Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School - 先锋中英双语学校: Enrollment

Accepting Applications for 6th Graders for Fall 2010.

Interested parents or guardians are required to attend an information session prior to submitting an application. Applications are available at the information sessions.

Although we have waiting lists for K and 1st grades, we are continuing to accept applications for these grades. We have openings for 6th grade for Fall 2010.

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Upcoming Information Sessions

Date/Time:	August 7, 2010 at 1:00 PM
Location:	317 Russell Street (Rt. 9), Hadley, MA

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In accordance with Federal law and United States Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) To file a complaint of discrimination, write to USDA, Director of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, or call (800) 795-3272 (voice). USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer and lender.

Enrollment

As a tuition-free public charter school, PVCICS is open to all students residing in Massachusetts. We are accepting non-binding enrollment applications for students entering Kindergarten, 1st and 6th grades in the Fall of 2010. Students entering Kindergarten must be 5 years old by September 1st of the year of entry. Students entering 1st or 6th grade must have successfully completed the prior grade.

Interested parents or guardians are required to attend an information session prior to submitting an application. Applications are available at the information sessions.

2010 Information Session Schedule

All information sessions are at 1:00 PM at 317 Russell Street (Rt. 9), Hadley, MA.

For Fall 2010 enrollment, August 7, 2010.
For Fall 2011 enrollment, the next information sessions are November 6 and December 4, 2010.

For Fall 2010 Enrollment

Applications submitted to PVCICS by March 9th, 2010 will participate in the first pre-enrollment lottery, held on March 10, 2010 at 9:00 AM at the school. The lottery establishes the order in which students will be accepted into the school. Siblings of enrolled students will be given priority over other students in the lottery ranking. Additionally, students from within PVCICS's region of service, as defined in our charter, will be given priority over students outside the region. A second lottery will be held May 10, 2010.

Applications submitted after March 9th, 2010 will participate in subsequent lotteries. Lotteries held after March 10th, 2010 will not change the status of students already offered admission to PVCICS, but may change the ranking of students on the waiting list.

Completed applications can be mailed, faxed or hand delivered to PVCICS at:

Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School

Attn: Principal

317 Russell Street

Hadley, MA 01035

FAX: 413-582-7068

PVCICS does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, creed, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age, ancestry, athletic performance, special need, proficiency in the English language, or academic achievement.

Region of Service

PVCICS can accept applications and enroll Massachusetts resident students from anywhere in the state. However, if there are more applicants than available slots, students residing in the region of service defined in our charter receive enrollment preference.

PVCICS's defined region of service is:

Agawam, Amherst, Amherst-Pelham (Amherst, Leverett, Pelham, Shutesbury), Belchertown, Chesterfield-Goshen (Chesterfield, Goshen), Chicopee, Conway, Deerfield, East Longmeadow, Easthampton, Frontier (Conway, Deerfield, Sunderland, Whately), Gill-Montague (Gill, Montague), Granby, Granville, Greenfield, Hadley, Hampden-Wilbraham (Hamden, Wilbraham), Hampshire (Chesterfield, Goshen, Southampton, Westhampton, Williamsburg), Hatfield, Hawlemont, Holyoke, Leverett, Longmeadow, Ludlow, Mohawk Trail (Ashfield, Buckland, Charlemont, Colrain, Hawley, Heath, Plainfield, Shelburne), Northampton, Pelham, Pioneer Valley (Bernardston, Leyden, Northfield, Warwick), Shutesbury, South Hadley, Southampton, Springfield, Sunderland, West Springfield, Westfield, Westhampton, Whately, Williamsburg, Southwick-Tolland (Southwick, Tolland).