Please complete the application above and return it to our office during our business hours or email it to [email protected]
HOW TO APPLY Every family interested in participating in the Moving Beyond the Bell Afterschool Program for the 2021-2022 school year must submit an application . This includes students who were enrolled or on the waitlist for the 2020-2021 school year. One application may be used for students from the same family attending the school listed on the application. If you have students attending more than one school, separate applications must be completed for each school.
ENROLLMENT Submitting an application does not guarantee enrollment. The application must be filled out completely and submitted to High Desert Leapin’ Lizards, Inc. office, located at 1313 N Norma, Ridgecrest, CA 93555 or to the Site Supervisor of the Faller, Inyokern, or Pierce Afterschool Programs. Incomplete applications will not be processed. All information provided on the application is subject to verification. Falsifying or omitting any of the information may disqualify the applicant from services or maintaining their processed date or enrollment priority number.
WHEN TO APPLY The initial enrollment period is May 21,2021 – June 11, 2021, Applications must be submitted during this period to be included in the initial review and enrollment process for the 2021-2022 school year. The second enrollment period is May 24, 2021– June 30, 2021 and may be submitted at the HDLL office during regular business hours. Applications submitted after July 1, 2021 will be considered in the order received as space is available, according to the priorities listed in the following section.
PRIORITY ENROLLMENT SYSTEM Moving Beyond the Bell Afterschool Program will review all applications that are received by the deadline during the initial enrollment period. Students will be accepted for enrollment based on the priority system detailed below up to the maximum capacity for each school’s program. Children who are at risk of abuse/neglect receive priority placement. Once we have reached our enrollment capacity, students who cannot be accepted for enrollment will be placed on a waitlist, in the same order of priority and will be enrolled as space becomes available. Each application will be rated using the priority system listed on the first page of the application.
NOTIFICATION OF APPLICATION STATUS Parents/guardians completing the application by June 11, 2021 will be notified of the status of their applications no later than June 30, 2021. For parents/guardians completing the application by June 30, 2021, notification will be provided by July 16, 2021. Notification will inform families of whether their student(s) has been accepted, placed on a waitlist, start date, and/or not eligible for the 2021-2022 Moving Beyond the Bell Afterschool Program.
REQUIREMENT FOR COMPLETED ENROLLMENT Parents are required to attend an annual Moving Beyond the Bell Afterschool Program Orientation prior to the first day of actual program attendance. Orientations will be held prior to the start of the school year, at various times and locations. An orientation schedule will be provided upon notification of student acceptance into the program. KINDERGARTEN ENROLLMENT POLICY Kindergartners are enrolled on a trial-basis to ensure that they are capable of sustaining such a long day. Priority will be provided to kindergarteners with older siblings enrolled in the program. Only kindergarteners in a full-day or afternoon half-day program will be considered for enrollment in the afterschool program.