Enrollment at Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning (AACL)
At AACL, we have an open enrollment, open welcome policy. We have no entrance requirements, but the entire school design is built around the needs of gifted, advanced, and creative learners. 'Twice-exceptional' learners may find the program to be particularly supportive for their unique needs. As you review the type of program we offer to determine if it’s a good fit for the needs of your child(ren), we are always happy to provide you with additional information and answer questions.
Follow these steps to enroll your student(s):
- Step 1: Complete the short 'request for information' form below for each of your students. This form indicates your interest in AACL and immediately enters your name into our email database to receive school information and updates. A formal enrollment form will be sent to the email address provided.
- Step 2: Complete the enrollment form (one per student), sign and return it to AACL to begin the formal enrollment process. This enters your student(s) names into class lists for particular divisions.
- It is very important that AACL is able to meet each enrolled child's needs appropriately with its unique school design. Families with Individual Education Plans will need to provide a current IEP or complete a request for records from their current school (form available from AACL) so that they can have an early opportunity to meet with the Academy Director to discuss the needs of the IEP as written and the ways that AACL’s unique design might be able to meet those needs. If you check the box on the enrollment form indicating your student has an IEP, we will send you a records request form, and information collected from those records will be used to plan for programming and will not be used to exclude a family or child whose family believes he or she will be well-served by AACL’s educational programming.
- AACL understands that some families have 'back-up' plans and have joined one or more school waiting lists. We ask that families notify AACL as soon as possible if they are no longer interested in attending AACL so that we can maintain accurate counts for each class.
- Step 3: Classes without waiting lists will be filled automatically with students. For classes that are over-enrolled (have a waiting list) by March 31st, a lottery process will be held on Wednesday, April 7th to determine the class enrollment lists and prioritize the waiting list. AACL will notify families of enrollment status.
- Step 4: Families of students selected for enrollment must complete the remaining Family Information Forms as confirmation of their enrollment as soon as possible. Failure to return Family Information Forms by May 9th will result in a loss of placement. In the event of openings, families on the waiting list will be contacted in the order determined by the lottery.
For any questions on the enrollment process, you are always welcome to email enroll@academyacl.org or call us at 719-434-6566.