Enrollment & Registration Process
Quick Link to CLC Registration
After completing the online registration, the CLC office will notify you to set up an intake meeting to discuss your child's education plan.
Quick Link to District Registration
If you are new to the district, register your child(ren) in addition to completing the CLC registration.
Quick Link to Transportation Registration
A registration form must be filled out for new students whether they need transportation or not. If there are ANY changes needed in busing, parents/guardians must complete a transportation registration form for each child.
Eligibility for Enrollment:
Students under the age of 21 must meet or be experiencing difficulty in one of the following criteria to be eligible to choose a non-traditional education.
- performs substantially below the performance level for pupils of the same age in a locally determined achievement test;
- is behind in satisfactorily completing coursework or obtaining credits for graduation;
- is pregnant or is a parent;
- has been assessed as chemically dependent;
- has been excluded or expelled according to sections 121A.40 to 121A.56;
- has been referred by a school district for enrollment in an eligible program or a program pursuant to section 124D.69;
- is a victim of physical or sexual abuse;
- has experienced mental health problems;
- has experienced homelessness sometime within six months before requesting a transfer to an eligible program;
- speaks English as a second language or has limited English proficiency; or
- has withdrawn from school or has been chronically truant; or
- is being treated in a hospital in the seven-county metropolitan area for cancer or other life threatening illness or is the sibling of an eligible pupil who is being currently treated, and resides with the pupil's family at least 60 miles beyond the outside boundary of the seven-county metropolitan area.
Referrals for enrollment into the CLC may come from a school administrator, counselor, or his/her parent or guardian.
- Referrals should be directed to the CLC Lead who will determine if the student meets eligibility requirements.
- A mandatory meeting will take place with student, parent, and director to cover the parent permission (if under 18), application, and continual learning plan for the student.
- A team meeting is required if a student is receiving Special Education services. The team must agree that the CLC will best meet the student's educational needs. Individuals involved should include but may not be limited to: principal and/or counselor, CLC Program Lead, case manager, regular education teachers, parents and the student. Parents are encouraged to be present at the meeting.