cea9bb05ff0a4210VgnVCM1000007e6f0201RCRDapproved/DCPS/FAQsOut-of-Boundary Lotterybea9bb05ff0a4210VgnVCM1000007e6f0201____Out-of-Boundary LotteryApplying for a school other than your child's assigned school - Apply online January 30, 2012 through February 27, 201212568752000001300334400000jill.nyhusDCPSOut-of-Boundary Lottery - Apply online January 30-February 27, 2012out-of-bounds, out-of-boundary, lottery, school, choice, choose, out of boundary, out of boundsThe application period is now closed. Stay tuned here for results on March 3, 2012. Get a text message the minute the results go live. Text LOTTERY to 91990.The application period is now closed. Stay tuned here for results on March 3, 2012. Get a text message the minute the results go live. Text LOTTERY to 91990.<p>..</p>772c8f406fab4210VgnVCM1000007e6f0201RCRD3d44cf0ad077d210VgnVCM2000002a05c90aRCRD49f47142f4f83310VgnVCM1000002905c90a____bea9bb05ff0a4210VgnVCM1000007e6f0201____http://dcps.dc.gov/DCPS/profilesSchool ProfilesanchorNA57f47142f4f83310VgnVCM1000002905c90a____bea9bb05ff0a4210VgnVCM1000007e6f0201____https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dEFBSHY2N2d3NUlhNzBiOURIU3VvNXc6MQSign up here!anchorNA89f47142f4f83310VgnVCM1000002905c90a____bea9bb05ff0a4210VgnVCM1000007e6f0201____/DCPS/Files/downloads/Learn-About-Schools/PSPK 2012-2013 FAQ.pdfDownload the 2011-2012 Out of Boundary Lottery Data Sheet.anchorNA96f47142f4f83310VgnVCM1000002905c90a____bea9bb05ff0a4210VgnVCM1000007e6f0201____/DCPS/Files/downloads/Learn-About-Schools/Preschool and Pre-K/Spanish OOB 2012-2013_FAQ.pdfSpanishanchorNA98f47142f4f83310VgnVCM1000002905c90a____bea9bb05ff0a4210VgnVCM1000007e6f0201____Open Houses4ae7d88eecd56210VgnVCM2000007f6f0201RCRDanchorNAa5f47142f4f83310VgnVCM1000002905c90a____bea9bb05ff0a4210VgnVCM1000007e6f0201____Sign up to receive e-news.7f553725c661b210VgnVCM1000002905c90aRCRDanchorNAa6f47142f4f83310VgnVCM1000002905c90a____bea9bb05ff0a4210VgnVCM1000007e6f0201____/DCPS/Files/downloads/Learn-About-Schools/OOB - Schools That Have Seats/Chinese_OOB 2012-2013 FAQ.pdfChineseanchorNAa8f47142f4f83310VgnVCM1000002905c90a____bea9bb05ff0a4210VgnVCM1000007e6f0201____Preschool and Pre-K Lotteryef5df79385d56210VgnVCM2000007f6f0201RCRDanchorNAb5f47142f4f83310VgnVCM1000002905c90a____bea9bb05ff0a4210VgnVCM1000007e6f0201____sign up onlinee6fba060162ed210VgnVCM2000002a05c90aRCRDanchorNAb6f47142f4f83310VgnVCM1000002905c90a____bea9bb05ff0a4210VgnVCM1000007e6f0201____/DCPS/Files/downloads/Learn-About-Schools/OOB 2012-2013.pdfOOB Lottery 2012-2013 FAQanchorNAb8f47142f4f83310VgnVCM1000002905c90a____bea9bb05ff0a4210VgnVCM1000007e6f0201____http://profiles.dcps.dc.govSchool profilesanchorNAc5f47142f4f83310VgnVCM1000002905c90a____bea9bb05ff0a4210VgnVCM1000007e6f0201____http://lottery.dcps.dc.govclick hereanchorNAc6f47142f4f83310VgnVCM1000002905c90a____bea9bb05ff0a4210VgnVCM1000007e6f0201____/DCPS/Files/downloads/Learn-About-Schools/OOB - Schools That Have Seats/French OOB_2012-2013__FAQ.pdfFrenchanchorNAc9f47142f4f83310VgnVCM1000002905c90a____bea9bb05ff0a4210VgnVCM1000007e6f0201____http://dcps.dc.gov/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=ef5df79385d56210VgnVCM2000007f6f0201RCRDPreschool/Pre-K LotteryanchorNAd3f47142f4f83310VgnVCM1000002905c90a____bea9bb05ff0a4210VgnVCM1000007e6f0201____sign up onlinee6fba060162ed210VgnVCM2000002a05c90aRCRDanchorNAd5f47142f4f83310VgnVCM1000002905c90a____bea9bb05ff0a4210VgnVCM1000007e6f0201____Sign up to receive text messages.e6fba060162ed210VgnVCM2000002a05c90aRCRDanchorNAf6f47142f4f83310VgnVCM1000002905c90a____bea9bb05ff0a4210VgnVCM1000007e6f0201____http://lottery.dcps.dc.govClick hereanchorNAf8f47142f4f83310VgnVCM1000002905c90a____bea9bb05ff0a4210VgnVCM1000007e6f0201____http://www.easternhighschooldc.org/Eastern pageanchorNA0d85dbdf4835e210VgnVCM1000002905c90a____Get a text message with lottery updates!<p>Want updates about the lottery? Text <b>LOTTERY</b> to <b>91990</b> and you'll be signed up to receive a text message. (You can also <a alt="sign up online" href="/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=e6fba060162ed210VgnVCM2000002a05c90aRCRD">sign up online</a> too.)</p>3bea9bb05ff0a4210VgnVCM1000007e6f0201____0e2f51ae476a4210VgnVCM2000007f6f0201____I want to place my four-year-old in kindergarten. Is this allowed?<p>No. DC Municipal Regulations state that students applying for kindergarten must turn five by September 30, 2012. You may apply for a seat in pre-kindergarten through the Preschool and Pre-Kindergarten lottery.</p>15bea9bb05ff0a4210VgnVCM1000007e6f0201____1e2f51ae476a4210VgnVCM2000007f6f0201____If my child has an IEP can I apply through the lottery?<p>Yes, if you have questions regarding your child?s specific program, please contact 202-442-5400.</p>17bea9bb05ff0a4210VgnVCM1000007e6f0201____29d81d5d6bccd210VgnVCM2000002a05c90a____Application is now closed for 2011-2012<p>Thanks for your interest in the Pre-School / Pre-K and Out-of-Boundary online lottery application. The application period has now closed for school year 2011-2012.</p>
<p><b>If you submitted a lottery application:</b></p>
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<li><a onclick="window.open('/DCPS/Files/downloads/Learn-About-Schools/OOB 2012-2013.pdf','popup', 'width=800,height=600,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes'); return false;" id="static_file~~" href="/DCPS/Files/downloads/Learn-About-Schools/OOB 2012-2013.pdf" class="pdf">OOB Lottery 2012-2013 FAQ</a></li>
<li><a onclick="window.open('/DCPS/Files/downloads/Learn-About-Schools/Preschool and Pre-K/Spanish OOB 2012-2013_FAQ.pdf','popup', 'width=800,height=600,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes'); return false;" href="/DCPS/Files/downloads/Learn-About-Schools/Preschool and Pre-K/Spanish OOB 2012-2013_FAQ.pdf" id="static_file~~" class="pdf">Spanish</a></li>
<li><a onclick="window.open('/DCPS/Files/downloads/Learn-About-Schools/OOB - Schools That Have Seats/French OOB_2012-2013__FAQ.pdf','popup', 'width=800,height=600,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes'); return false;" href="/DCPS/Files/downloads/Learn-About-Schools/OOB - Schools That Have Seats/French OOB_2012-2013__FAQ.pdf" id="static_file~~" class="pdf">French</a></li>
<li><a onclick="window.open('/DCPS/Files/downloads/Learn-About-Schools/OOB - Schools That Have Seats/Chinese_OOB 2012-2013 FAQ.pdf','popup', 'width=800,height=600,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes'); return false;" href="/DCPS/Files/downloads/Learn-About-Schools/OOB - Schools That Have Seats/Chinese_OOB 2012-2013 FAQ.pdf" id="static_file~~" class="pdf">Chinese</a></li>
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</ul>20bea9bb05ff0a4210VgnVCM1000007e6f0201____57f78f1ba07e6210VgnVCM2000007f6f0201____What is the Out-of-Boundary Lottery?<p>The Preschool/Pre-K and Out-of-Boundary Lottery application period for the 2011-2012 school year began online on the DCPS website on January 28, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. and ended on February 28, 2011 at 11:59 p.m. The results were made available online on March 3, 2011. <a onclick="window.open('http://lottery.dcps.dc.gov','popup', 'width=800,height=600,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes'); return false;" href="http://lottery.dcps.dc.gov">Click here</a> to view your results.</p>1bea9bb05ff0a4210VgnVCM1000007e6f0201____5bd5a2789ab17210VgnVCM1000007e6f0201____I'm submitting Out-of-Boundary Lottery and/or Preschool and Pre-k Lottery applications for more than one child, and I'd like them to be admitted to the same school. Is this possible??<p>Each child's application is treated independently in the Out-of-Boundary and Preschool/Pre-k Lotteries; therefore, if one sibling is admitted to a particular school, there is no guarantee that the other will be able to attend the same school. However, if a child is admitted to a particular school through the lottery, his or her sibling(s) will be placed at the top of the waitlist for that school (behind siblings of currently enrolled students).</p>13bea9bb05ff0a4210VgnVCM1000007e6f0201____5df3a2789ab17210VgnVCM1000007e6f0201____If my child has a sibling at the school to which I'm applying, or lives close to the school, will I have a better chance of being accepted?<p>Yes. The DC Municipal Regulations (DCMR) allow for a preference in the lottery for a particular school if your child has a sibling at the school, or if your child lives within a reasonable walking distance of a school.* If admitted with a "sibling preference," you must be prepared to prove that your children are siblings when registering at the school.</p>7bea9bb05ff0a4210VgnVCM1000007e6f0201____5e5c51ae476a4210VgnVCM2000007f6f0201____Does the order in which I rank my choices affect my lottery results?<p>Yes. If, during the lottery, a student is placed into more than one school, he/she will be given a seat at the highest ranked school and moved to the waitlist for all other schools on his/her application.</p>9bea9bb05ff0a4210VgnVCM1000007e6f0201____67399c1d5475d210VgnVCM1000002905c90a____Receive email updates about the Out-of-Boundary Lottery<p><a alt="Sign up here!" onclick="window.open('https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dEFBSHY2N2d3NUlhNzBiOURIU3VvNXc6MQ','popup', 'width=800,height=600,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes'); return false;" href="https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dEFBSHY2N2d3NUlhNzBiOURIU3VvNXc6MQ">Sign up here!</a></p>4bea9bb05ff0a4210VgnVCM1000007e6f0201____77fd51ae476a4210VgnVCM2000007f6f0201____Can my child be accepted to more than one school? If we get into a school, what happens to our application for the other school(s)?<p>In order to maximize the number of applicants who receive a seat at a school to which they've applied, students will not be admitted into more than one school in the Out-of-Boundary Lottery. However, all applicants will be placed on the waitlist at each school to which they are not admitted during the lottery.</p>10bea9bb05ff0a4210VgnVCM1000007e6f0201____7e0151ae476a4210VgnVCM2000007f6f0201____Where can I learn more about the school(s) I'm interested in applying to?<ul>
<li><a href="http://profiles.dcps.dc.gov">School profiles</a></li>
<li><a href="/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=4ae7d88eecd56210VgnVCM2000007f6f0201RCRD">Open Houses</a></li>
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</ul>16bea9bb05ff0a4210VgnVCM1000007e6f0201____87fd51ae476a4210VgnVCM2000007f6f0201____How will I know if any seats are available at a particular school? How is the number of available seats determined?<p>When you select the school and the grade to which you are applying, the application will indicate the number of out-of-boundary seats the school anticipates being able to offer in the particular grade during the 2012-2013 school year. </p>
<p>The number of seats available for out-of-boundary students in each grade at each school is determined based on the school's enrollment projections for the coming year and the school's building capacity, with input from the principal.</p>12bea9bb05ff0a4210VgnVCM1000007e6f0201____8e0151ae476a4210VgnVCM2000007f6f0201____Other Important Information: Oyster-Adams and Eastern Senior High School<p><b>Oyster-Adams Bilingual School</b></p>
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<li>Separate lotteries are run for kindergarten and 1st grade students; one for children whose dominant language is English, and another for those whose dominant language is Spanish.</li>
<li>Admitted students will be assessed to confirm their dominant language. </li>
<li>For grades 2 and up, all English-speaking students admitted through the Out-of-Boundary Lottery to a dual-language program must demonstrate grade-appropriate Spanish language skills.</li>
</ul>
<p><b>Eastern Senior High School </b></p>
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<li>Only accepting 9th and 10th graders for School Year 2012-2013.</li>
<li>Learn more on the <a href="http://www.easternhighschooldc.org/">Eastern page</a>.</li>
</ul>19bea9bb05ff0a4210VgnVCM1000007e6f0201____95798a8a42b85210VgnVCM2000007f6f0201____Can I apply to a school that does not anticipate being able to accommodate any out-of-boundary students in the particular grade for which I am applying?<p>Yes; your child will be placed on a waitlist in case a seat becomes available at a later date.</p>11bea9bb05ff0a4210VgnVCM1000007e6f0201____a26b51ae476a4210VgnVCM2000007f6f0201____How does the lottery work?<ul>
<li>After the application period ends on February 27, 2012, each applicant will be assigned a random number for each school he/she applied to. </li>
<li>The applicants for each grade at each school will then be sorted in order of random number. </li>
<li>Applicants will be placed into available seats in their particular grade at each school based on their preference order and their random number order. The following is the order of preferences for the out-of-boundary K-12 lottery:<br>
1. Students with a sibling at the school will be placed first, in order of random number.<br>
2. Students who live within walking distance of the school*, in order of random number.<br>
3. Any remaining seats will go to students who have neither sibling nor proximity preferences, in order of random number. </li>
<li>Finally, applicants who are placed into more than one school will be given a seat at the school they ranked highest and moved to the waitlist for all other schools on their application. </li>
<li>Waitlists will be created after all seats in a particular grade at a school are filled, so that students who are not admitted will appear on the waitlist in the preference order described above.</li>
</ul>
<p>*DC Municipal Regulations B 2106.3 defines ?reasonable walking distance? to be a theoretical square oriented north-south with the school in the center and the sides measuring 3000 feet for elementary schools and education campuses and 5000 feet for middle Schools.</p>8bea9bb05ff0a4210VgnVCM1000007e6f0201____a7fd51ae476a4210VgnVCM2000007f6f0201____My child's is currently out-of-boundary. Do I need to reapply to stay at the school next year? OR, do I need to apply through the Out-of-Boundary Lottery to secure a seat at my school's "destination school" in the feeder pattern?<p>No. DCPS seeks to create consistent pathways for students throughout their school years. </p>
<p>Thus, all out-of-boundary students who are admitted to a school receive the right to continue attending that school through all its available grades, as well as to attend the school's destination school in the feeder pattern. </p>
<p>To find your school's destination school, visit <a alt="School Profiles" href="http://dcps.dc.gov/DCPS/profiles">School Profiles</a>.</p>14bea9bb05ff0a4210VgnVCM1000007e6f0201____c8291d7e2485d210VgnVCM2000002a05c90a____How can I find out how many students were admitted to each school through the lottery last year?<p>Data from last year?s lottery is available in the document below. It provides a chart for each school showing how many students were accepted and waitlisted by grade.</p>
<p><a onclick="window.open('/DCPS/Files/downloads/Learn-About-Schools/PSPK 2012-2013 FAQ.pdf','popup', 'width=800,height=600,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes'); return false;" id="static_file~~" href="/DCPS/Files/downloads/Learn-About-Schools/PSPK 2012-2013 FAQ.pdf" class="pdf">Download the 2011-2012 Out of Boundary Lottery Data Sheet.</a></p>18bea9bb05ff0a4210VgnVCM1000007e6f0201____ec1ebb05ff0a4210VgnVCM1000007e6f0201____If I apply early in the application period, will I have a better chance of being accepted?<p>No. As long as you apply between January 30, 2012 and February 27, 2012 there is no advantage to applying early.</p>6bea9bb05ff0a4210VgnVCM1000007e6f0201____ffe6bb05ff0a4210VgnVCM1000007e6f0201____Fast Facts<p>The Out-of-Boundary Lottery allows parents to apply for kindergarten through 12th grade at a different DCPS school than their child's assigned school(s). If you seek to apply for a three- or four-year-old seat, please read about the <a href="http://dcps.dc.gov/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=ef5df79385d56210VgnVCM2000007f6f0201RCRD">Preschool/Pre-K Lottery</a></p>
<p>- The Out-of-Boundary Lottery application period for the upcoming 2012-2013 school year will begin online on January 30, 2012 and end on February 27, 2012.</p>
<p>- Each applicant may apply to up to six out-of-boundary school programs.</p>
<p>- The lottery application must be completed online; no paper applications will be accepted.</p>
<p>- The lottery will run on February 29, 2012. Results will be posted online on March 2, 2012 and mailed home by March 8, 2012.</p>
<p> Applicants who receive a seat in the lottery should take the following steps to either accept or decline their seat:</p>
<ul>
<li>If you wish to decline the seat you received, call the school where you were accepted and inform them that you will not be accepting the seat.</li>
<li>If you wish to accept your seat and your child <b>currently attends a DCPS</b> school you should have returned the ?Intent to Enroll? form to the child?s current DCPS school by April 2, 2012. If your child <b>does not currently attend a DCPS</b> school you should have returned the ?Intent to Enroll? form to the school that they will be attending next year by April 2, 2012.</li>
<li>If you wish to accept the seat you received through the lottery you must <b>submit a completed enrollment packet by May 2, 2012</b> by (including DC residency verification) in order to secure the seat.</li>
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