The lists of names to be entered into the lottery for the 2024-2025 school year will be posted in the windows at the Timber Ridge Entrance (building #2, door #6) by noon on Wednesday, February 21st. We strongly encourage all parents/guardians to come and review the lists to make sure your child is listed in the proper grade level for the 2024-2025 school year. We are unable to make changes once the lottery has taken place on March 4th.
Drawing for the upcoming school year's lottery will be held on Monday, March 4th, 2024. Open Enrollment Lottery results for the upcoming school year 2024-2025 will be posted at the same location mentioned above (building #2, door #6) by Wednesday, March 6th after 12pm.
You may contact us at [email protected] with questions pertaining to enrollment and current waitlists.
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OUR ANNUAL ENROLLMENT LOTTERY REGISTRATION BEGINS ANNUALLY ON FEBRUARY 1ST AT 8:00 A.M. AND ENDS ANNUALLY ON FEBRUARY 15TH AT 4:00 P.M.
Re-Enrollment and Sibling Enrollment for the 2024-2025 School Year
Currently enrolled BACS students do NOT need to register for the enrollment lottery. Please email Pamela Scherer at [email protected] to request a sibling registration form for a non-enrolled sibling.
Re-Enrollment and Sibling Enrollment for the 2024-2025 School Year
Currently enrolled BACS students do NOT need to register for the enrollment lottery. Please email Pamela Scherer at [email protected] to request a sibling registration form for a non-enrolled sibling.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Our Enrollment Process:
- When do you accept applications? We hold Open Enrollment annually February 1 - 15. This is a registration period for our annual Lottery, which typically occurs on the first Monday in March. We will no longer accept entries to the current school year wait list once enrollment for the next school year has begun.
- How can students get their name on the list? Simply complete the online registration form that is accessible annually Feb. 1 - 15 through our school website.
- What happens at the Lottery? The registered names are randomly sorted on the night of the Lottery, and these results are certified as our Priority and Wait Lists for the next school year.
- Who gets priority status? Children of staff and Governing Board members are placed in open positions first, then siblings of current BACS students, and then children of new families to Brighten.
- What if one child gets in but not my other child? Once one child is placed in a class, any other children from the household move to the prioritized Sibling wait list.
- How many spots do you draw for during the Lottery? The number of available spots varies from year to year. We take into account class size and spots that are filled with prioritized enrollments. Typically we announce the number of available spots on the night of the Lottery.
- What happens if my student's name is called during the Lottery? First, we will call out all names that have registered online during the registration period. After those students are randomly sorted, we will call out students who will be placed in a homeroom, and into available spots. We will then call out every name for that grade level, from the randomly sorted wait list. This determines which students to contact next, as spots become available over the summer and into the school year.
- Can you apply for any grade level? Yes! Open Enrollment and the Lottery apply to all grade levels at BACS: Kindergarten - 8th grade.
- I missed the Feb. 15 online registration deadline; what can I do? After the Lottery, we open another registration link that will permit you to add your student's information to the bottom of the wait lists that were generated on the night of the Lottery.
- Can I attend the Lottery? Yes, the date and time will be posted on our website.
Important School Information for the 2023-2024 school year
School Admission
Eligibility
All students who are residents of Douglas County are eligible to apply to Brighten Academy. The school will not discriminate on the basis of intellectual or athletic ability, measures of achievement or aptitude, disability, proficiency in English, or any other basis prohibited by law. Students will not be required to complete any test or measure in order to be admitted to Brighten Academy. Once students are formally enrolled, formal and informal assessments will be administered to determine the most appropriate instructional plan and grade placement for each student.
Registration
Brighten Academy’s enrollment period is from February 1st until February 15th of each calendar year for the following school year. A link on our website will be active beginning February 1st at 8:00 a.m. thru February 15th at 4:00 p.m. All registration forms will be completed electronically through the online link. The school will provide online access for registration from the hours of 8:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. for those who do not have internet access.
All lottery registration forms must be complete. Regardless of reason, failure to have a completed lottery registration form by the deadline will constitute a waiver of exclusion in the lottery for the upcoming school year.
Parents/Guardians of students that are selected in the lottery will be expected to complete an enrollment packet. An enrollment packet will be emailed to families that receive a spot in the lottery or a copy can be picked up from the administrative office. Packets should be completed and returned with all necessary documents attached. Packets can be returned in the secured drop box or via email to Mrs. Pam Scherer at [email protected] Please refer to our website for a list of all documentation needed for enrollment. All required documents must be received in order for a student to be enrolled.
Students selected in the lottery will be required to complete a test or measure in order to be appropriately placed in a grade level. Prior to enrollment, formal and informal assessments will be administered to determine the most appropriate instructional plan and grade placement for each student following Brighten’s placement policy. (Dates and Times TBD)
Priority Enrollment
Priority enrollment will be given in the following order:
1. CURRENTLY ENROLLED STUDENTS
2. FACULTY, STAFF AND BOARD MEMBER CHILDREN: Children of full time faculty and full time instructional staff and current Governing Board Members. Full time instructional staff hired after the lottery date for the following school year will be given priority over Governing Board children.
3. SIBLINGS: Siblings of students currently enrolled on the date of the lottery. For the purposes of priority enrollment, a sibling is defined as a child who lives more than 50% of the time in the same home and has the same parent or legal guardian as the current Brighten Academy student. The home and the parent / legal guardian must reside in Douglas County.
4. OTHERS: All other eligible students
Students who reside outside of Douglas County will not be enrolled at Brighten Academy, with the exception of children of staff members.
Lottery
If the number of applications exceeds the grade level capacity during any phase of placement a lottery will be held to populate a waitlist with priority being given as outlined in the Priority Enrollment section.
Wait List
Lottery positions and waiting list positions will not be secured from year to year. Those offered the opportunity during the school year to enroll from the waiting list will have three days to complete the registration process before the opening will be offered to the next student on the waiting list.
It is the responsibility of the wait listed parent or guardian to provide contact information including a phone number and address and an email if possible.
The office will contact the next person on the wait list if a slot becomes available according to the policies set forth by the Brighten Academy Governing Board. The office will contact wait listed parents by phone, and if available, by email. Every effort will be made to reach the individual in person; however, if this is not possible, a message will be left on the phone and/or email.
The parents/guardians will be given 72 hours to contact the office and make a decision to accept the opening. If contact or a decision is not made within this time frame, the next child on the wait list is extended the offer.
- School starts at 7:50 am for elementary and middle school students.
- Students can be dropped off beginning at 7:10 am.
- School ends at 3:15 p.m. for elementary and middle school students, on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.
- Parents must park and come to their student's dismissal zone to pick up their student.
- Wednesdays are EARLY RELEASE, dismissing at 12 pm. Other than this we follow the Douglas County School System calendar.
- We offer a fee based After School Program each day.
- We do not offer a bus service; however, we have several daycare centers that pick up each day.
- We have a dress code that is strictly enforced.
- We require that parents volunteer 20 hours per family per year.
- We require new parents to attend a Brighten Basics meeting at the beginning of the school year.
School Admission
Eligibility
All students who are residents of Douglas County are eligible to apply to Brighten Academy. The school will not discriminate on the basis of intellectual or athletic ability, measures of achievement or aptitude, disability, proficiency in English, or any other basis prohibited by law. Students will not be required to complete any test or measure in order to be admitted to Brighten Academy. Once students are formally enrolled, formal and informal assessments will be administered to determine the most appropriate instructional plan and grade placement for each student.
Registration
Brighten Academy’s enrollment period is from February 1st until February 15th of each calendar year for the following school year. A link on our website will be active beginning February 1st at 8:00 a.m. thru February 15th at 4:00 p.m. All registration forms will be completed electronically through the online link. The school will provide online access for registration from the hours of 8:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. for those who do not have internet access.
All lottery registration forms must be complete. Regardless of reason, failure to have a completed lottery registration form by the deadline will constitute a waiver of exclusion in the lottery for the upcoming school year.
Parents/Guardians of students that are selected in the lottery will be expected to complete an enrollment packet. An enrollment packet will be emailed to families that receive a spot in the lottery or a copy can be picked up from the administrative office. Packets should be completed and returned with all necessary documents attached. Packets can be returned in the secured drop box or via email to Mrs. Pam Scherer at [email protected] Please refer to our website for a list of all documentation needed for enrollment. All required documents must be received in order for a student to be enrolled.
Students selected in the lottery will be required to complete a test or measure in order to be appropriately placed in a grade level. Prior to enrollment, formal and informal assessments will be administered to determine the most appropriate instructional plan and grade placement for each student following Brighten’s placement policy. (Dates and Times TBD)
Priority Enrollment
Priority enrollment will be given in the following order:
1. CURRENTLY ENROLLED STUDENTS
2. FACULTY, STAFF AND BOARD MEMBER CHILDREN: Children of full time faculty and full time instructional staff and current Governing Board Members. Full time instructional staff hired after the lottery date for the following school year will be given priority over Governing Board children.
3. SIBLINGS: Siblings of students currently enrolled on the date of the lottery. For the purposes of priority enrollment, a sibling is defined as a child who lives more than 50% of the time in the same home and has the same parent or legal guardian as the current Brighten Academy student. The home and the parent / legal guardian must reside in Douglas County.
4. OTHERS: All other eligible students
Students who reside outside of Douglas County will not be enrolled at Brighten Academy, with the exception of children of staff members.
Lottery
If the number of applications exceeds the grade level capacity during any phase of placement a lottery will be held to populate a waitlist with priority being given as outlined in the Priority Enrollment section.
Wait List
Lottery positions and waiting list positions will not be secured from year to year. Those offered the opportunity during the school year to enroll from the waiting list will have three days to complete the registration process before the opening will be offered to the next student on the waiting list.
It is the responsibility of the wait listed parent or guardian to provide contact information including a phone number and address and an email if possible.
The office will contact the next person on the wait list if a slot becomes available according to the policies set forth by the Brighten Academy Governing Board. The office will contact wait listed parents by phone, and if available, by email. Every effort will be made to reach the individual in person; however, if this is not possible, a message will be left on the phone and/or email.
The parents/guardians will be given 72 hours to contact the office and make a decision to accept the opening. If contact or a decision is not made within this time frame, the next child on the wait list is extended the offer.
