Please complete and submit hard copies of the following items within 5 calendar days of your acceptance: 

• 1. New Student Enrollment Paperwork Checklist
  2. DCSD 2024-2025 Registration Forms
  3. DCSD Request to Release Student Records
  4. DCSD Acceptable Use Agreement
  5. DCSD Parent Portal Access Form
  6. DCSD Student Residency Form
  7. Colorado MEP Occupational Survey - required by the State of Colorado and DCSD even if not applicable.
  8. Student birth certificate. We are required to have a copy of a birth certificate on file for your student. Kindergarten Entrance Age Requirement: Per Douglas County School District Kindergarten Requirements, eligible children must be five years of age by October 1 of the school year they plan to attend. 
  9. Student immunization record. Please submit immunizations from your student’s most recent well-child visit (if you have an upcoming appointment, we will still need immunizations from their last visit submitted in order for your enrollment packet to be complete, even if they have not had their 5-year-old appointment). Updated immunization records will be submitted to your school nurse in August, at the start of the school year.
     • If you do not have current immunization records or if your child has not been immunized, you are required to complete either the “Certificate of Medical Exemption” or “Certificate of Nonmedical Exemption” form. A hard copy must be submitted with registration paperwork.  Immunization exemptions are required to be renewed annually. There are two ways to submit a nonmedical exemption. Please visit the CDHPE vaccine exemptions webpage for more exemption information and requirements. 
       1. Submit the Certificate of nonmedical exemption WITH a signature from your healthcare provider who is a medical doctor, doctor of osteopathic medicine, advanced practice nurse or delegated physician’s assistant. OR
       2. Submit the Certificate of nonmedical exemption received upon the completion of Online Immunization Education Module.
  10. Parent/Guardian driver's license. We will need a copy of one parent driver's license.
  11. Proof of Residency (one of the following). DCSD approved forms of Proof of Residency include:
      • County Assessor Property Summary 
      • Current Lease
      • Deed of Trust
      • Property Tax Notice
      • Warranty Deed
      • If parents are separated or divorced, each parent must provide a separate Proof of Residency
  12. Legal Documentation (if applicable to your family). Please provide the most recent court certified (signed by a judge or including the court seal) copy of the legal document(s) pertaining to your student’s experience while at American Academy. For example, parenting plans that might address: educational decisions, pick-up and drop-off at school, custody during school days, and restraining orders impacting AA. Any documentation or sections of documents not related to your child’s experience at AA can be redacted before submitting (e.g. spousal support, restrictions outside of school, etc.). If you have questions or need to provide us with documentation, please submit a request using the Contact an American Academy Registrar form to ensure we have the information needed to help protect your student. 

  13. Specialized Education Plans (if applicable to the student). If your child has an IEP or 504, please bring in the most current copy along with your enrollment paperwork. Your student will be enrolled on a determination by the special education team that the student’s needs can be met at American Academy. If the special education team determines that placement at American Academy would constitute a significant change in placement under state and federal law, American Academy will consider a reevaluation and hold an IEP meeting to determine if your student’s needs can be met at American Academy. We must have this information as soon as possible. Families wishing to enroll students with specialized education plans (IEP, ELD, 504 etc.) in a charter school are encouraged to read  DCSD Enrollment of Students with Special Needs in Charters to become familiar with the process American Academy uses to evaluate our ability to provide a student with a Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE). After admission and as part of the charter school enrollment process, American Academy asks parents to disclose if a student has qualified for and is on a specialized education plan. The purpose of this question is to allow us to review the necessary information to be sure American Academy has the services available to provide that student with FAPE. If parents withhold information pertaining to a potential student’s specialized plan, this may affect student enrollment.

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