How to Register (Letter of Interest (LOI) Phase)

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=110 BGCOLOR="#CCFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="038506e1egerbq.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#339900" FACE="Arial" ><B>Wonderland Charter School</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#3366FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>     |  </B></FONT><B>   </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wonderland Charter School"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Our Vision"><U><B>Our Vision</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Key Ingredients"><U><B>Key Ingredients</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Our Schools Structure"><U><B>Our School's Structure</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id36.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Our Curriculum"><U><B>Our Curriculum</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id5.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Performance to date"><U><B>Performance to date</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id63.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Field Trips"><U><B>Field Trips</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><B>How to Register (Letter of Interest (LOI) Phase)</B><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U><B>Contact Us</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Where Were Located"><U><B>Where We're Located</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="General Charter School Information Link"><U><B>General Charter School Information & Links</B></U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=25 BGCOLOR="#339900" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=370 BGCOLOR="#99CC00" TEXT="#080000"> <div> How to Register (Letter of Interest (LOI) Phase)</div> <div>  <embed src="HTMLobj-306/86_Track_Cut.wma" autostart="true" loop="true" hidden="true">  </div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="6" CELLSPACING="4" WIDTH="642" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#6600FF" BORDERCOLORDARK="#3300FF" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 1136 WIDTH="138"><div> You can obtain a Letter of Interest by visiting us at 2112 Sandy Drive (click on  <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Where Were Located"><U><U>Where We're Located</U></U></A></FONT>  to see exactly where we are located.)</div> <div> Or, you can click on <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="http://www.wonderlandcharter.com/Letter of Interest SY 2010-2011.pdf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.wonderlandcharter.com/Letter "><U><B>Letter of interest SY 2010 - 2011</B></U></A></FONT> to fill out the form and E-mail it to us.  <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I><B>(Note you must visit Wonderland Charter School in person before you can submit the Letter of Interest.)</B></I></FONT></div> <bR> <div> You will need Adobe Acrobat to open the Letter of Interest if you don't have Adobe Acrobat installed on your computer, you can download it for free at this link:</div> <div> <I>  </I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/re"><U><B><U>Adobe Acrobat Reader</U></B></U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div>  Once you have finished reading the document in Adobe Acrobat, click on the Acrobat's back icon to return to this web page.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="468"><div> Registration Procedures:</div> <bR> <div> The procedure for registering is quite strict and is laid out by law.  It is designed to ensure that everybody in the community gets an equal opportunity to attend our charter school.  We are required to advertise what is called a '<I>Letter of Interest</I>' period.  We will advertise this as starting February 1, 2010 and ending at 6:00 p.m. on February 28, 2010.  This is the time when the community at large will be able to submit a simple form containing only the parent's name, address, telephone number, child's name, and birthdate.  We have 36 spaces for children allocated as 18 per each of the two classrooms.</div> <bR> <div> To register at Wonderland Charter School for the 2010/2011 School Year, you must submit a <I>Letter of Interest</I> after you visit the school.  We will accept <I>Letters of Interest</I> from State College Area School District residents starting 1 February 2010.  This Letter of Interest Period ends at 6:00 p.m. on 28 February 2010.  At 6 p.m., 28 Feb 2010, we will process all <I>Letters of Interest</I> that we have received from State College Area School District residents.  And, at that time we will start processing <I>Letters of Interest</I> from any eligible child in the Penns Valley, Bellefonte, Bald Eagle, Tyrone, or any other surrounding school districts on a first-come, first-served basis.  In fact, children residing in any school district in Pennsylvania are eligible to register at Wonderland Charter School or any charter school in Pennsylvania after the lottery requirements are met.</div> <bR> <div> If you think you are interested in what we have to offer, please come look us over.  We request that you give us a call so we can schedule a mutually convenient time for your visit.  We ask that you call so we don't have too many adult visitors in the classrooms at one time which tends to distract our children who are already in the school.  We know that our school is not for every child.  Our curriculum is different than the school district's and our goals are also different.  This is really an issue of <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I><B>"Parental Choice"</B></I></FONT>!</div> <bR> <div> If you think you might be interested in having your child attend the following years, please contact us with information on how to contact you.  We can then put your information in a file for the pertinent year and notify you when that year's particular Letter of Interest Period is approaching.  You can write us at Wonderland Charter School; 2112 Sandy Drive; State College, PA 16803.  Or, you can e-mail us at:</div> <div>                   <A HREF="mailto:hohnmeis@wonderlandcharter.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:hohnmeis@wonderlandcharter.com"><U>mailto:hohnmeis@wonderlandcharter.com</U></A></div> <bR> <div>   <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >  </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Arial" ><I>Note:  This e-mail link only works if you have an e-mail program 'locally' on your computer such as Outlook Express, etc.   If you use e-mail program outside your computer such as Yahoo, HotMail, or Netscape Mail, then this link won't work for you.  If that is the case our e-mail address that you will need to type into your program is hohnmeis@wonderlandcharter.com</I></FONT></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>