Welcome to the River Valley Charter School Enrollment Process!

PLEASE READ THE PROCEDURES REQUIRED FOR ADMISSION LISTED BELOW, AND NOTE THAT A UTILITY BILL MUST BE SUBMITTED WITH YOUR CHILD'S APPLICATION. THE UTILITY BILL SERVES AS PROOF OF RESIDENCY, AND RIVER VALLEY MUST HAVE THIS INFORMATION BEFORE AN APPLICATION CAN BE PUT THROUGH THE ENROLLMENT LOTTERY.

You may download the enrollment forms from this Web site. Part of the enrollment process also asks you to attend a parent information session.

If you have any questions about the process, please call the school office at 978-465-0065 for information.

River Valley Charter School does not discriminate in program or employment opportunities.

Dear Applicant:

Thank you for your interest in the River Valley Charter School. Each fall, we have openings for approximately 32 new five-year-old children in our Kinderhaus class and potentially a few in the other age groups up through our Middle School, which is a seventh- and eighth-grade program. We accept applications throughout the year and process them in a lottery held in February. Applications are due by 4 p.m. on the day prior to the announced lottery date.

The following procedures are required for admission:

1. File an application and proof of residency* (utility bill) for each student applying. Only apply one time. Once you are on the Wait List, there is no need to reapply.
2. Attend a school information meeting, including a tour of the school.
3. Observe a classroom.
4. Sign a Parent Agreement.

*It is your responsibility to notify the school of a change of residence or contact information should it occur before the lottery or during the time that you are on the Wait List.

There are two ways that enrollment occurs:

1. In the lottery, applications are selected in a ranked order for entrance into the school. When there are more applicants than openings in a given age group, the additional names are maintained on Wait Lists. The categories of Wait Lists are:

*Sibling Wait List: applicants who are siblings of current students
*General Wait List: applicants from chartered region (Amesbury, Newbury, Newburyport, Salisbury, and West Newbury)
*Non-Resident Wait List: residents of Massachusetts out of chartered region

2. In the event that there are openings in an age group and no Wait List for those positions, a lottery is advertised and held to rank the accumulated applications. They are added to the Wait List, and then offers are made. Offers are made verbally and/or in writing, and written responses are required within one week.

For an application package, please contact RVCS:

River Valley Charter School
2 Perry Way
Newburyport, MA 01950
978-465-0065
RVCSchool@comcast.net