Enrollment FAQs!

(Dis)Enrollment, Notices, Complaints and SB 75
SB 75 prohibits charters from discouraging any pupil from seeking to enroll, or encouraging existing pupil to dis-enroll for any reason including academic underperformance, EL status, socioeconomics, disability, foster status, homelessness, race or ethnicity, gender identity or sexual orientation.  This applies even when a parent or student merely seeks information about the school (e.g., attends informational meeting or picks up enrollment materials), applies for enrollment, and when actually enrolled. 
​
​When is the application available?
Applications will be available Monday, December 7, 2020.

Where can I apply?
Due to COVID restrictions, in-person applications are not available. The quickest way to apply is online!
If you already have a SchoolMint profile for your student(s), please remember to update the application to state 2021-2022 school year AND the grade your student will be entering. If applying for the first time, please use your best email, cell phone number and best password for your profile.
For additional information or support, please contact Mrs. Laura @ 707.805.7038, email us at: registration@calibercma.org, or watch the videos below!

When is the last day to submit an application?
The last day to submit an application for the 2021-2022 academic year is February 28, 2021.
​
What happens after I apply?
We will have the virtual student lottery on March 4th, 2021.
The lottery is done at random; you do not have increased chances of admittance if you apply early or later. 

My child was previously waitlisted, do I need to submit an application for the 2021-2022 school year?
Yes! Open enrollment is for NEW students, including students who were previously waitlisted and not offered admission.  

​How does the lottery system work?
If the Charter School receives a number of applications that exceed the number of available seats at any given grade level, a random public lottery will be hosted. The public random drawings shall be conducted in stages in accordance with the following preferences in the priority order listed below. These preferences are authorized in accordance with applicable law and will be given to students consistent with Education Code section 47605(d)(2)(B) in this order:
  • Siblings of students admitted to or attending the Charter School*
  • Children of Caliber Schools: K-8 Charter teachers and staff
  • Children of Caliber Schools Board members
  • Children of Founding Family members
  • Children who are residents of the District and eligible to receive free or reduced price meals
  • Residents of the District
  • ​All other applicants

*Siblings include biological siblings, as well as children in non-traditional families, including children of domestic partners, step-siblings, adoptive (both formal and non), and school age children living in the same household. 
​
Families are encouraged to contact the front office with questions in this area.
​
How will I learn the results for the lottery?
Lottery notifications will be sent via the email address and phone number listed on your student(s) profile. Please make sure to to make any edits or updates to this information in order to receive notifications. 

What happens if I'm not accepted from the lottery?
Students who are not offered admission from the lottery will automatically be placed on a waitlist. 

Re-Enrollment for current Caliber: ChangeMakers Academy students:
Re-enrollment for the 2021-2022 school year ends Sunday, February 28, 2021.

If you plan to have your student return or if your student is not returning to CMA for 2021-2022, you are required to indicate that on SchoolMint by clicking on the link below. 

Not completing re-enrollment by Sunday, February 28, 2021, indicates you are no longer interested and your student will lose their spot for the upcoming school year.