Enroll

Enrollment Reminders:

1. Tapestry will serve students in grades 6 – 12 next school year.
2. Tapestry is a public charter school authorized by the DeKalb County School District (DCSD). Any student residing in the DeKalb County School District in grades 6 – 12 is eligible to attend, subject to lottery and seat availability. Please note that parts of Atlanta and Decatur are also in DeKalb County, but they are zoned for Atlanta Public Schools and City of Decatur Schools, respectively. For your child to attend Tapestry, you must provide proof that you live in the DeKalb County School District.
3. Current Tapestry students do NOT need to reapply through the DCSD registration website. 
4. All newly accepted students who are new to DCSD or who have not attended a DCSD school in the past year must complete enrollment through DCSD at https://www.dekalbschoolsga.org/online-registration/. This includes siblings of current students and children of full-time employees or board members.
5. New DCSD Students who applied and were waitlisted must complete registration through DCSD at https://www.dekalbschoolsga.org/online-registration/ if accepted for granted enrollment at Tapestry.

Transfers/Withdrawals

Please follow the steps listed below to withdraw your student from Tapestry Public Charter School for the current school year.

Step 1: Email Tapestry’s registrar, amia.west@tapestrycharter.org that you intend to withdraw your student. Attach a photo ID for verification of student parent/guardianship.

Step 2: Fill out the electronic withdrawal form: https://forms.gle/9e9fSLschALd59N39

Step 3: Return Chromebook and any other school property to Tapestry.

Please have your student’s new school submit an official records request to Tapestry by emailing enroll@tapestrycharter.org. If you are planning to homeschool, you must declare with the GADOE. Please email a copy of the declaration to enroll@tapestrycharter.org.

Returning Students

To ensure our records are up to date, returning Tapestry families are required to submit an updated proof of residency or affidavit at the beginning of each school year. Acceptable proofs include a current utility bill (gas, electric, or water) or a signed lease of residence that is dated with the current year. Proofs must show the parent/guardian’s name.

Please send one proof of residency to the registrar, as well as any information updates throughout the school year (address, phone number, email address, etc.).

Thank you for your interest in Tapestry!

If you have any questions please email us at enroll@tapestrycharter.org.

FAQs

How do I apply for admission for my child? 

• Open Enrollment for the next school year usually runs from mid-December to mid-February. Please see the abovefor tours and exact enrollment dates.

If my child is currently attending Tapestry, must I put them in the lottery for next year? 

• No, your child will be guaranteed a seat next year. However, you must sign a Letter of Intent to Re-enroll Form that will be sent home in early January and must be returned by the deadline given. You will forfeit your child’s spot if the form is not returned by the deadline.

When will the lottery for admission be held?

• The lottery is usually in February. Please check the Enroll page for the exact date. Families are invited but not required to attend the lottery.  Families will be notified via the email and text message provided on the application of their child’s placement and the lottery results will also be published on the Lotterease website.

Does Tapestry have any enrollment priorities?

• Charter law prohibits the school from prescribing a ratio of students, such as having separate lotteries for special needs students and typically developing students. Therefore, all students are selected in the same open lottery. Our charter does allow for priority enrollment to be given to children of full time employees or board members and to siblings of currently enrolled students. The sibling policy is in place in order to support families and afford them the convenience of sending their children to the same school. If a student is selected to attend Tapestry either in the lottery or from the waitlist, his/her sibling(s) will also be offered a seat. In no case will a seat be given to a sibling who is lower on the waitlist instead of the student who is originally selected.