Enrollment

HCA is a public charter school and is free to all Maine students. We serve Grades 5-12.  There are no admissions requirements, but we do have limited space available.

All interested students:  please contact us for an Virtual Information Session. We are also happy to set up an in person tour or shadow day.

We encourage all parents & students who are considering HCA to contact Angie Arndt at aarndt@harpswellcoastalacademy.org or 833-3229, ext. 602 for more information.

How to Enroll

There are three easy steps to becoming a student at HCA:

1) Fill out the Interest in Enrollment Form, found online here. This form allows us to get to know more about you and connect you with meaningful information.

2) Learn more about HCA by setting up an in person or virtual information session. We can show you around campus, talk about a typical student week and answer any questions you may have.

3) Complete the paper Declaration of Intent to Enroll Form; also available by contacting Angie Arndt by email or phone at (207) 833-3229 x 602. This form must be signed and is your official entry and time stamp to the enrollment lottery.

Lottery Guidelines

If HCA is free to all Maine students and there are no admission requirements, why is there a lottery and how does it work?

HCA is designed to be deliberately small so we can focus on meeting each student where they are in their learning. To accomplish this, our charter limits the number of students who can be enrolled in any one grade. Every January and February, we re-enroll existing students and determine how many spaces are available at each grade level for new students. If we receive more applicants than there are spots available, admission will be based on a lottery.

Lottery date has passed and there are openings so please apply on line or be in touch with questions.

All lottery guidelines are set by state charter law.

Siblings and children of staff:

All siblings of admitted students will be placed prior to holding a lottery. HCA shall also give enrollment preference to children of the school’s full-time employees, as long as they constitute no more than 10% of the school’s total student population.

Applicants:

All names of remaining students who have submitted intent to enroll forms will enter the lottery.

Drawing:

Beginning with 5th grade, applicants are drawn randomly until all available spaces for each grade level are filled. Any applicants not accepted will be placed on the waiting list.

Siblings of admitted students:

When a student is admitted, their siblings’ names are automatically drawn. If there is space, the siblings are admitted as well. If not, they will be placed on the waiting list.

Admitted students:

Parents of accepted students will attend an orientation and receive enrollment paperwork. Admittance remains in effect until the student graduates or transfers.

Wait-listed students:

If there is no longer space available, the student will be placed on the waiting list in the order that their two completed application forms were received. If an opening occurs in a given grade, students on the wait-list will be contacted according to their order on the wait list.

Students who apply to HCA after the lottery date:

These students will be conditionally admitted only if space is available. If space is not available, they will be placed on the wait list in the order that their completed forms are received.