• Based on our charter and a policy adopted by the Palisades Charter High Board, admission is granted to students in the following order:

 

1.  Residents, those who reside in Pacific Palisades, Topanga and parts of Brentwood (download our residency map (pdf) to see our boundaries).

2.  Brothers and sisters of current and continuing students.

3.  Family members of PCHS staff.

4.  Non-Resident and Non-LAUSD Traveling Program Students from Revere Charter Middle School who attended any one of the five Complex elementary schools (Palisades ES, Marquez ES, Kenter Canyon ES, Canyon ES and Topanga ES).

5. All Other Non-Resident, Non-LAUSD Traveling Program Students Graduating from

Revere Charter Middle School.

6.  All Other Applicants.

 

In addition to these preferences, there are spaces set aside for the LAUSD Traveling Programs, which includes students from Pali’s Traditional Sending Areas (Belmont, Crenshaw, Dorsey, Fairfax, Fremont, Hamilton, Hollywood, Jefferson (Santee), Los Angeles (West Adams), Manual Arts, Van Nuys or Washington). These programs include the Magnet (approximately 460 seats school-wide), Permits with Transportation (PWT), the Capacity Adjustment Program (CAP), the Other Transportation Services Program (OTS) and the NCLB Public School Choice Program (PSC). Most of these students currently attend Revere, and Revere students will be given first preference through these programs. Students from these areas should apply to Pali through the LAUSD Choices Brochure (see below).

 

How many openings will be available in 2010-11?

• Based on previous experience, we will have 700 openings in the 9th grade (525 through the charter, 115 in the Magnet, and 60 for other LAUSD traveling programs), 20 in the 10th, 20 in the 11th and 20 in the 12th grades. These are only estimates at this time.

 

 How do I apply to the Magnet or a traveling program?

• In order to apply to the Magnet or a traveling program (Public School Choice, Permits with Transportation, Capacity Adjustment Program and Other Transportation Services), you must complete the application in the LAUSD Choices Brochure that will be mailed to your home in December of 2009.

 

What happens if you have more applications than openings?

• Historically, Palisades has received considerably more applications than there are openings. After all applications have been received, the process of acceptance proceeds according to the preference categories listed above. If we do not have enough slots for a particular preference category, all of those students and those in the remaining preference categories will be placed in a lottery to assign the limited number of remaining seats. Once those seats are filled, the remaining students selected at the lottery will be placed on a waiting list in the order in which their name was drawn. Up to 200 names will be drawn the night of the lottery.

 

When will we hear if we’re accepted?

• The first acceptance letters will be sent out in early March. Families will have 14 days to respond or lose their seat. By mid-March, lottery invitations will be sent to families who were not enrolled at this time. Once the 14-day response time has lapsed, we will know how many seats will be filled through the lottery.

 

When will the lottery be held?

• The lottery will be held on March 25th at the high school. Those students enrolled through the lottery will then have until April 15th to accept their seat.

 

What happens after the lottery?

• After we have received acceptances from the lottery selections, another wave of letters will be sent out in April. The process will continue until all seats are filled for September 2010. The final letters will be sent in June.

 

Is there transportation available to Pali once a student is accepted?

Students who reside in the Traditional High School Sending Areas, indicated above, can receive bus transportation to Pali. The ONLY WAY to receive that transportation is to complete an additional application from the LAUSD Choices Brochure
(http://echoices.lausd.net/Stepsto.aspx).

Students who attend through the Magnet Program will automatically receive
transportation.

 

Questions regarding admissions should be addressed to the Director of Student Services, Monica Iannessa at miannessa@palihigh.org.