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 Admissions – Enrollment Information

Anser is a public charter school open to any student regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, gender, social or economic status and/or special needs. Each year Anser has a limited number of openings for new students. We hold an annual lottery where names are randomly drawn, then placed in order on a waiting list. Anser’s annual lottery is held on the third Thursday of February at 1:00pm and is for students entering kindergarten through 8th grade. Applications for the lottery will be accepted from January 1st of each year until 24 hours prior to the lottery. Offers of enrollment for the next school year will be made following the lottery. We strongly prefer that you complete the online application, which will be posted during the lottery application window. Please click here to complete the application online. If you are applying after the lottery has been completed please use the printable lottery applications.  Please click here for a printable lottery application. Click here for a printable lottery application in Spanish.

 All open positions for the 2013-2014 school year have been filled.

Admissions – Lottery Process

All potential students wishing to enroll in Anser Charter School must complete a lottery application. Applications can be mailed to the address provided on the application or faxed to the school, please click here for Anser contact information. Applications must be received by Anser Charter School on or before the Third Wednesday of February, by 12:00pm. Applications received after the deadline will be added to the bottom of the final selection list for the appropriate grade.

If the capacity of the school is insufficient to enroll all prospective students, a lottery shall be utilized to determine which prospective students will be admitted to Anser. Anser Charter School will follow Idaho Code Section 33-502 (j). Prospective students will be placed in priority groups as follows:

• First Priority – The first priority group of Anser Charter School will include the children of full-time employees, children of the Founders (provided that this admission preference shall be limited to not more than ten percent (10%) of the capacity of Anser Charter School
• Second Priority – The second priority group is siblings of pupils already enrolled or selected by the lottery
• Third Priority – The third priority group is students who reside within the Boise School District
• Fourth Priority – The fourth priority group includes students who reside outside of the Boise School District

Offers of enrollment may be made via e-mail, telephone or residential mail. Acceptance must be made within 48 hours of when the offer is made or of the date the offer was delivered, as verified by the U.S. postal Service. If no response is received within 48 hours, the child’s name will be moved to the bottom of the waiting list. This timeline may be shortened to 24 hours between August 15 and September 15.