Applications for the 2012-2013 School Year
ASA will be accepting applications for the 2012-2013 school year starting December 1, 2011.
On-line applications will be accepted through midnight MST, Wednesday, January 18, 2012. IMPORTANT: Mailed in applications will not be accepted.
Applications submitted by the January deadline will receive a lottery number. Lottery numbers will be drawn at the ASA Board meeting on January 23, 2012. Student information from the applications will not be disclosed at that time. Applications are processed according to their lottery number. Families with more than one student applying will receive the same lottery number. Applications received after the lottery are organized and processed by the day and time received.
Important Information for School Year 2012-13
Lottery Numbers Update - Now Available on Home Page Link
The lottery numbers for applications submitted by the January 18, 2012, midnight deadline were drawn at the board meeting on January 23, 2012. These numbers are available for look-up by clicking on the Lottery Look-Up link. If you are unable to access your lottery number, please do not call the ASA main office. Rather, you should follow the instructions on the look-up prompt for quickest resolution.
Timeline: Incoming 5th grade families will receive emails by February 15, 2012. Incoming 6th-12th grade families will receive emails by March 15, 2012. Thank you for patience during this enrollment process as we work as quickly as possible to communicate with families about openings/ waitlist. Questions regarding individual spots on the waitlist will be addressed by the end of March. Our website will contain the most current information at that time.
New Student Enrollment
ASA enrolls students in accordance with ARS 15-184. ASA enrolls eligible new pupils who submit a timely application by lottery and program availability unless the number of applicants exceeds the capacity of a program, class, grade level or building:
1. In the enrollment process, "lottery" is the number drawn at a public board meeting for the prospective student. The lottery number only determines the order in which the application is processed.
2. "Eligibility" means students who are working at grade level as determined by previous standardized and criterion-referenced testing, previous school evaluations, and ASA skill assessments. The ASA administration has the sole authority to place the student at the appropriate grade level for both arts and academic classes.
3. "Program" for academic placement means in which class the child will be placed so as to best meet his/her needs to access the school curriculum.
4. "Program" for arts enrollment purposes means music, ballet, and theatre arts in the high school and music and ballet in the middle school. Classical guitar is available with limited enrollment. The band and strings programs are subdivided by families of instruments that meet in individual classes which have enrollment caps.
This information can be referenced in the ASA Student Handbook found on the website under Student Forms.
Prospective Student Arts Information
This will give you everything you need to know about ASA arts skill assessment.
Here is a brief overview of the Arts class options for 5th,6th,7th and 8th grades. Required Classes are: piano. Required Arts Options are as follows: You have the choice of an instrument and voice or ballet and voice. 5th and 6th graders may not take beginning guitar. If you still have questions email mrusticus@goasa.org.
HS Piano New Student Assessment Form 9th-12th only
Strings New Student Assessment Form
Band New Student Assessment Form
