New Family Enrollment Process

Attend a Virtual Open House
In-school visit and tour (1 hour)

virtual open houses dates 2024

See our classrooms and attend a live Q and A session with our Head of School, Merrill DeGraff.

Wednesday, February 7 · 5:00 – 6:00pm
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: coming soon
Thursday, February 15 · 5:00 – 6:00pm
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: coming soon

Admissions Policies and Lottery Procedures

All students eligible for enrollment in New Hampshire public schools are eligible for enrollment at Mountain Village Charter School. Applications will be available online beginning February 1. Open enrollment runs from February 1- March 3. If you are unable to complete an online application, please e mail Alfie at admin@mountainvillagecharterschool.org

When open enrollment closes, we will determine whether there are enough available slots for all of the prospective students. If the number of prospective students exceeds the number of available spaces, we will hold a lottery (see below).

Lottery Process

Open enrollment runs from February 1 - March 3. Families submit lottery applications online during this period.
In mid March, all prospective students are entered into a computer program that randomly selects the available number of student spots. The lottery occurs at the school and is open to the public. Lottery selection date is Friday, March 22, 2024 at 10:00am in the “Burrow” at Upper Elementary at MVCS (near Granite Forged Fitness). For the remote Google Meet Link, click here.
Families will be informed within 5 business days, by phone, of a student's acceptance or waitlist status.

Enrollment priority

All chartered public schools shall accept qualified pupils from any school district. A pupil who meets the admission requirements of a chartered public school, and who is a resident of the district where the school is located, shall be given absolute admission preference over a nonresident pupil. Once admitted and unless expelled, chartered public school pupils need not reapply for admission for subsequent years.

At MVCS, priority is given to the following groups:

Children of full-time MVCS employees
Siblings of currently enrolled students

For more information about NH charter school policy, visit 194-B:2 Chartered Public Schools; Establishment; Parental Choice; Admission.

Enrollment assessment

There is no standard assessment for any incoming students; however, families should talk with the administration about any concerns they might have to ensure MVCS is a good fit for your child. All enrolled first graders are assessed using the WRAT (Wide Range Assessment Test).

Acceptance of enrollment

If your child is accepted into MVCS, we ask that you let us know as soon as possible if he / she will attend out of courtesy to families on the waitlist.

2024-2025 School Year Enrollment

MVCS enrollment for our 2024/2025 year is open on a rolling basis, beginning February 1, until all spaces are filled. Please complete the form below and we’ll contact you.

The school is accepting lottery applications for students entering 1st through 8th grades.
Children must be at least six years old by September 30 and reside in NH to enroll.
Please submit a separate application for each child that you wish to enter the lottery.
ALL parts of the form are REQUIRED to enter the lottery

Please email us with questions at: admin@mountainvillagecharterschool.org

Thank you for your interest in Mountain Village Charter School!

MVCS Enrollment Form

Student Name

First Name

Last Name

Grade in September

Date of Birth

YYYY

Age in September

Student's Legal Address

Any legal NH resident is eligible to enter the lottery of an NH charter school.

Address 1

Address 2

City

State/Province

Zip/Postal Code

Country

Phone number

(###)

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Parent Guardian 1

Parent Name 1

First Name

Last Name

Parent Street and/or mailing address

(if different from Student's)

Address 1

Address 2

City

State/Province

Zip/Postal Code

Country

Parent home phone number

(if different from Student's)

(###)

###

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Parent cell phone number

(###)

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Email Address

Did you attend and MVCS open house?

How did you hear about MVCS?

Parent/Guardian 2

Parent name 2

First Name

Last Name

Street and/or mailing address

(if different from previous)

Address 1

Address 2

City

State/Province

Zip/Postal Code

Country

Home phone number

(if different from previous)

(###)

###

####

Cell phone number

(###)

###

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Email address

Sibling Information

Does this child have any siblings at MVCS? (Defined as any child with the same guardians)

Sibling 1

First Name

Last Name

Sibling Grade September

Sibling 2

First Name

Last Name

Sibling 2 Grade in September

Sibling 3

First Name

Last Name

Sibling 3 Grade in September

Sibling 4

First Name

Last Name

Sibling 4 Grade in September

Do you have any additional sibling information you would like to share with us?

Sibling 1

In this section, please ONLY list the names for those siblings being entered into the MVCS lottery. If you are entering more than one child in the lottery, you must fill out a separate Lottery Enrollment Form for each child you are entering in the lottery.

First Name

Last Name

Sibling 1 Grade in September

Sibling 2

First Name

Last Name

Sibling 2 Grade in September

Sibling 3

First Name

Last Name

Sibling 3 Grade in September

Sibling 4

First Name

Last Name

Sibling 4 Grade in September

Do you have any additional sibling information you would like to share with us?

Parent Understanding

As a nature based program using the Montessori philosophy, we wish to ensure that parents understand and embrace some of the practical points of our school. Please read the points, check the required boxes, and sign this document to indicate your agreement.

The school will use the Montessori philosophy, pedagogy, didactic materials, use the American Montessori Society Code of Ethics, and employ Montessori certified teachers and those in training.

The school will engage in a nature based and adventure program. Students will have the opportunity to hike, explore, and investigate the outdoors (with supervision). The students will need a change of clothes on hand, proper outdoor gear for all weather, and understanding parents for the possibility of dirty children.

The school will use a mastery approach for evaluations. Parents will receive 3 progress reports a year indicating what the student is studying and what has been mastered in accordance with the child’s age. Two parent – teacher conferences will be held yearly.

The school considers community an important part of our program. To this end, each family is asked to volunteer ten (10) hour per year per child. We will provide many different types of opportunities that fit parents’ talents and time restraints.

The school will work with families traveling from all the different towns to assemble carpools. The school does not provide transportation.

School is free to all students from 8:15 am – 2:45 pm with a grace period between 7:45 am-3:00 pm. The school operates fee based after school and summer programs. Our hours will be 7:45 am – 5:00 pm.

Students will bring their own healthy lunches from home. Parents will take turns providing group snacks for their child’s class. (We will work with the Federal Free/Reduced Lunch Program.)

Agreement

1. I am submitting my child's name into the Mountain Village Charter school Enrollment Lottery. 2. I understand that submitting this application packet does not guarantee admission to Mountain Village Charter School. 3. I understand that should my child be selected by lottery to attend MVCS, I must provide a completed health form and proof of residency, as required by the State of New Hampshire. 4. I understand that should my child be selected by lottery to attend MVCS, I will be required to provide additional paperwork such as transcripts, IEP documentation, etc.

e-signature and Verification

I consent that my typed name below constitutes my signature,acceptance and agreement as if signed writing.

I verify that all the above is true to the best of my knowledge.

Parent/Guardian Signature