The new lottery has been required by the State Education Department to assure access and opportunity for all families. It will be conducted in conjunction with the annual magnet lottery, which will include grades K-6 at Albany School of Humanities (ASH), and grades K-5 at Montessori Magnet School and Thomas O'Brien Academy of Science and Technology (TOAST). We invite you to download a Q&A with additional details about the the district's prekindergarten programs and current enrollment policies.

 

Applications for the prekindergarten lottery will be available beginning March 1 and must be returned by March 31 at 3 p.m. to be eligible for the drawing. The district will hold a Prekindergarten Blast at Schuyler Achievement Academy from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday, March 6 to provide families more information about the 19 different pre-K options.

 

For the 2010-11 school year, a child must be 4 years old on or before December 1, 2010, to be eligible for pre-K. Following the lottery, all students must be registered at the Office of Central Registration, located in the Sunshine Building in Lincoln Park at the corner of Delaware and Morton avenues. The office is open 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call 462-7207 for more information.

 

In order to register, a parent or guardian must present proof of age and residency, as well as proof of immunization and custody papers, if applicable, for the child they are registering. For more information, visit our Required Documents section.

 

Families not currently enrolled in a magnet elementary school who are interested in choosing one of those schools for 2010-11 can complete and return a separate application for the magnet lottery. Those applications also must be returned by March 31.