Vista Meridian Global Academy
2024-2025 Lottery and Enrollment
- 2024-2025 Lottery Window November 1, 2023 - January 12, 2024
- The Last date to submit a Letter of Intent(Lottery Form) is 1/12/2024
- Lottery Date: January 16, 2024, at 3:00 PM
- Lottery Place: Main Office of the Vista Global Academies
- 2609 West 5th Street, Santa Ana, CA 92703
Use the following PDF file to download, print, and send the form.
We invite you to submit a Student Lottery Application Form to enroll your child in the 2024-2025 School Year. All forms must be received from November 1st, 2023 - January 12th, 2024, by 4:00 PM, in order for your child to be entered into the lottery. The form may be submitted either online, in person, or via the US Postal Service with the above-mentioned stamped date. For all of the above options, parents/guardians should keep the receipt or a copy of the confirmation email until the lottery day.
The form may be brought or mailed to:
Vista Global Academies
2609 West 5th Street,
Santa Ana, CA 92703
LOTTERY PROCEDURES
All grades’ new students:
Parents/guardians may complete a Numbered Lottery Application during the above-mentioned enrollment window
Incoming TK to 5th Grade Students
If on January 12, 2024, more than 75 letters of intent are received in any grade level, an enrollment lottery will be held on January 16, 2024, in the office of Vista Condor Global Academy. This process will randomly select 75 students to be enrolled in each grade level. Students not selected for the first 75 seats will be placed on a waiting list and will be contacted for enrollment if and when any seats become available.
Incoming 6th-Grade Students:
If on January 12, 2024, less than 150 letters of intent are received, parents/guardians will be notified of their child’s acceptance and invited to fill out an enrollment packet.
If on January 12, 2024, more than 150 letters of Intent are received, an enrollment lottery will be held on January 16, 2024, in the Main Office Lobby of the school. This process will randomly select 150 students to be enrolled. Students not selected for the first 150 seats will be placed on a waiting list and will be contacted for enrollment if and when any seats become available.
Incoming 7th and 8th Grade Students:
If on January 12, 2024, the combined number of previously enrolled students and new lottery forms are less than 150, parents/guardians of new students will be notified of their child’s acceptance and invited to fill out an enrollment packet.
If on January 12, 2024, the combined number of previously enrolled students and letters of intent are more than 150 at each grade level, an enrollment lottery for incoming students will be held on January 16, 2024, at the Main Office Lobby of the school. This process will randomly select students to be enrolled to fill the remaining open seats after previously enrolled students are confirmed. Students not selected for the remaining seats will be placed on a waiting list and will be contacted for enrollment if and when any seats become available.
Incoming 9th to 12th Grade Students:
If on January 12, 2024, the combined number of previously enrolled students and new lottery forms are less than 125, parents/guardians of new students will be notified of their child’s acceptance and invited to fill out an enrollment packet.
If on January 12, 2024, the combined number of previously enrolled students and letters of intent (Lottery) are more than 125 at each grade level, an enrollment lottery for incoming students will be held on January 16, 2024, at the Main Office Lobby of the school. This process will randomly select students to be enrolled to fill the remaining open seats after previously enrolled students are confirmed. Students not selected for the remaining seats will be placed on a waiting list and will be contacted for enrollment if and when any seats become available.
LOTTERY PROVISIONS
Students who are currently enrolled are exempted from the lottery.
Vista Heritage Global Academy will give admissions preference in the following order:
- Students who reside in the Santa Ana Unified School District
- Siblings of students enrolled
Vista Condor Global Academy Admissions preference shall first be extended to pupils currently attending the charter school and pupils who reside in the Santa Ana Unified School District except as provided for in Education Code section 47614.5.
Other preferences may be permitted by the chartering authority on an individual school basis and only if consistent with the law. As such, VCGA proposes to extend an additional admissions preference to siblings of already enrolled students, which preference shall only be extended after the first two preferences noted above are extended.
Students not selected for the remaining seats will be placed on a waiting list and will be contacted for enrollment if and when any seats become available.
Please contact Dr. Don Wilson, Superintendent, to address any questions at (310) 428-0539 or dwilson@vistacharterps.org or contact the school office at (213) 269 -4767
Vista Charter Public Schools do not charge tuition, are non-sectarian in admission policies, programs, and all other operations, and do not discriminate against any student, parent, community member, or employee on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, or disability. Vista Charter Public Schools are schools of choice, and parents may choose to send their children to a different school in the area.
Parents can obtain additional information regarding enrollment procedures by contacting our authorizer
Orange County Department of Education
200 Kalmus Dr, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Phone: (714) 966-4000 - Fax: 714-432-1916
If you have questions regarding the charter schools enrollment process, please contact the Charter Schools Division by phone at 916-322-6029 or via email at charters@cde.ca.gov
EDUCATION CODE SECTION 47605(D)(4) COMPLIANCE
Information for Parents:
Charter schools are not allowed to discourage a pupil from enrolling or seeking to enroll in a charter school because the pupil exhibits any characteristics such as students with
disabilities, academically low-achieving, English learners, neglected or delinquent, homeless, socially economically disadvantaged, foster youth, or based on nationality, race, ethnicity, or
sexual orientation.
Please review the information on the Charter School Complaint Notice web page at
https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/ch/cscomplaint.asp
A copy of the complaint form is available on this page.
Don Wilson Ed.D.
Superintendent
Vista Charter Public Schools
EDUCATION CODE SECTION 47605(D)(4) COMPLIANCE
Information for Parents:
Charter schools are not allowed to discourage a pupil from enrolling or seeking to enroll in a charter school because the pupil exhibits any characteristics such as students with
disabilities, academically low-achieving, English learners, neglected or delinquent, homeless, socially economically disadvantaged, foster youth, or based on nationality, race, ethnicity, or
sexual orientation.
Please review the information on the Charter School Complaint Notice web page at
https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/ch/cscomplaint.asp
A copy of the complaint form is available on this page.
Don Wilson Ed.D.
Superintendent
Vista Charter Public Schools