Common use of Weighted Lottery Clause in Contracts

Weighted Lottery. In accordance with O.C.G.A. § 20-2-2066(a)(1)(A), the Charter School may implement a weighted lottery. Prior to publishing its weighted lottery procedures or implementing the weighted lottery, the Charter School shall obtain written approval from SCSC staff of its weighted lottery procedures and the subset(s) of educationally disadvantaged students to which the weighted lottery will apply. i. An increased chance of admission will be provided to at least one of the following subsets of educationally disadvantaged students with each subset as defined by the State Board in accordance with federal guidelines and regulations: 1. Students who are economically disadvantaged; 2. Student with disabilities; 3. Limited English proficient students; 4. Neglected or delinquent students; and 5. Homeless students. ii. To facilitate the weighted lottery, applicants may indicate their educationally disadvantaged status on the admissions application and the Charter School shall verify this status as part of the registration process. iii. The Charter School shall make good faith efforts to confirm educationally disadvantaged status prior to the lottery, but shall not be required to re-administer the lottery or change a student’s lottery status in the event any student’s failure to provide appropriate documentation of such status results in a lower or higher percentage of educationally disadvantaged students being accepted into the Charter School. iv. The weight shall be calculated annually with the formula W = (PA – PE) / (E – PE), provided however, the weight shall be no less than 4:1. v. The variables of the weighted lottery formula described above shall be defined as follows:

Weighted Lottery. In accordance with O.C.G.A. § 20-2-2066(a)(1)(A), the Charter School may shall implement a weighted lottery. Prior to publishing its weighted lottery procedures or implementing the weighted lottery, the Charter School shall obtain written approval from SCSC staff of its weighted lottery procedures and the subset(s) of educationally disadvantaged students to which the weighted lottery will apply. i. An increased chance of admission will be provided to at least one of the following subsets of educationally disadvantaged students with each subset as defined by the State Board in accordance with federal guidelines and regulations: 1. Students who are economically disadvantaged; 2. Student with disabilities; 3. Limited English proficient students; 4. Neglected or delinquent students; and 5. Homeless students. ii. To facilitate the weighted lottery, applicants may indicate their educationally disadvantaged status on the admissions application and the Charter School shall verify this status as part of the registration process. iii. The Charter School shall make good faith efforts to confirm educationally disadvantaged status prior to the lottery, but shall not be required to re-administer the lottery or change a student’s lottery status in the event any student’s failure to provide appropriate documentation of such status results in a lower or higher percentage of educationally disadvantaged students being accepted into the Charter School. iv. The weight shall be calculated annually with the formula W = (PA – PE) / (E – PE), provided however, the weight shall be no less than 4:1. v. The variables of the weighted lottery formula described above shall be defined as follows:

Weighted Lottery. In accordance with O.C.G.A. § 20-2-2066(a)(1)(A2066(aXI)(A), the Charter School may implement a weighted lottery. Prior to publishing its weighted lottery procedures or implementing the weighted lottery, the Charter School shall obtain written approval from SCSC staff of its weighted lottery procedures and the subset(s) of educationally disadvantaged students to which the weighted lottery will apply. i. An increased chance of admission will may be provided to at least one of the following subsets of educationally disadvantaged students with each subset as defined by the State Board in accordance with federal guidelines and regulations: 1. a. Students who are economically disadvantaged; 2. b. Student with disabilities; 3. c. Limited English proficient students; 4. d. Neglected or delinquent students; and 5. e. Homeless students. ii. To facilitate the weighted lottery, applicants may indicate their educationally disadvantaged status on the admissions application and the Charter School shall verify this status as part of the registration process. iii. The Charter School shall make good faith efforts to confirm confinn educationally disadvantaged status prior to the lottery, but shall not be required to re-administer the lottery or change a student’s 's lottery status in the event any student’s 's failure to provide appropriate documentation of such status results in a lower or higher percentage of educationally disadvantaged students being accepted into the Charter School. iv. The weight shall be calculated annually with the formula W = =(PA- PE)/ (PA – PE) / (E – E-PE), provided however, the weight shall be no less than 4:1. v. The variables of the weighted lottery formula described above shall be defined as follows:: a "P,, shall be equal to the average percentage of educationally disadvantaged students in the prioritized subset within the schools that are (i) in the same zip code as the Charter School and (ii) enroll students in some or all of the same grades as the Charter School, as such percentages are measured by the Governor's Office of Student Achievement for the most recent school-year that is available.