Regards,

Shannon Aguilar

Principal

1. Sidney Gutierrez Schools is a tuition-free, New Mexico public school open to all applicants entering grades K-8 on a space-available basis within each grade level.
2. Sidney Gutierrez School’s charter complies with a student enrollment cap of 196 students, and its authorizers are the Roswell Independent School District and the New Mexico Public Education Department.
3. Sidney Gutierrez does not have admissions criteria or discriminate on any basis.
4. Students with disabilities or who may need special educational services are eligible for admission on the same basis as other students.
5. No tests are required for admission to the school.

1. The open enrollment period for the 2025-2026 Enrollment Lottery is from February 9, 2026, through February 27, 2026.
2. The application deadline is at 5:00 pm on February 27, 2026.
3. Each application that meets all requirements and is successfully processed during the Open Enrollment period is eligible for the April 7, 2026 lottery drawing.
4. Applications received after the 5:00 pm deadline on February 27, 2026, will be placed at the end of the Wait List for the respective grade level in the order they were received.

• The lottery drawing will be held at the SGS Governing Council’s regular monthly meeting on April 7, 2026, at 6:00 p.m.
  • This meeting is open to the public and meets the requirements of the Open Meetings Act.
• In addition, the meeting can also be attended in a virtual format via videoconferencing.
  • The link for the meeting ZOOM LINK

Verification Process:

1. All applications submitted and accepted were completed online.
2. Only one (1) application is accepted per child.
3. Only one (1) grade-level application will be accepted per applicant.
4. If the total of verified student applications exceeds the enrollment slots in a particular grade level, a lottery drawing will be conducted for that grade level.
5. During the lottery, available enrollment slots for each grade level will be filled first; the remaining applicants will be placed on a Wait List in the order they were drawn.
6. Applications submitted after the 5:00 pm February 27, 2026 deadline will be placed at the end of the Wait List in the order they were submitted.
7. Per statutory requirements, preference will be given to siblings attending the Sidney Gutierrez Middle School.
8. If the application is for a sibling, documentation of sibling status must be provided during the registration process. The inability to demonstrate sibling status will disqualify the student from enrolling with the sibling preference, and the next student on the Wait List will be offered that enrollment slot.

1. The lottery results on the school’s website will be posted following the drawing.
2. Parents will use the Unique ID sent via email to determine their child’s enrollment status and position.
3. Following the lottery drawing,  parents of accepted students will receive a form, via email, to complete on or before 5:00 p.m. on May 21, 2026, to accept the enrollment position for the 2026-2027 school year.
4. If parents fail to notify the school of accepting the enrollment slot by the established deadline, the slot will be offered to the next available student on the Wait List.