K-8 Admissions

CIJS is a (Pre-k Through 8th Grade) Tuition FREE Charter School 

Application Process: 

1. Step 1:  Make an account and sign up for the lottery. This can be done by clicking the “Begin Lottery Process” Button. DO NOT MAKE A 2^nd ACCOUNT if you already made one in the past.  Instead, please contact the school at admissions@CIJSReggioScholars.org and ask them to reset your account .

2. Step 2:  Once you receive the good news that you WON the enrollment lottery, then you will fill out the registration forms.

3. Step 3: Contingent upon the grade level, you will do the following:

   • • Preschool (Pre-K)

       • Submit ELC certificate

       • Submit immunizations and health records

     • Grades K-8

       • Submit the withdraw paperwork from your previous school to CIJS

       • Submit immunizations and health records

4. Step 4:  Welcome to CIJS…You are fully enrolled. Congratulations!  We can’t wait to see you!! 

Lottery Application Process

The lottery application process is the same for all grade levels.  Once you become a CIJS student, you will have continuous enrollment so long as you submit your annual registration packet by the due date unless you disenroll for some reason.  In that case, you would need to go through the lottery process again.  See the “Admissions Process” tab for more details. Click on the “Begin Lottery Process” button to start your CIJS journey today. 

Reach out to our admissions team for details at admissions@CIJSReggioScholars.org or call us at 407-979-4161

K-8 School Hours

• Grades K-5

  • Arrival is from 8:30 A.M. to 8:50 A.M.   

  • Instructional Hours 8:50 A.M. until 3:50 P.M except on Wednesdays, we dismiss at 2:50 P.M.

• Grades 6-8

  • Arrival is from 8:30 A.M. to 8:50 A.M.

  • Instructional Hours: 8:50 A.M. until 4:10 P.M. except on Wednesdays, we dismiss at 3:10 P.M.

ALL K-8 Grade Levels Engage in Staggered Pick Up. See The “Arrival and Dismissal” Tab For Details.

CIJS offers limited extended care services.  See that tab for details. 

Meals

See The “Food Service” Tab for Additional Details

• CIJS serves breakfast from 8:30 A.M. -8:50 A. M.

• CIJS encourages healthy food choices. Candy, pop and other unhealthy items are not permitted. 

• Junk Food may be taken away if it is brought to school, so please don’t bring it unless it is requested for a special occasion such as a class party. 

• Some classrooms allow students to bring healthy snacks to school. Please contact your teacher for more information. 

• CIJS DOES NOT allow fast food at the school.  Any food delivered to the school by any source inluding but not limited to Uber or any other source will be declined upon arrival at the office. Please pack your child’s lunch or purchase meals in our kitchen. 

Cell Phones & Apple Watches

CIJS has a NO phone policy. Cell phones and Apple watches are not permitted at school.  If seen, they will be confiscated and sent to the front office. You may pick them up there.  

Backpacks

• CIJS has a no backpack policy.  Students may bring lunch boxes and a small bag the size of a purse for personal hygeine items.  A single notebook and/or folder will be used for communication from home to school.