Sledge Institute is committed to following all North Carolina laws and regulations when it comes to enrollment priority. We believe in fairness, transparency, and supporting our Sledge Institute family as we grow together. Here’s how enrollment priority will be determined each year, in order, as space allows in each grade:
Siblings of currently enrolled students who were admitted to the charter school in a previous year. For the purposes of this section, the term "siblings'' includes any of the following who reside in the same household: half siblings, step siblings, and children residing in a family foster home.
Siblings who apply to the charter school for admission beginning in the same school year, such as when a sibling was not initially admitted due to grade level capacity.
Limited to no more than ten percent (10%) of the school's total enrollment, a student who was enrolled for at least 75 consecutive days in the prior semester in a preschool program operated by an entity other than the charter school and the charter school has a written enrollment articulation agreement with the program operator to give the program's students enrollment priority.
Limited to no more than fifteen percent (15%) of the school's total enrollment, unless granted a waiver by the State Board of Education, the following:
Children or grandchildren of persons (i) employed full time by the charter school or (ii) working full time in the daily operation of the charter school, including children of persons employed by an education management organization or charter management organization for the charter school.
Children or grandchildren of the charter school's board of directors.
A student who was enrolled in the charter school within the two previous school years but left the school (i) to participate in an academic study abroad program or a competitive admission residential program or (ii) because of the vocational opportunities of the student's parent(s).
A student whose parent or legal guardian is on active military duty.
Our goal is to ensure that our enrollment practices honor the community and the spirit of the Sledge Institute family. We’re here to grow, thrive, and learn together!
