2025-2026 Enrollment Lottery - Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Enrollment Lottery Application Deadline – Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 4:00 pm

WHAT IS THE ENROLLMENT LOTTERY?
As required by law, all eligible students who submit timely applications to a charter school must be enrolled unless the number of applications exceeds the capacity of a program, class, grade level, or building. At LILA, class sizes are determined the school’s board of directors. If enrollment/applications EXCEED capacity at any grade level, PreK through Grade 12, students must be accepted by lottery. If enrollment/applications DO NOT EXCEED capacity at lottery deadline, NO LOTTERY WILL BE HELD and all students will be eligible to enroll.  

• Example: If there are 100 seats available in kindergarten and LILA receives 120 applications, a lottery will be required. If there are 100 seats available, and 100 or fewer applications are received, a lottery is not required. 

Refer to LILA School Board Policy 122 for additional information.

WHAT ARE NEXT STEPS? 
STEP 1: Determine eligibility. For example, preschoolers must be at least three-years-old on September 1 of their enrolling year.  Eligibility guidelines for each program level is located in the application tabs. 
STEP 2:  Complete the application by 4:00 pm on the last school day prior to the January 15 enrollment lottery. Once you submit your application, an auto-confirmation will be sent to let you know the application has been received. If you do not receive an auto-confirmation within an hour of submission, please email admissions@MyLILA.org. 
STEP 3: Wait for the lottery results. LILA will contact you by email with the results within 48 hours post-lottery. Please do not contact us during this period of time.  Eligible students will be sent a link to enroll. Ineligible students will have the option to be placed on a waitlist. 
STEP 4: Complete the enrollment form, and submit all required forms and fees*. Your child will not be considered formally enrolled until this step is completed. 

*Lakes International Language Academy, a public charter school, does not charge tuition for Minnesota K-12 students. Kinder Prep Preschool is a tuition-based program. In addition to monthly tuition, a $50 non-refundable registration fee is required upon enrollment.  

Children who will not be five years old on or before September 1 may be considered for early entrance into kindergarten. Minnesota Statute, Section 124D.02, allows school districts to permit selected children for early admission if there is a policy established by the school board. For information on the early entrance at LILA, see School Board Policy 142. Contact admissions@MyLILA.org to discuss the process for early entrance for your child. 

Lakes International Language Academy respects your family’s privacy. In compliance with Minnesota law, we offer a Data Privacy Notice, also called a Tennessen Notice, for your review when we request any information about your student or family.