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Open Enrollment

Horizons is a 100% open-enrolled school. We do not enroll from a specific neighborhood or area. Enrollment at Horizons K-8 School is done through the Boulder Valley School District Open Enrollment Office. Please visit BVSD's Open Enrollment page for information about applying for the 2025-2026 school year.

To refer to the BVSD Open Enrollment policy, please look here.

This Fall, the Boulder Valley School District will once again offer a one-stop shop for students and families to learn more about everything our schools and district have to offer.

BVSD is the Place to Be Showcase
Wednesday, October 9, 2024, 5 - 8 p.m.
CU Events Center, 950 Regent Drive in Boulder

Visit the Horizons K-8 booth to talk to staff and administrators from each level and learn what Horizons has to offer.

The Open Enrollment window for K-12 is November 1, 2024 - January 8, 2025.

Horizons Informational Brochure Page 1 Click Here
Horizons Informational Brochure Page 2 Click Here

Horizons K8 Information/ Tour Events

Thank you for your interest in Horizons K8 Charter School. Please help us better prepare for the 25/26 Open Enrollment Information/Tour Events, RSVP here. 

We ask that you choose one event to attend. All of our informational tours will address grades K-8. A few meetings will spend a little extra time focusing on either Kindergarten or Middle School questions. 

All parents and prospective middle school students with parents are invited to attend.  We are unable to accommodate younger children at our events.

  • Wednesday, Nov 6th 6-7:30 pm General 
  • Tuesday Nov 12th 9:30-10:30 am Kinder Focus
  • Wednesday, Nov 20th 9-10 am Middle School Focus
  • Tuesday, Dec 3rd 6-7:30 pm General
  • Monday, Dec 9th 6-7:30 pm Middle School Focus
  • Monday, Dec 16th 9:30-10:30 General

Per BVSD policy, Horizons does not permit individual tours or visits outside of scheduled Open Enrollment Meetings

If you need translation services for open enrollment events, please reach out to kristin.hauger@bvsd.org.  
Si necesita servicios de traducción para este evento, comuníquese con kristin.hauger@bvsd.org.

If you have any questions or need assistance with Open Enrollment, please contact our registrar, Elizabeth Parady. Elizabeth.parady@bvsd.org

Open Enrollment Policy/Preferences for Horizons

During the open enrollment period, preference will be given to students who meet the following criteria:

  1. Children of Faculty (licensed, non-temporary employee) employed in a licensed Faculty position of .25 F.T.E. or greater, whether they reside inside or outside the BVSD boundaries.

  2. Sibling of a student who is attending and will be attending Horizons the following year. Different from a sibling who has been assigned for the first time to the school.

  3. Equal preference with: Children of Faculty employed in a licensed temporary full-time, temporary part-time or temporary job-share Faculty position, with a one year contract of 0.25 F.T.E or greater (whether they reside inside or outside the BVSD boundaries). Sibling of a student who is assigned in the current year.

  4. Children of non-licensed Staff in their 2nd consecutive year (at time of Open Enrollment), or subsequent, of employment at 25% or greater (ie 10± hours/week), whether they reside inside or outside the BVSD boundaries.

  5. Family Income Preference: In-district applicants who submit an optional current year Family Economic Data Survey (submitting the survey is optional) as part of their online open enrollment application and qualify as low-income, until 25% of the total open enrollment slots are filled with low-income students. 

  6. Other community preferences as already stated in BVSD Policy JECC-R.