Admission
Lottery
Like other charter schools, we hold an admissions lottery once a year to fill spaces for the following school year. Applications for the lottery are available beginning in January and the lottery is held in late Spring for the incoming 6th grade class and open spaces in the higher grades.
Applicants are allowed one ticket for the lottery. The lottery will be held in a public forum on Wednesday, April 7, 2010. Attendance at the lottery is not mandatory and will not impact your child�s chance of being admitted. During the lottery, student names are drawn one at a time and listed in the order pulled. After the lottery is completed, OCS will inform families by a phone call and a letter in the mail. Families then have seven business days to come into OCS to fill out registration paperwork and submit the following documents:
Proof of Residence
Any two of the following documents:- A residential utility bill (gas or electric) in the resident's name issued by National Grid, Con Edison, or the Long Island Power Authority (for the Rockaways); must be dated within the past 60 days
- Documentation or letter on letterhead from a federal, state or local government agency, including the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), City Housing Authority, Human Resources Administration (HRA), the Administration for Children's Services (ACS), or an ACS subcontractor indicating the resident's name and address; must be dated within the past 60 days
- An original lease agreement, deed, or mortgage statement for the residence
- A current property tax bill for the residence
- A water bill for the residence; must be dated within the past 60 days
- Official payroll documentation from an employer such as a form submitted for tax withholding purposes or payroll receipt; a letter on the employer's letterhead will not be accepted; must be dated within the past 60 days
Child�s birth certificate or passport
Child�s immunization records
Child�s physical form completed by doctor
Child's latest report card/transcript
Child�s Individualized Education Program (IEP) and/or 504 Accommodation Plan (if applicable and available)
If your child is not awarded an open seat on April 7, 2010, he or she will be placed on a waiting list for future openings. You will be informed of your child�s waitlist number through a letter in the mail and if taken off the waitlist, a phone call will be made to the numbers listed on the application. Make sure to inform OCS if your phone number or address changes.
Students selected for enrollment must provide a report card/transcript in July 2010 signifying he or she has been promoted to the following grade.