Admissions

For admission to ASA Thrive, students apply directly to the school via SchoolMint. ASA Thrive will use an open enrollment admission policy for all California students, and does not discriminate on the basis of residency, gender, sexual orientation, disability, national origin, immigration status, ethnic and racial background, language spoken, religion or political belief, or any other characteristic that is contained in the definition of hate crimes set forth in Section 422.55 of the Penal Code or any other characteristics described in Ed Code 220. ASA Thrive is a free public charter school and will not charge tuition.

ASA Thrive shall not require a parent/legal guardian/student to provide information regarding a student’s disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, legal or economic status, primary language or English Learner status, race or ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic that is contained in the definition of hate crimes set forth in Section 422.55 of the Penal Code, or any other information that would violate federal or state law, prior to admission, participation in any admissions or attendance lottery, or pre-enrollment event or process, or as a condition of admission or enrollment. ASA Thrive may request, at the time of, and as part of, conducting its lottery process, the provision of information necessary to apply specific admissions preferences set forth in its Charter. ASA Thrive shall not request or require submission of a student’s IEP, 504 Plan, or any other record or related information prior to admission, as a condition of participation in any admissions or attendance lottery, for any pre-enrollment event or process, or as a condition of admission or enrollment.

In accordance with California State Education Code 47605 (e)(2), in the event that there are more applications than there are seats available, admission will be determined via a public, random lottery, with preference given to:

Children of ASA Fontana Founders (exempt from lottery; shall not exceed 10% of enrollment; this admission preference is only applicable in the inaugural year)

Children of ASA Thrive staff (exempt from lottery; shall not exceed 10% of total enrollment);

Children residing within Fontana USD boundaries (2:1 weighting in lottery);

Children residing within ASA attendance area will be given preference (3:1 weighting in lottery). The ASA attendance area will be shared once the location of the school is confirmed.

All students who are not offered admission at the time of the public admissions lottery will be placed on a wait-list until it is cleared at the end of the academic year for which it was drawn, unless the parent/guardian requests their child be removed from the wait-list prior to that time.

If a space should become available, families will be contacted in the order of the wait-list.

If the offer is extended prior to the first day of school, then families will have 5 business days to respond whether the offer is being accepted or declined.

See below under Lottery for more information

No Foster Youth or homeless student will be denied the opportunity to apply for enrollment at ASA Thrive. Please contact the ASA office at (909) 258-9937 or admissions@asafontana.org for more information or help in completing an application for a Foster Youth or homeless student.