Admissions

Woodland Charter School (WCS) is accepting applications for children eligible for Kindergarten-8th grade.

Current School Year Enrollment (2025-2026)

For the CURRENT School Year (2025-26) please fill out the 2025-26 Intent to Enroll Form to begin the admission process.

If you have more than one child you are interested in enrolling, please complete a separate form for each child. If there is currently a space available in your child’s grade, you will receive a phone call and email to reserve the spot for your child and will need to schedule an intake meeting.  If there is NOT currently space in your child’s grade, you will be placed on the waiting list until a space becomes available.

NEXT School Year Enrollment (2026-2027)

If you are interested in enrolling for the 2026-27 School Year, please fill out the 2026-27 Intent to Enroll Form to be placed on our email list for next school year. The open enrollment window for Woodland Charter School will be April 25th – May 10th, 2026. Please look for emails from our office during this window with instructions on how to complete Online Registration. The Enrollment Lottery will be held on Tuesday, May 12th, 2026. Announcements will be made on Thursday, May 14th, 2026.

Birth Date Deadlines:

Kindergarten: 5 years old by September 1^st
Grade 1: 6 years old by September 1^st
Grade 2: 7 years old by September 1^st
Grade 3: 8 years old by September 1^st
Grade 4: 9 years old by September 1^st
Grade 5: 10 years old by September 1^st
Grade 6: 11 years old by September 1^st
Grade 7: 12 years old by September 1^st
Grade 8: 13 years old by September 1^st

General Information for Admission:

All students who reside in the state of Oregon will be eligible for admission to Woodland Charter School. Oregon Charter School law will allow students to apply to the school from outside the school district without an inter-district transfer.  If the number of applicants exceeds the capacity of a given class, students shall be selected through a lottery process at the end of the enrollment period.

Admission steps for NEW STUDENTS will include:

1. Fill out Intent to Enroll Form.
   
2. Once a spot is available, we will contact you to set up an Intake Meeting.
   
3. Finalize Enrollment by completing Online Registration.

Vaccination Information:

Immunization records must be on file in the Woodland Charter School Office. Please give a copy of updated immunization records to the office.

If you wish to file an exemption, please visit www.healthoregon.org/vaccineexemption and be sure to submit the certificate to the office once completed.

Non-Discrimination Policy:

Woodland Charter School does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained guide dog or service animal and provides equal access to all students.

The following employee has been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination:

Chris Carmiencke, Administrator
(541) 846-4246
chris.carmiencke@woodlandcharterschool.org