THOMAS EDISON ENERGYSMART CHARTER SCHOOL

17 School House Road Somerset, NJ 08873 Telephone: 732 412 7643 FAX : 732 412 7645

ADMISSIONS POLICY: Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School does not discriminate in its admission policies or practices on the basis of intellectual or athletic ability, measures of achievement or aptitude, status as a handicapped person, proficiency in the English language or any other basis that would be illegal if used by a district board of education. TEECSs admissions policy is, to the maximum extent practicable, seek the enrollment of a cross-section of the communitys school-age population including racial and academic factors. Students are admitted to TEECS by lottery. This lottery determines which applicants are enrolled the following school year. The student lottery will be conducted on every second Saturday of April each year. Applications that are received after the due dates will be offered any remaining available spaces or placed on the waitlist in the order, which they are received. WHO CAN APPLY? As a public open-enrollment charter school system, TEECS welcome all students who meet state age and health requirements. TEECS is an open-enrollment charter school. Students who will attend for the next school year from all districts can apply for enrollment. TEECS is a tuition free public charter school. Is there a deadline for age eligibility for a student to enter kindergarten in a charter school? Yes, a charter school must enroll a student selected for admission to kindergarten based on the student reaching the age of five in that school year by: October 1 in accordance with N.J.S.A. 18A: 38-5; or A date earlier/later than October 1 is established by the district board of education in which the student resides. It may vary from city to city, Franklin Township cut off date for Kindergarten is October 31st. HOW TO APPLY You need to fill out an application form to apply for enrollment. Please go to our school web site to apply online: energysmartschool.org

Enrollment Periods and Rules: Enrollment for the following school year always starts the first month (January) of current year. At the end of each enrollment period; the following procedures will apply; During each recruitment period, the TEECS will accept applications for admission from prospective students who are either residents (North Brunswick, South Brunswick and Franklin Township) or nonresidents of the districts. Once applications are received they will be classified and separated as resident or nonresident per grade level. First priority for enrollment will be given to students who are residents of the City of North Brunswick, South Brunswick and Franklin Township school districts.

All applications for all grades are due on April 10, 2013. The lottery will be held on Saturday, April 13, 2013 at 10:00 am in the multi-purpose room at TEECS. Everybody is welcome to watch the lottery.