Enrollment

Though many of our campuses are in high demand, we encourage you to still submit your application, and our Registration Specialists will do everything they can to accommodate your family. Often, we are able to present alternative resolutions such as enrolling in a different nearby campus with availability or ALA Virtual. Our Mission statement is, “In support of the family, provide the best educational experience to as many students as possible in a moral and wholesome environment.” Our ultimate goal is to fulfill our mission statement, and serving your family is one of the most important steps in achieving that.

The link to apply during or after Open Enrollment can be found online on any of our school webpages.To submit a re-enrollment or apply for a sibling of an existing student to attend, the form can be found in the Parent Portal. Once an application has been submitted, you will receive an email confirming that your application has been received.

During the application process, you will have an opportunity to provide the below documents:

• Birth Verification (Example: Certified Birth Certificate, Adoption Paperwork, Court Documents)
• Immunization Records or Exemption Form
• Arizona Residency Form
• Proof of AZ Residency
• Previous school records
• Transcripts/ current schedules (Incoming 9th-12th grade students)
  • Please provide a current report card, class schedule, and/or transcripts to assist in scheduling your student in the correct courses.
• A current copy of an IEP or 504 (If applicable; this will assist in continuity of services for your student)
• A current copy of custody documents (If applicable)

If you are unable to provide the above documents during the online application process, please continue to submit your application and we will work with you to collect these items at a later date. You may also send images or scans of these documents to:

 districtregistrar@alaschools.org
 

All students enrolling in Kindergarten must be 5 by August 31st of the academic year in which you are applying for admission. If your child is not of age to attend, we recommend looking into one of our tuition-based Little Leaders Pre-K programs.

After an application is submitted, our registration specialists work diligently to process it.  If the application was received during the Open Enrollment period, it will be placed on hold until there is a determination made about if the school will have a lottery. If the application is received after Open Enrollment, it will be processed in date and time stamp order.

Families can choose a “second choice” campus during the application process if they’d like to be considered for that campus in case their first-choice location is full. If you’d like to change the requested campus in your application, please contact a registration specialist.

Re-Enrollment is the time frame that returning students can confirm their seats for the following school year. Re-Enrollment dates are listed on the website each year and typically occur from November to January. Any Re-Enrollment registrations received after the close of Re-Enrollment will be treated as an Open Enrollment, meaning that they will be subject to any potential lotteries.

Open Enrollment is the time frame that new students or returning students who missed the re-enrollment window can apply to attend in the following academic year. Open Enrollment dates are listed on the website each year and typically occur from November to January. Please note that applications received during open enrollment are not considered based on time and date stamp. If the number of applications received exceeds the capacity of the school or a grade level, then we will conduct a lottery. If all applications can be accepted, then we will not conduct a lottery and all applicants would receive acceptance notifications in Mid-February with a request to confirm their seat.

Applicants that fail to accept their seat or to provide the required documentation risk losing their seat and becoming subject to any existing waitlists should they re-apply in the future.

A waitlist is started when the demand for a grade exceeds the capacity/seats available. While we do not release the exact position that your student is at on the waitlist, we work diligently to accommodate all families to the best of our ability. As seats become available, we will immediately make offers to students from the waitlist until all seats have been filled. 

During the Open/Re-Enrollment window, your application will be processed within a week of receipt. All other times of the year typically see no later than a 2 business day turnaround.

Please reach out to your campus, or our Enrollment, Registration, and Outreach team (ERO) at districtregistrar@alaschools.org. During Open and Re-enrollment, please allow up to 3 business days for a response to your email inquiry.