ENROLLMENT BY PUBLIC RANDOM DRAWING
Under California state law, enrollment to LFCSA is governed by a Public Random Drawing (PRD). In early Spring, LFCSA conducts its PRD for admission to the school for the following academic year. In order to be part of the PRD, a family must complete the short PRD application form and timely submit it to the school. Each completed application will be assigned a number, and during the PRD, numbers will be drawn at random.
There are two kindergarten classes beginning every fall of 25 students each; thus, there are potentially 50 spaces available for admission. If there are any spaces available in the grades above kindergarten, then the PRD will also determine admission to those grade levels. At the PRD, the numbers drawn at random are recorded, and the first 50 numbers (approximately) drawn are the children who will be admitted into the school for kindergarten.
Typically, LFCSA receives applications in excess of the number of spaces available. Those students who do not get picked in the PRD for the spaces available will be placed on a waiting list. Students on the waiting list may be invited to join LFCSA at any point during the school year, if space becomes available. If the student is not admitted by the time of the PRD for the following school year, they must re-submit an application to be considered for admittance. Students on the waiting list for 2011-2012 do not have priority admission for 2012-2013.
APPLICATIONS AND SUBMISSION DATES
Public Random Drawing Applications for the 2012-2013 year are available here: Public Random Drawing 2012.
WAIT LIST 2011-2012
The Wait List for the 2011-2012 school year is available for viewing and can be accessed here with the appropriate password.
