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Mesquite Elementary STEAM-Focused Charter School K-4th

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Welcome to PTAA Enrollment

Welcome to Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy!

Open to students from Kindergarten through 12th grade, we’re excited to guide you through the first step of the enrollment process. To get started, please submit the form to create a parent Skyward account, granting you access to your student’s information. Join our community of learners and innovators today!

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Enrollment Dates

Early Enrollment: December 15, 2024 - January 31, 2025

Admission Notifications for Early Enrollment: February 20, 2024

Open Enrollment Begins: February 1, 2024 (First Come First Serve for all open seats)

A lottery will be conducted if the number of applicants exceeds the maximum enrollment allowed under the school’s charter. After the computerized lottery fills all available seats allowed by the enrollment cap, the drawing will continue to develop a waiting list.

New Families, please follow these steps to apply:

STEP 1: Verify your child’s eligibility to attend a PTAA school.

Residence must be within certain geographic boundaries to apply. Click Here to make sure you reside in PTAA geographical boundary. Ensure there are no documented discipline issues under TEC Subchapter A, Chapter 37 and as authorized by TEC 12.111(a)(6)(A).

STEP 2: Complete and submit the online application form.

We recommend that you complete and submit the application in one session. An email confirmation will be sent to the email of record. Following the lottery, on enrollment notifications date, February 1st, you will be notified of admittance or non-admittance.

STEP 3: Log-in, complete and submit the application.

Using the log-in assigned to you, complete the online form and submit it. You will be contacted by PTAA staff. To finalize registration, the parent, guardian, or other person having lawful control of the student under order of a court must present proof of residency and provide the following student documents:

  • Social Security Card
  • Birth Certificate
  • Transcript or Report Card
  • Shot Records
  • State Assessment Results (STAAR, TELPAS, TAKS, etc.)
  • Immunization Form (provided by the school)

Proof of Residency

The school must verify that the parent/guardian currently resides within the geographic boundaries of the charter with the present intention to remain in residency. The parent/guardian will provide two documents from the following groups:

GROUP A (1 document from this group)

  • Social Security – Check/Letter
  • Voter Registration Card
  • Food Stamps
  • Income Tax Return
  • Driver’s License/State ID

GROUP B (1 document from this group)

  • Utility Bill: Electric, Gas, Water (No Cell Phone Bills)
  • Mortgage/Deed
  • Lease Agreement with Landlord, Contract
  • Closing Statement on Home

When required by law, the school will waive the requirement to provide proof of residency within PTAA’s geographic boundaries.

When the student or the student’s parent or guardian is a participant in the attorney general’s address confidentiality program for victims of family violence, sexual assault, or stalking, the school must accept a substitute post office box address designated by the attorney general if it is presented by a parent or student participating in the program.

When the student is homeless as defined by law. Definition of Homelessness (McKinney-Vento Act Sec. 725(2); 42 U.S.C 11435(2)).