ 6:00PM
Thursday, Nov. 1 @ CSAS @ 6:00PM
Seminar Session:
CSLA: Thursday, Nov. 8 @ 6:00PM
CSAS: Tuesday, Nov. 13 @ 6:00PM & Nov. 15 @ 6:00PM
Update 12/6/2012: Non-lottery kindergarten applications are now available for CSAS and CSLA.
Applications for grades 1–11 are accepted throughout the school year and are processed upon receipt. If applying for 1st grade 2013-2014, you must submit both applications (CSAS & CSLA) if you want your child(ren) to be considered for both schools.
These applications are available in the CSAS admissions office. Date, time and year of receipt of application determine placement in the applicant pool for all grades. Following the placement of children of full-time CSAS faculty and staff members, those in the applicant pool are admitted for enrollment on a space available basis at the beginning of each school year. This includes applicants who qualify for sibling preference. Applications from students residing in Hamilton County have priority over out-of-county or out-of-state applicants.
Families who have not fulfilled their volunteer commitment in any of the Hamilton County magnet schools will not be eligible for enrollment at CSAS. Sibling admission is dependent upon satisfactory completion of the parent involvement commitment. Sibling preference is honored if an older sibling is enrolled and in good standing for the upcoming school year. Siblings of graduating seniors do not qualify for sibling preference. CSAS admits students on a first-come, first-served basis.
Admissions forms are available for 1st grade CSAS, 1st grade CSLA, and for both schools, grades 2-5 , 6-8, and 9-11.
For more information, contact Laura Jetton at (423)209-5818.
ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION
Any resident of Hamilton County whose child will be entering kindergarten (must be five years old on or before Agust 31st) is eligible to submit an application. CSAS serves grades K–12. Students interested in applying for grades 9–11 at CSAS must contact the admissions office or one of the guidance counselors to discuss graduation requirements. Students applying for grades 9–11 must also supply an official transcript showing that they have sufficient credits to permit admission to the grade for which an application has been submitted. Applications for grades 1–11 will be accepted on a first-come, first served basis and are available year-round in the main office of the school. Applicants will be added to the existing applicant pool for the grade to which they apply, sequenced by the date and time of application.
TUITION & TRANSPORTATION
CSAS is a public school. While there is no tuition for students living in Hamilton County, there is an activity fee which covers materials unique to the program, such as science laboratory logs, supplemental educational materials, mailing costs for parent newsletters, conferences, appointment letters, etc. Each year fees are set and approved by the Hamilton County Board of Education. Tuition is charged in accordance with school board policy. Students who live outside Hamilton County pay a tuition fee. Current tuition charges can be obtained by calling (423)209-8680. Bus transportation is available for students from a number of central locations. It will be necessary for parents to make arrangements to drop off or pick up students at those locations.
CRITERIA
We consider the following criteria in the student admission process:
- The willingness of parents/guardians to actively participate in the educational experience of their children by completing at least eighteen hours of volunteer time per year. Parental involvement is key in helping insure the child(ren)’s academic and behavioral success. Parents of all students must also attend two parent/teacher conferences per year. Parents with scheduling conflicts must make arrangements to make up the conference within two weeks of the original conference date.
- The commitment of the student to undertake the demands of the curriculum to the best of his/her potential.
ADMISSION PROCESS
- Applications for grades 1–11 are available throughout the year in the main CSAS office. Without the transcript, the application is considered incomplete. Applications for grades K–11 are also considered invalid without the applicant’s social security number.
- After an application has been processed, the admissions office will contact the applicant’s family to set up a required admissions conference. Admissions conferences in grades with particularly long applicant pools may not be held in the same year in which the application is received.
- Siblings applying to grades other than kindergarten or applicants who have become siblings will receive sibling preference by being placed at the top of the list by date and time of application for the year that they apply (or applied). We do not and have never put siblings ahead of applicants who applied prior to them.
- Transfers will not be allowed between magnet schools. Once a parent has confirmed acceptance at a magnet school, the decision is final. After accepting placement and reporting to the school, students will be expected to continue in their chosen magnet school through the end of the current school year. Students may apply to another magnet school for the following year if they so choose.
- If a student is unable to progress to the grade level for which he/she was accepted, he/she will have to attend his/her zone school and an eligible student will be selected to fill the slot. The application will be adjusted to the correct grade level waiting list according to the date received.
