Admissions & Enrollment

Choosing the right school is an important decision, and at Gentry Academy, we are committed to making the enrollment and admissions process welcoming, and personalized. We take the time to get to know each student and family, ensuring that Gentry is the right fit for their academic, personal, and extracurricular goals.

Choosing the right school is an important decision, and at Gentry Academy, we are committed to making
the enrollment and admissions process welcoming and personalized. We take the time to get to know each
student and family, ensuring that Gentry is the right fit for their academic, personal, and extracurricular goals.

Admissions

After the student has been formally accepted, “additional information about the student, such as date of birth, race/ethnicity, special education status, disability data, etc. This information is used to fulfill state and federal reporting requirements, place the student in an appropriate program or class, and identify resources or supports the charter school will provide to enable the student to succeed.”

The enrollment form is provided to families once their student has been formally accepted in order to register him or her at the charter school. It is also known as an enrollment packet, registration form, registration packet, etc. In addition, all parents and guardians enrolling a student must complete a Minnesota Language Survey which should be on a separate page of the enrollment packet.

After the open enrollment period ends, if the number of student applications exceeds the space available, a lottery will be held the week following the enrollment deadline. If the number of applications does not exceed the space available at a given grade level, all applicants will be admitted, and the enrollment process will continue.

Applications will continue to be accepted after the open enrollment period, admitting students at grade levels with space available and placing students on the waitlist once the lottery has been completed for grade levels already at capacity.

Enrollment

Start by completing the Student Application Form. Applicants must be entering Grade 5 or above to be considered for enrollment. Priority is given to students who:

— Submit their application by the stated deadline
— Current Gentry Academy sibling or foster child status
— Be the child of a Gentry Academy staff member

After the open enrollment period ends, if the number of student applications exceeds the space available, a lottery will be held the week following the enrollment deadline. If the number of applications does not exceed the space available at a given grade level, all applicants will be admitted, and the enrollment process will continue.

Applications will continue to be accepted after the open enrollment period, admitting students at grade levels with space available and placing students on the waitlist once the lottery has been completed for grade levels already at capacity.

Important Dates

November 1st  – Enrollment opens for students for the next academic year.

February 15, 3:00 pm – Deadline for applications to be included in the lottery

Last week of February  – Deadline for current families to commit to attend for the next school year

First week of March -Enrollment lottery takes place

Middle of March  – Notification to families of lottery results