Enroll
The 24/25 Lottery has already passed, however we still have open spaces in 6th and 7th grade for the upcoming school year. If you are interested applying for either grade or getting on the waitlist for K-5, please email enrollment@scclc.net for more details.
The San Carlos Charter Learning Center (SCC) is a tuition-free public school with limited enrollment.
Children will be considered for admission without regard to ethnicity, national origin, gender, family structure, or disability.
Enrollment preference is given for siblings of current learners and residents of the San Carlos School District.
Each year, SCC enrolls 44 kindergarten learners.
Placements are offered in other grades as spaces become available.
To learn more, please refer to our Enrollment Policy.
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Have other questions? Please contact us at enrollment@scclc.net
Overview
Enrollment Process
Step 1: Complete an Interest Form (available in late Fall each year).
Step 2: Attend one Enrollment Info Session (Adults ONLY). Info Sessions are held in January of each year.
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Step 3: Attend one Open House (Adults ONLY). All Open Houses take place in Jan/Feb of each year.
Step 4: Complete and submit an application. An online application includes a signed application form (electronic), which includes acknowledgement of receipt and acceptance of the Family Participation Policy.
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Notification and Acceptance
The lottery occurs on a specific date in February each calendar year. Successful applicants will be notified by email or telephone within three (3) business days that they are being offered a placement at SCC.
Following this notification, families must respond within three (3) business days. For learners entering grade 2 and above the parents may request an observation or opportunity for the learner to visit the school. This observation will be set to occur within five (5) regular school days. After the observation has been completed families must deliver, in writing, their acceptance of the placement within two (2) business days. If acceptance is not received in writing by the deadline, the placement will be offered to another applicant.
Registration of the learner should be completed within five (5) business days following acceptance of a placement.
Those families who file an application, but for whom we do not have space, are placed on a waitlist, which is managed by the Executive Director. The waitlist is divided into two sections: applicants from the San Carlos School District and applicants from outside the San Carlos School District. If an opening is created during the school year, those families will have the opportunity to enroll at SCC based on their position on the waitlist. Please note that waitlists do not carry over from year to year.
Learners with Special Education Needs
San Carlos Charter Learning Center is a public school within the San Carlos School District and will work together with the Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) to ensure that a free and appropriate education is provided to all students with disabilities. SCC participates in state and federal funding in the same manner as other schools within the San Carlos School District. SCC and the SELPA will be responsible for ensuring that all children with disabilities enrolled in the SCC receive special education and designated instructional services implemented within the curriculum at SCC in a manner consistent with all applicable provisions of state and federal law.