Children of Staff and Board members

​Children of full-time employees and children of the Board of Directors have first priority for admission; however, this category is limited in that no more than 15% of the total school enrollment can receive this priority.

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Siblings

Multiple-birth siblings (twins, triplets, etc.)

A set of multiple-birth siblings who apply for admission at the same time are bundled together as one unique lottery registration.  This registration does not receive priority enrollment, but if it is selected, all the multiple-birth siblings in a bundle will be offered admission together.

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Other siblings (non multiple-birth)

An applicant who has a sibling currently enrolled at Telra Institute is eligible for priority admission.

• If the currently-enrolled sibling enrolled in a prior year, then the new sibling applicant will have this priority applied immediately upon submission of the application. 

  • Example:  Student A applies in Year 1 as a 3rd grader, is selected, and enrolls. In Year 2, Student A continues to 4th grade and his/her younger sibling, Student B, applies for entry to Kindergarten. Student B would receive priority consideration in the assignment lottery.

• If a child receives an offer of admission and completes enrollment in an ongoing application cycle, then any unassigned sibling applicants also in the ongoing application cycle will have a priority assigned at that time. Note that the system will identify and apply this priority automatically if two or more child applications are submitted from the same parent account. (No further action is required to "claim" sibling status.)

  • Example:  Student C applies as a 3rd grader, along with his/her sibling, Student D who is applying as a 1st grader. In the lottery, Student C is offered admission, while Student D is placed on the waitlist. Student C accepts admission and completes enrollment. At that time, Student D is assigned a sibling priority and moves up on the waitlist, increasing the likelihood of admission.

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An applicant who has a sibling graduate of Telra Institute is eligible for priority admission.  For the purposes of this sibling priority, a "graduate" is a student who has completed the highest grade level offered by the school and who remained enrolled for at least four grade levels, or since the launch of the school. 

 

Transfers

 

Other charter school

A student who was enrolled in another charter school in the State in the previous school year that does not offer the student's next grade level and with whom Telra has an enrollment articulation agreement

 

Returning student

A student who was enrolled at Telra within the two previous school years but left the school

• to participate in an academic study abroad program or a competitive admission residential program or
• because of the vocational opportunities of the student's parent

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Preschool

• A student who was enrolled in a preschool program operated by Telra Institute in the prior year

• A student who was enrolled for at least 75 consecutive days in the prior semester in a preschool program operated by an entity with whom Telra has a written enrollment articulation agreement; however, this category is limited in that no more than 10% of the total school enrollment can receive this priority.

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Military

A student whose parent or legal guardian is on active military duty.