The Lottery for the 2026-2027 school year has closed. You can apply for the waitlist below.
The Lottery Process
Families can apply to Fossil Distance Learning Program at any time. In the spring, we determine how many spaces are available for students. Priority is given to siblings of current students. Every April, we hold a lottery. The families who have applied to the waitlist are randomly sorted. Offers are then made to families from the lottery list. To be considered for the lottery, you must apply by April 1st at 5:00 p.m.
Enrollment Offers
As spaces become available to students, we make enrollment offers from the lottery list. Enrollment offers are made via email.
You will have 48 hours to confirm your intention to enroll or we will assume you are no longer interested and remove you from the list.
If we make offers to all of the families on the lottery list, we then move to the waitlist.
The 3% Cap
Once you have confirmed you would like to enroll, your resident school district will be contacted for their permission. This process can take up to 10 days. When applying, please keep in mind that school districts that have more than 3% of students enrolled in a virtual public charter school sponsored by other districts can deny your students enrollment in our program.