Enrollment Application Process
Thank you for your interest in Monte Vista On-Line Academy (MVOLA or OLA).
Enrollment for the 2025-2026 school year has closed. If you are interested in joining our school for the 2026-2027 school year, please check back here on March 23, 2026 (Spaces fill up fast, and we enroll on a first-come, first-served basis).
MVOLA strives to keep our student-to-teacher ratio around 15 to 1 to ensure we are better able to meet student needs.
Step 1: Confirm eligibility. To apply for full-time admission to Monte Vista On-Line Academy, applicants must:
Step 2 - Complete and submit OLA's online application: (This link is not active until March 23, 2026)
- Be a Colorado resident.
- Be entering sixth grade and not yet 21 years of age as of October 1 of enrollment year.
Step 2 - Complete and submit OLA's online application: (This link is not active until March 23, 2026)
For further information about applying to our program, please contact Tish @ 719-852-2212 or schedule an info session with our principal, Mr. Atencio.
Step 3 - Monte Vista On-Line Academy will notify applicants via email regarding submission of a transcript (grades 10-12) and if accepted, instructions will be sent to begin the online registration process.
Step 4 - If you have not already done so, participate in or view an information session that will be provided by the school's Principal (or a designee of the Principal). You will be emailed instructions regarding how participate in or view an info session. This will require a computer with an internet connection.
Step 5 - Students will be enrolled on a trial basis. MVOLA cares about our students and strives to ensure that our online learning program is an appropriate fit. Most students are successful in engagement in our program as demonstrated through consistent log-ins, assessment completion, online submissions, time on task, and teacher communication. Students who do not show engagement within the first few weeks of school will be encouraged to enroll in their local school district's brick and mortar school or another online program that better meets their needs.
Step 4 - If you have not already done so, participate in or view an information session that will be provided by the school's Principal (or a designee of the Principal). You will be emailed instructions regarding how participate in or view an info session. This will require a computer with an internet connection.
Step 5 - Students will be enrolled on a trial basis. MVOLA cares about our students and strives to ensure that our online learning program is an appropriate fit. Most students are successful in engagement in our program as demonstrated through consistent log-ins, assessment completion, online submissions, time on task, and teacher communication. Students who do not show engagement within the first few weeks of school will be encouraged to enroll in their local school district's brick and mortar school or another online program that better meets their needs.
Step 6 - For high school students, send transcripts from previous schools. We MUST have a transcript before official enrollment is complete. High school students entering 10th grade should have a minimum of 6 credits, 11th grade a minimum of 12 credits, and 12th grade a minimum of 18 credits to be considered on-track for graduation as MVOLA is not a credit recovery school. Please send us copies of your transcript (unofficial is fine, emailed scanned copies or paper copies are fine) as soon as possible. Unofficial transcript records can be used for scheduling and creating an academic plan to reach graduation requirements. We will request official transcripts and official records from the prior school for all enrolled students.
MVOLA works with many students on individualized plans, but some student's needs require services that an online environment may not be able to provide. Academic Education Plans will be reviewed yearly to determine if MVOLA is still able to meet the needs of students or if a more appropriate educational setting is required.
Before the start of the academic school year, MVOLA will email out a parent-student handbook with information regarding online schooling, information specific to MVOLA's program (logging in, report cards, etc.). MVOLA follows the Monte Vista School District's school calendar. The first week of school teachers will be reaching out to new students for orientation on Monday and Tuesday, making sure students feel confident about getting started in their classes. Full time, regular class schedule will start following orientation.
Thank you!
-Mr. Atencio
MVOLA works with many students on individualized plans, but some student's needs require services that an online environment may not be able to provide. Academic Education Plans will be reviewed yearly to determine if MVOLA is still able to meet the needs of students or if a more appropriate educational setting is required.
Before the start of the academic school year, MVOLA will email out a parent-student handbook with information regarding online schooling, information specific to MVOLA's program (logging in, report cards, etc.). MVOLA follows the Monte Vista School District's school calendar. The first week of school teachers will be reaching out to new students for orientation on Monday and Tuesday, making sure students feel confident about getting started in their classes. Full time, regular class schedule will start following orientation.
Thank you!
-Mr. Atencio