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CFK Academy Charter School Student Admission and Registration Policy- 2023-24 School Year

This Policy applies to THE COLLEGE OF THE FLORIDA KEYS ACADEMY., D/B/A CFK ACADEMY (“CFKA”) and is effective for the 2023-24 School Year.  CFKA is committed to enrolling a diverse student population and to abide by the provisions of the Florida Educational Equity Act and Florida Statutes prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, nationality and ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability or gender. Copies of applications and registration forms will be made available in languages other than English upon request.

New Applicants and Controlled Open Enrollment for Out-of-County Applicants

Students who are new to CFKA must submit an Enrollment Application which will be made available on CFKA’s website, www.cfk.edu/cfkacademy/.  Enrollment Applications must be completed in full in order to be considered.  Students from outside of Monroe County are permitted to apply to CFKA so long as they are not subject to a current expulsion or suspension order.  However, such Out-of-County Applicants will only be provided a seat after placement of all students with Enrollment Preferences and all Monroe County Applicants.  Once admitted to CFKA, Out-of-County Students will be permitted to matriculate up to the highest grade offered by CFKA so long as they maintain eligibility requirements.

Enrollment Applications are available starting January 13, 2023 through end of day March 15, 2023, which is the Initial Enrollment Period.  At the end of the Initial Enrollment Period, parents and guardians will be notified of acceptance.  In the event the number of Enrollment Applications for eligible students exceeds the capacity for a given grade level, class or building, the Lottery Process will be followed, as described below. If capacity is not reached for a grade level, class or building after the Initial Enrollment Period, subsequent applications received during publicly posted subsequent enrollment period(s), will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.

Re-Enrollment for Current Students and Capacity Notice

Each year, the total capacity and total enrollment of the CFKA will be determined based on the Charter Contract for CFKA and applicable Florida and federal laws.  Capacity for purposes of controlled open enrollment will be posted on CFKA’s website once every 12 weeks or as otherwise required by Florida Law.  Seats at CFKA will be made available based on this Policy, CFKA’s charter contract, and Florida law.

The parents and guardians of students enrolled at CFKA for the 2023-24 School Year will be asked to submit a Re-Enrollment Application indicating intent to re-enroll for the 2024-25 School Year.  Re-Enrollment Applications are due no later than February 15, 2023, which is the Re-Enrollment Deadline.  Students whose Re-Enrollment Applications have been submitted by the Re-Enrollment Deadline will be automatically re-enrolled so long as they have maintained eligibility requirements.  Students whose Re-Enrollment Applications are not submitted by the Re-Enrollment Deadline may lose their seat for the 2024-25 School Year.  

Lottery Process

CFKA will enroll each eligible student who submits a timely Enrollment Application, unless the number of Enrollment Applications received during the Initial Enrollment Period exceeds the capacity of a grade level, class or building. In such event, this Lottery Process will be followed.

First, Enrollment Applicants with the following Enrollment Preferences will be selected, as permitted pursuant by this Policy and Section 1002.33(10)(d), Florida Statutes: 

• students who are the children of an active duty member of any branch of the United States Armed Forces; 
• students who are siblings of an enrolled student; 
• students who are the children of a member of the governing board of CFKA;
• students who are the children of an employee of CFKA, and; 
• students who are children of an employee of the College of the Florida Keys.

If the number of Enrollment Applicants with Enrollment Preferences exceeds the capacity of a grade level, class or building, a lottery will be held among Enrollment Applicants with preferences.  Those not enrolled through this process will be placed on a wait list and will have first priority for enrollment over non-preference Monroe County or Out-of-County Applicants.  Moreover, students who have Enrollment Preferences who apply for enrollment at CFKA after the Initial Enrollment Period shall also have priority for enrollment over any students on the Monroe County or Out-of-County Wait Lists.  

Second, a Lottery will be held among the Monroe County Applicants for each grade level, class or building that exceeds capacity.  If the number of Out-of-County Applicants exceeds the capacity for a grade level, class or building, a separate Lottery will be held for Out-of-County Applicants.  Those Monroe County and Out-Of County Applicants not selected in the Lottery will be placed on the Monroe County Wait List (or Out-of-County Wait List, as applicable) in the order such Enrollment Applications were selected in the Lottery.

As seats become available, they will be offered first to all students on the Preference Wait List, second to all the Monroe County Wait List, and third to the students on the Out-of-County Wait List.  Students applying after the Lottery will be placed on the Preference Wait List, Monroe County Wait List, or Out-of-County Wait List, as applicable.  New Wait Lists will be created each year after each year’s lottery and Applicants on the Wait Lists will not be carried over from year-to-year.

Registration

Upon selection, the parent/guardian will receive registration instructions that include a detailed list of required documentation and timelines that must be followed. This notification will be provided electronically to the parent/guardian email included in the Enrollment Application.  If documentation is not provided within the required timelines, or there are material changes to the information provided in the Student’s application any time prior to the start of the following school year, the Applicant’s seat may be forfeited and offered to another Applicant.  

Records

Copies of all Enrollment Applications and Wait Lists will be maintained by CFKA for the time periods required by law.