Admissions Policy

The Widener Partnership Charter School will serve K-5 school students who are residents in the Chester-Upland School District.  Non-resident students will admitted only if the number of District residents applying for admission is less than the target enrollment.
If completed applications exceed the number of student positions available in the school, a lottery will be used to select admitted students from the pool of completed applications. The application process includes mandatory interviews with both the applicant and his/her parents or guardians.

Admissions Procedures

Kindergarten
The minimum age for admission to Kindergarten is 5 years by September 30 of the Kindergarten year. A child coming to school for the first time may be placed in kindergarten, rather than first grade, if he or she is between the ages of five and six years. The kindergarten program will provide a minimum of five instructional hours in a full-day format.

Admission to 1st – 5th Grade
Children will be considered for admission to grades through 1 through 5 on an annual basis to the extent that the number of students continuing in those grades drops below the maximum enrollment of 50 per grade. The application process for 1st through 5th graders is the same as that for kindergartners.

Acceptable Evidence of Pupil Age
If the student's birth certificate is not available, documentation of age required for admission may be satisfied by a:
• Baptismal certificate or transcript of the record of baptism -- duly certified and showing the date of birth.
• Notarized statement from the parents indicating the birth date.
• Duly attested transcript of the birth certificate.
• Duly certified transcript of birth which shall appear satisfactory to the local school, if none of the above mentioned proofs are obtainable.