Attend PSA

How can I enroll my student at PSA?

Download a student application. For immediate enrollment consideration (for the current school year), you may mail or hand-deliver the completed application to the school or submit it via email to Tonya.Walker@palmettoscholarsacademy.org.

Applications for the 2012-13 school year can be mailed, hand-delivered, or emailed to slindbergh@homesc.com now through February 8, 2012 to be included in the lottery.

How will the applications be received and processed?

Applications for enrollment will be disseminated at PSA at 2415 Avenue F, North Charleston, and made available at the Open Houses scheduled for December and January, the school’s website and via email.

Applications may be hand-delivered, emailed, or mailed via US Mail to PSA between now and February 8, 2012. PSA will notify parents via email or US Mail to confirm the school’s receipt of their application.

Applications received after 3:00 PM on February 8 will be considered on a space-available basis and in the order in which they are received.

So, can I send in my application today?

Yes, go ahead and get it filled out and sent in. For inclusion in this year’s lottery, applications MUST BE POSTMARKED, DATE-STAMPED AT SCHOOL, OR EMAILED BETWEEN NOW AND FEBRUARY 8, 2012.

Who is eligible to attend PSA?

PSA is open to students who will be eligible for grades 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 for the school year 2012-2013.

There is no residency or testing requirement to attend PSA, but you do have to be a resident of South Carolina upon the first day of school.

In accordance with Section 59-40-50 of the South Carolina Charter Schools Act, Palmetto Scholars Academy’s admission policy will be to admit all children eligible to attend public school in South Carolina, subject to space limitations. The school will recruit, register and admit students without regard to race, religion, gender, natural origin, disability, or need for special education services.

Do you have openings for next year? How about this year?

Yes, we do have openings for the 2012-2013 school year. Want to guarantee a spot for next year? Transfer your child this year as we have a few current places available; the students will automatically be accepted for the new school year.

What happens if you get more applications than space available?

A lottery will be conducted. See below for how this lottery will be conducted.

How will a lottery be conducted for each year of operation if applications exceed the capacity?

If the number of applications received by February 8th exceeds the number of pupils permitted per grade, a lottery will be conducted for those grade level(s), in compliance with Section 59-40-50 of the SCCSA (1996). Parents or guardians of all affected applicants will be notified via email or US Mail that the lottery will occur on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at PSA at 6:30 PM. The lottery will be conducted as a public meeting and representatives of Palmetto Scholars Academy and a recruited SC Notary Public will be on hand to conduct and ensure lawful operation of the lottery.

Procedures for each lottery will be as follows:

• a lottery card will be made bearing the name of each applicant involved and sealed in an unmarked envelope;
• the envelopes containing the lottery cards will be placed in a large bin and thoroughly shuffled;
• the Notary will draw one envelope at a time then read the name of the applicant as it appears on the card;
• a record of the order in which the names are called will be kept by the Secretary of the Board of Directors, as well as recorded on the student’s application.This process will continue until all of the envelopes have been drawn, opened, and recorded. The class roster for the affected grade will include the students whose names were drawn in lottery order equaling the number of enrollment openings for that grade. The remaining names will comprise the wait list for that grade by order of their lottery number. There is no appeal process when an applicant is denied admission because of lottery results and acceptance to the school, through standard enrollment or lottery, may not be deferred to another school year.