Admissions
Our regular application period is open! We are enrolling students in 9-12 in 2024/2025. Any Wisconsin student may apply and attend.
New applications will be accepted in the order they are received until all seats are filled per grade.
Tuition Free
As a public charter we aim to overcome a history of racial and cultural exclusion and discrimination based on economic barriers.
We hope that this breaks down some of the systemic barriers to Waldorf inspired education.
Grades
Fall of 2022 we open to our inaugural 9th thru 11th grade students.
Fall of 2023, Central Sands Community High School will expand to four grades (9-12) with a capacity of 100 students (25 per grade).
Enrollment
A simple application for all students will be required as part of the admissions process. Our regular enrollment window will take place annually from January 1-March 31st. If applications do not exceed the established cap, all students will be accepted for admission and no lottery will be held. After April 15th, applications will be accepted in the order they are received until all seats are filled per grade.
What is a public charter school?
Central Sands Community High School is a tuition-free, public charter school. The establishment of a public charter high school is tied to our goals of working to intentionally overcome a history of racial and cultural exclusion and discrimination based on economic barriers. Many communities have been excluded from Waldorf education because of cost, lack of community outreach and the lack of development of a school community that is welcoming to underserved communities. Central Sands will work to create an inclusive community as a Waldorf school that is functioning as a public school, open and free to all students. We hope that this breaks down some of the systemic barriers to Waldorf education.
How does the enrollment process work?
Central Sands Community High School will be open to all students in grades 9th through 12th. A simple application for all students will be required as part of the admissions process. There will be an enrollment window from January 1st through March 31st annually. If applications do not exceed the established cap, all students will be accepted for admission and no lottery will be held. Additional students will be accepted with the date of application being the establishment of priority. If more than the established cap enrolls during the window, all applicants will make up the lottery pool. The totally random selection will ensure fairness and equal access. The Governance Board will perform the lottery. Those not accepted will be placed on a priority waiting list in the order drawn. An automatic enrollment preference shall be extended to siblings of students currently attending the school or alumni, children of founders, children of governance board members and children of full-time teaching staff (founder’s, governance board member’s and teaching staff’s children shall not make up more than 10% of the student population).
Central Sands invoices a $50 supply fee for enrolled students which includes all materials for study, classroom materials, access to supplies, project binders, writing utensils, and specialty Waldorf art supplies. An optional $25 Chromebook insurance can also be purchased at the time of enrollment. Any families that find the supply fee or chromebook insurance fee to be a hardship may contact the main office to request a fee waiver. The Central Sands Governance Board holds annual fundraising events to support a fund that helps offset and/or cover these fees for families in need.
Are there any additional fees?
The charter school is non-sectarian in its programs, admission policies, employment practices, and all other operations. The school will not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, gender or disability. The Charter recognizes the legal and social responsibility to take all feasible steps to enroll a student population that is reflective of the ethnic and racial diversity of the surrounding school districts. The goal of the charter school’s admission policy will be to attract, enroll and retain the broadest spectrum of students and families representative of our local community. The charter school will have ongoing review of demographic data in the communities served to identify any additional outreach needed.