Enrollment Application Process
Thank you for your interest in applying with the Monte Vista On-Line Academy (OLA) for the 2020-2021 school year, starting in August of 2020. Currently, OLA has enrolled its capacity of students, and the only applications we are accepting are for our enrollment lottery to occur at the beginning of April, 2020.
Please complete an online application if you would like to be included in our enrollment lottery.
Step 1: Confirm eligibility. To apply for full-time admission to the On-Line Academy, applicants must:
Step 2 - Complete and submit OLA's online application:
- Be a Colorado resident.
- Be at least 8 years of age and be entering fourth grade and not yet 21 years of age as of October 1 of enrollment year.
Step 2 - Complete and submit OLA's online application:
Step 3 - If the time of the year is between August & April, the next step is to be chosen in the April enrollment lottery. In late April and early May, families will be notified if they are chosen (or not chosen) in the enrollment lottery. If chosen, the applicant will continue with step 5 below. If not chosen, OLA will suggest applying with other multi-district online schools.
Step 4 - If the time of the year is between the April enrollment lottery and the first day of school, the online application will put you on OLA's waitlist. If notified that you are at the top of the waitlist and a seat has opened, please continue to the next step. Hope for the best, but also be prepared to enroll in another program. Students who are put on the waitlist between the enrollment lottery and June are often offered seats as they open; students waitlisted in June and July have a lesser chance of making it off the waitlist before school starts in August.
Step 5 - Complete and return to OLA the hard copy enrollment packet that was mailed to you. This packet will be mailed to you upon being chosen in the lottery or reaching the top of the waitlist. Please complete the packet and return to OLA by the due date noted on the paperwork.
Step 6 - Participate in an Info Session with the school's Director (or a designee of the Director). Participate in an online (or onsite) orientation. You will be given instructions regarding how to schedule a session within two weeks of submitting the online application. Info sessions take about an hour and require a computer with an internet connection.
Step 6 - Participate in an Info Session with the school's Director (or a designee of the Director). Participate in an online (or onsite) orientation. You will be given instructions regarding how to schedule a session within two weeks of submitting the online application. Info sessions take about an hour and require a computer with an internet connection.
Step 7 - For High School Students, Send Transcripts. Please send us copies of your transcript (unofficial is fine, emailed scanned copies or paper copies are fine). We will request official records from the prior school for all enrolled students, but those can take time to arrive. We can use unofficial transcript records for scheduling and creating an academic plan to reach graduation requirements.
Note - If the student has an Individual Education Plan (IEP) or 504 Plan from your most recent school, please send us a copy. Colorado rules require a preliminary staffing to determine appropriateness/legality of placement before students with an IEP can be enrolled in an online program. We work with many students with an IEP, but some students we are not allowed to service (more specific information will be provided during the Info Session with the Director).
Step 8. Residency Verification Form Receipt. Between July and August, OLA must receive a current residency verification affidavit, dated after July 1, to finalize enrollment (first day of classes is approximately mid-August). *Please note that any student missing necessary documentation will not be allowed to access classes or be officially enrolled until all necessary documents are received by OLA.
The week before school begins, OLA will mail out a parent-student handbook with information regarding online schooling, information specific to OLA's program (logging in, report cards, etc.). The first week of school is an orientation week in which teachers will be reaching out to students, individually, making sure students feel confident about getting started in their classes.
Thank you! -Mr. Wright
Note - If the student has an Individual Education Plan (IEP) or 504 Plan from your most recent school, please send us a copy. Colorado rules require a preliminary staffing to determine appropriateness/legality of placement before students with an IEP can be enrolled in an online program. We work with many students with an IEP, but some students we are not allowed to service (more specific information will be provided during the Info Session with the Director).
Step 8. Residency Verification Form Receipt. Between July and August, OLA must receive a current residency verification affidavit, dated after July 1, to finalize enrollment (first day of classes is approximately mid-August). *Please note that any student missing necessary documentation will not be allowed to access classes or be officially enrolled until all necessary documents are received by OLA.
The week before school begins, OLA will mail out a parent-student handbook with information regarding online schooling, information specific to OLA's program (logging in, report cards, etc.). The first week of school is an orientation week in which teachers will be reaching out to students, individually, making sure students feel confident about getting started in their classes.
Thank you! -Mr. Wright