Admissions
Emerson COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL
We welcome you and your family to our Emerson Community Charter School! In order to begin the process, you must complete the following steps to comply with federal regulations.
ENROLLMENT PROCESS:
The Los Angeles Unified Board of Education approved Unified Enrollment (UE) is a more convenient, equitable and accessible application process for families. Non-resident attendance boundary families will now apply at apply.lausd.net. If there are more applicants than available space, the school will hold a public, random lottery during the month of February. Resident attendance boundary families will follow current enrollment procedures and do not need to apply through UE. A residential student is someone who lives in the Emerson Community Charter boundaries. If you are unsure, click here to identify your home school. Residential families should follow the directions to the right or goto enroll.lausd.net to complete an enrollment application.
We will verify your home address upon enrollment to make sure you have followed the appropriate process. If you have any questions please contact [email protected] or call (310) 234-3100.
When enrolling at Emerson you will need the following documents:
♦ Birth Certificate of enrolling child(ren)
♦ Utility Bill (electric, gas, water) or official government mail verifying your address.
♦ Driver’s License or ID card
♦ Completed Health Card
♦ Immunization Record
♦ A report card/transcript from your current school
♦ G.A.T.E., IEP and/or 504 Plan if applicable
**Please note that if you submit an Intent to Enroll Form and Emerson is not your home school your form will automatically be deleted.
Questions?
Please contact (310) 234-3100
You can also email questions to [email protected]
RESIDENTIAL FAMILY?
Emerson is considered your "home" school if you live within the residential boundaries of Emerson. You student automatically qualifies for enrollment. You must complete enrollment paperwork in March, but you are NOT required to complete the the LAUSD Affiliated Charter Application. Emerson supports 100% the residential students from the following elementary schools in it's feeder pattern: Westwood Charter EL, Fairburn EL, Warner EL, Roscomare EL, and Saturn EL. Students attending these schools on permit are excluded. Click HERE to check you status with the LAUSD Residential School Finder. If you plan to enroll your child as a residential student for the upcoming school year, please complete the Intent to Enroll form below. You are still required to complete the LAUSD enrollment application, however this brief form will add you to our mailing list to receive important information. Refer to the information on the left if you are NOT a residential family.
UCLA TIE-INS
Emerson Community Charter has a partnership with the UCLA entitled Together In Education In Neighborhood Schools (TIE-INS). The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between LAUSD and UCLA stipulates that Emerson commits to allocating 20 enrollment seats a year (or to the extent space is available) to children of UCLA faculty and staff as designated by UCLA, without regard to the residency of the parents of those students within the school's then-assigned residential area. In exchange, UCLA commits to providing the following: Guest lecturers • UCLA student volunteers • Service learning and project-based learning • Professional development • Access to UCLA facilities • Discussing and using data • Teacher recruitment • Field trips to the UCLA campus • UCLA student tutoring services.
If you are UCLA faculty or staff you must follow the directions to the left and apply through the LAUSD Unified enrollment process. UCLA TIE-INS applicants must be in the Lottery to receive TIE-INS preference. Click here to access the application. For TIE-INS questions, please contact:
Sarah Bang Ed.D, UCLA TIE-INS Director, UCLA School of Education & Information Studies
or call the Emerson main office at (310) 234-3100
LAUSD UNIFIED ENROLLMENT 2024-25 non-residential Affiliated Charter Application
If you live outside of Emerson's residential boundaries and you would like your child to attend, click HERE to fill out an application at the LAUSD Unified Enrollment website. Scroll down to the "Affiliated Charter Schools" section and apply. Applications are available online and considered "on time" during the October - November application period. The lottery for non-residential students will occur in February during our regular Charter Board Meeting. The meeting is open to the public. Selected applicants will be notified by email and through the LAUSD Unified Enrollment system. The application will be available again in February for late applicants. Late applicants will be added at the end of the lottery selected waitlist in order received.
On February 23, 2024, Emerson Administration will use a randomization app to determine the Charter Lottery List. The results of the Charter selection process will be available below beginning February 26. All students are listed by Application ID#. The application # is listed in the Unified Enrollment Portal and in the confirmation email sent out by LAUSD when the online application was originally submitted. Notification letters from LAUSD will go out on March 11.
Students offered enrollment will need to indicate their decision to accept or decline in LAUSD's Unified Enrollment portal by April 12.
When enrolling at Emerson you will need the following documents:
♦ Birth Certificate of enrolling child(ren)
♦ Utility Bill (electric, gas, water) or official government mail verifying your address.
♦ Driver’s License or ID card
♦ Completed Health Card
♦ Immunization Record
♦ A report card/transcript from your current school
♦ G.A.T.E., IEP and/or 504 Plan if applicable
Students selected to the Charter Waitlist :
Emerson Community Charter MS will contact you via email as space becomes available.
Emerson Accelerated Pathway (EAP) Application
The EMERSON ACCELERATED PATHWAY (EAP) is an honors program of study designed for Gifted and High Achieving Students. Our honors program is founded on the values and ideals of our charter document and is aligned with the state standards for GATE programs. EAP is designed to meet the needs for GATE and High Achieving students in all content areas. Students in EAP will receive:
* One or two years of acceleration in math before high school.
* Socio-behavioral needs
* Preparation for advanced coursework in high school
* Depth of knowledge and Cognitive Complexity
Students who have been state identified as Gifted or Highly Gifted will automatically be accepted into EAP. If your child is not identified state identified Gifted there are three alternative qualifiers for EAP:
* "Exceeds" scores in both Math and ELA on the SBAC for the 2018-19 and/or 2019-20 school year.
* A score in excess of 85% on a recognized nationally normed achievement test.
* Teacher recommendation showing that the student meets all FOUR critical-thinking and problem-solving skills. Student must also demonstrate the ability (or strong potential) to perform one to two years above grade level in academic subjects. (Page 2 and 3 of Application)
Interested families must be chosen in the lottery or live within Emerson's residential boundaries. Applications for EAP will be hand submitted at the same time as required enrollment paperwork in the Spring semester to the Student Services Office. For more information about the EAP application, please contact the Student Services Office at (310) 234-3100.