Franklin Towne Charter Schools Application and Enrollment Process
General Lottery Application and Lottery Timeline:
Wait List:
- Names not selected in the lottery will be placed on a numbered Wait List.
- The Wait List will be published on the school’s website and will be continually maintained to reflect an accurate and up-to-date listing.
- Families will receive an email providing them with a Unique Identifying Number (UIN). Parents will be able to use the UIN to track their child’s position on the Wait List.
- Names placed on the wait list will remain there until the following year’s lottery is run and a new Wait List is generated.
General Information:
- An application is not a guarantee of admission.
- Only one application will be accepted per child.
- If a child is not admitted within the school year, a parent/guardian must re-apply for the lottery for the next school year.
- Franklin Towne will accept applications for all grades offered. Please note, however, that we anticipate most openings to be in grade 9. Some spaces may be available in other grades, but this may not be assessed until later in the year, with families not contacted until then (if space even exists).
- The application process only involves submitting the application form by the deadline. No interview, school tour, information session, or fee is required.
- As required by PA charter school law, Franklin Towne Charter School uses a lottery system for admitting its students, with siblings of currently enrolled Franklin Towne students and current students-in-good standing at our Elementary School receiving preference in the lottery (i.e. provided there is space available for their admission in the grade applied for).
- In order to be eligible for the sibling preference, the applicant must be related to a current Franklin Towne High School student in one of the following ways: 1.) has a shared legal guardian or there is shared legal custody of both students by a common individual or 2.) is a half sibling, step sibling, or biological sibling. Residing at the same address as a current student alone does not make an applicant eligible for the sibling preference. There will be no sibling preference to those students who apply after the application deadline. In order to be eligible, applicants must indicate the sibling preference on their application. Franklin Towne will not retroactively apply sibling preference for anyone who did not request the sibling preference at the time of application prior to the application deadline. Franklin Towne reserves the right to determine if a student is eligible for sibling preference. Siblings of currently enrolled students will be placed on a priority list before the lottery. No preference will be shown to siblings who apply after this deadline.
- In order for a student to receive Feeder’s Preference they will need to submit an application according to the Feeder’s Preference policy outlined by Franklin Towne Charter Elementary School.
- Please note that only applications containing Philadelphia addresses will be placed into the main lottery.
- Any application containing a non-Philadelphia address will be placed on a separate non-resident waiting list, the order of which is determined by a separate lottery. Furthermore, proof of residency will be required if your student is selected in the lottery to continue in the enrollment process. Any applicant who cannot provide a Philadelphia address during the proof of residency check will be placed on this separate non-resident waiting list as well.
- Franklin Towne values diversity and seeks students from varied backgrounds. Franklin Towne Charter School does not discriminate on the basis of age (to the extent applicable), race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, religion, marital status, ancestry, parental status, disability, achievement or aptitude, proficiency in the English language or any other basis that is unlawful in its admission policy.
Application Form Download
Solicitud de Inscripción
Fill out our online application here
McKinney/Vento Act
In accordance with federal and state guidelines under the McKinney/Vento Act, Franklin Towne Charter Schools are committed to removing barriers to education that face students experiencing homelessness.
- Do the members of your household lack a permanent address?
- Are you staying together in a shelter, hotel, or other temporary housing arrangement?
- Have you moved in with another family (doubled up) due to a lack of housing?
- Does your family relocate on a seasonal basis?
- Are any children living with you who have chosen to leave their prior family or household?
If you believe children in your household meet these descriptions, please contact your child's counselor.
Please see the PDE website for more information on the McKinney-Vento Homelessness Act:
https://www.education.pa.gov/Policy-Funding/BECS/uscode/Pages/EducationforHomelessYouth.aspx