Enrollment

Enrollment for the 2026-27 school year is now OPEN! The deadline to apply prior to the lottery is February 28, 2026. Click on the link for your child’s grade below.

Parents of accepted students are notified that they have a seat in the school when there is space for them on the roster. The school will begin notifications after the lottery on March 1, 2026. Parents have four (4) business days to respond to this notification. If no response is received, the school will continue on to the next person on the waitlist.

Important points about priority in enrollment and scheduling:

  • Grade K-5 RETURNING students AND siblings of returning students will be enrolled IF the application is returned by February 28, 2026.

  • Full-time grade 6-12 RETURNING students AND siblings of returning students will be enrolled IF the application is returned by February 28, 2026.

  • On March 1, 2026, we hold a lottery for enrolling all other students who have returned an application by February 28, 2026. (The lottery also assigns the priority for scheduling elective classes for students in grades 6-12.)

    • NEW students applying to be in grades K-5 and those applying to be in grades 6-12 FULL-TIME are given next priority in the lottery.

    • RETURNING students applying to be in grades 6-12 PART-TIME are given next priority in the lottery. The enrollment of these students is also subject to availability in the specific classes they want.

    • NEW students applying to be in grades 6-12 PART-TIME are given final priority in the lottery. The enrollment of these students is also subject to availability in the specific classes they want.

  • Anyone who enrolls after the lottery on March 1, 2026 will be placed on the roster (or waitlist, if the roster is full) in the order applications are received until enrollment closes in mid-September, 2026.

  • Previously-homeschooled high school students who join MVCS’s program full-time fall under MVCS policy EDU.250.0 (“Determining Incoming Homeschool High School Credit”). Please review this document to learn how incoming homeschool credit is evaluated. This will impact which classes your child will be scheduled in.

  • If you have questions about the details of how we prioritize enrollment and scheduling, please review these documents:

MVCS/MVEP Nondiscrimination Notice

In compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of 1975, and other applicable laws and regulations, neither the District nor MVCS discriminate against otherwise qualified students on the basis of disability or need for special education services in enrollment. In addition, the District is committed to providing qualified students with disabilities who are enrolled in its primary or secondary education programs with a free appropriate public education (FAPE), regardless of the nature or severity of the student’s disability.

In order to assure that its enrollment process affords qualified students with disabilities an equal opportunity to participate in and benefit from all its programs and activities, MVCS admits all students strictly on a space-available, first-come, first-served basis without regard to whether a student has a disability. MVCS staff shall not inquire regarding a student’s disability or make any determination regarding a student’s needs prior to enrollment (merely expressing interest in the school or placement on a waitlist does not constitute enrollment). For each qualified student with a disability who enrolls in MVCS, the school shall engage in an individualized inquiry to determine the student’s needs. This individualized inquiry will involve the student’s parents, and will be conducted for the purpose of determining how MVCS may support the student to afford an equal opportunity to participate in and benefit from the school’s activities and programs. This process shall apply to all students, including home-schooled students who have enrolled part-time in the Mesa Valley Enrichment Program (MVEP) offered by MVCS. You may view the MVCS enrollment procedure—which ensures that there is no discrimination against students with disabilities with regard to enrollment—HERE.

Further, MVCS adheres to District policies and complaint procedures regarding nondiscrimination. Such policies and procedures are posted on the District’s website, www.D51schools.org, and may also be accessed via the following links:

  • AC—Nondiscrimination

  • AC-E-1—Nondiscrimination

  • AC-R-1—Nondiscrimination (Compliance and Complaint Procedures)

In the event you have a complaint or other concern regarding discrimination on the basis of disability, please let us know by filling out our form HERE. You may also contact the District’s compliance officer for assistance. The contact information for the District’s compliance officer is as follows:

Lindsay Martin

2115 Grand Ave., Grand Junction, CO 81501

(970) 254-5139 x 11169

lindsay.davismartin@d51schools.org