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Shade Canyon School is Now Enrolling TK-3 for the 2024/25 School Year

A tuition-free education based on the principles of Public Waldorf is now possible for the children of Lake County. 

Shade Canyon School provides a holistic, arts and outdoor play-based learning program that engages every student’s head, heart and hands. Our small, inclusive school setting nurtures strong relationships and community as we grow the whole child. 

 

Enrollment is currently open for TK-3rd grade students for the 2024-25 school year.  

Come grow with us 🌿

How to Apply for the 2024-2025 School Year

 

Step 1: Complete Application 

Click the Enroll button below and complete the application. ​​

Step 2: Provide Proof of Residency 

After your application is received, you will be asked to send one of the following documents with a parent/guardian name on it in order for the application to be considered complete. Only complete applications are entered into the public random drawing (lottery).

 

 ● Original and complete PG&E or other utility statement within past 30 days;

 ● Current rental agreement with landlord contact information (rental amounts may be obscured);

 ● Current year property tax statement (tax amount may be obscured).


Step 3: Please be on the lookout for an email from Shade Canyon regarding your application.

What are the Kindergarten age requirements?

Shade Canyon offers two kindergarten programs; applicants will be entered into the lottery for the kindergarten program that corresponds with his or her date of birth. Please ask Miss Birdie for clarification as needed: birdie@shadecanyon.org 

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2-year Kindergarten, including TK

June 2, 2019 - June 2, 2020

1-year Kindergarten

June 2, 2018 - June 1, 2019 

Grade 1

June 2, 2017 -June 1, 2018 

Grade 2

June 2, 2016 -June 1, 2017 

Grade 3

June 2, 2015 -June 1, 2016

What can I submit for Proof of Residency?

After your application is received, you will be asked to provide one of the following documents with a parent/guardian name on it in order for the application to be considered complete. Only complete applications are entered into the public random drawing (lottery).

 

● Original and complete PG&E or other utility statement within past 30 days;

● Current rental agreement with landlord contact information (rental amounts may be obscured);

● Current year property tax statement (tax amount may be obscured).

Lottery FAQ’s

 

How does the Lottery process work?

If the number of students who wish to attend the School exceeds the School’s capacity, enrollment shall be determined by a public random drawing (enrollment lottery). Education Code Section 47605(d) (2)(A) and (B). In other words, the School does not permit selection of students based upon the order in which applications are received. "First come, first served" is not allowed. Students not admitted through the public random drawing will be placed on a waitlist.

The lottery date has passed. Am I still able to apply?

Yes! We are currently accepting applications on a rolling basis.We encourage you to apply even if the grade level you seek is filled. Your child’s application will be placed on a waitlist in the date order the application was received.It is not uncommon for the waitlist to move. We will contact you if a spot becomes available.

When will the Lottery take place for the 2024-25 school year?

Open application window: January 18 – March 15, 2024 

Application deadline: March 15, 2024, 12 pm 

Lottery date: March 16, 2024

Are there any priority categories for the enrollment lottery process?

A student may qualify for enrollment priority, a condition that gives the student a higher preference for admission. The student’s enrollment priority status must be indicated on the Enrollment Lottery Application.

 Enrollment priorities include:

  1. Students who are children of Shade Canyon Founding Parents identified in the initial charter, teachers and staff (up to a cap of 10% of enrollment)

  2. Siblings of students admitted to or attending Shade Canyon School 

  3. Students who are children or grandchildren of current Board members

  4. Students who have been attending any grade TK-8 at a Waldorf or Waldorf-inspired school for the majority of at least one school year immediately prior to desired attendance at Shade Canyon. 

  5. Students who are currently enrolled in or who reside in the Kelseyville Elementary School boundaries (for purposes of the SB 740 Charter School Facility Grant Program)

  6. Students who reside in the Kelseyville Unified School District 

  7. All other applicants 

 

Note: If there is a change in your student’s enrollment priority status before the time of the lottery, or post-lottery while on the waitlist, it is the applicant’s responsibility to notify the school of that change.

What are the waitlist rules?

  1. Waitlists are generated only from students entered into public random drawings. 

  2. Waitlists are established only following public random drawings. 

  3. Waitlists are established only after a class has reached capacity. 

  4. A student may be ranked on only one grade level waitlist at a time. 

  5. Waitlisted applicants rise or fall when a higher-ranking applicant is withdrawn or added to the list. 

  6. Waitlisted applicants forfeit sibling preference points when the sibling withdraws from Shade Canyon School. 

  7. Waitlisted applicants gain sibling preference points when a sibling is admitted to Shade Canyon School.

  8. When an offer of admission from the waitlist is declined, the applicant is removed from the waitlist.

  9. Waitlisted applicants may be contacted to confirm their continued interest in staying on the waitlist.

  10. Waitlists do not carry over from year to year. Waitlists are dissolved immediately prior to the first open enrollment window for the subsequent academic year. A new enrollment lottery application may be submitted for the subsequent academic year and will be processed with all others received for the public random drawing. If there is a change in the applicant’s enrollment priority status, it is the applicant’s responsibility to notify the school of that change with a written request and proof of changed status. The status on the waitlist will be adjusted accordingly. 

  11. If there is a change in the applicant’s contact information (telephone, email, address) it is the applicant’s responsibility to notify the school of that change

I have additional questions about enrollment. Who can I contact?

We would be happy to answer your questions! Please email Miss Birdie at birdie@shadecanyon.org.

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