Admission Procedures

I. Student Lottery:

As an open-enrollment public charter school Academics Plus conducts a random, anonymous student selection lottery to determine enrollment for the following school year.

Applications for the 2012-2013 school year must be submitted by February 29, 2012 in order to participate in the lottery. The lottery will be held on March 1, 2012.   Students who apply after February 29, 2012 will be assigned slots as their applications are received if space is available. If space is not available these students will be placed on the waiting list in the order applications are received behind students participating in the lottery. The lottery will be conducted by grade level, with priority given to lower levels until our 650 student cap is met. Students will be accepted for enrollment for all grade levels on a space available basis.    

Siblings of current students are given preference in the admissions process. Space must be available for the grade level requested for a sibling to be enrolled.

Students selected to attend Academics Plus will receive an Enrollment Acceptance Form. Slots are held open for ten days from the postmarked date and are claimed by returning the Enrollment Acceptance Form. After ten days from the postmarked date, the student will lose his/her slot, and it will be given to the next student on the waiting list.  

Academics Plus Charter School policy prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, national origin, race, ethnicity, religion, disability, academic or athletic eligibility.  Academics Plus Charter School may exclude any student who has been expelled from another public school.

II. Admissions Procedures:

We understand that making the selection of where someone will attend school is one of the most important, and difficult, choices any parent or student makes in their educational career. Therefore the admissions process at Academics Plus Charter School (APCS) is very simple and straight forward. Application and entry into APCS is not materially different from the admissions processes experienced in any other public education system.

The following general guidelines are established and presented below to aid prospective and returning students to understand the admissions process. If at any time during your admissions experience you require additional information or have questions or comments of any kind, just call 501-851-3333 or email office@academicsplus.org.

• Download or request an applications package from the school website or school Registrar's office.
• Complete the application package and return it via fax, mail or email to the school Registrar's office. (See below for contact information)
• Upon receipt and review of the prospective student's application package, the parent or guardian will be contacted to schedule an interview with both the student and their responsible adult. During the interview process the expectations of both the student and their family and the school will be communicated, including:
  • Mission & Vision
  • Curriculum & Academic Performance
  • Past Performance Evaluation
  • Discipline Policy & Expectation
  • Dress Code
  • Attendance & Participation Policy
  • Electronic Media & Communications Policy
  • Academic Integrity

  The interview is also an appropriate time to address any other significant or hidden factors that may affect the student's success at APCS.

• Upon the successful completion of the entrance interview, some students may be asked to participate in core curriculum testing to establish academic placement and set appropriately challenging educational goals.