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Enrollment and Lottery Policy
DCS will admit students without regard to race, sex, disability, religion, nationality, or ethnic origin.
Admission to DCS will adhere to the following application and admission procedures:
*All applicants may apply online or via a paper application. Access to the online application will be provided upon request to those who lack reliable Internet access. A paper copy of the application will also be provided to applicants who prefer not to use or are unable to use the online system. Paper and online applications will also be available written in Spanish. The online application will be made public on the school's website.
*All applicants must apply for the grade they will enter in the following school year.
*Students may only submit one application for admission.
*Applicants must reside in North Carolina at the time of application. DCS will admit any student chosen by the random lottery regardless of which North Carolina county the student resides.
*Applicants must submit an application on or before the application deadline date. Applications received after this date will be considered for any eligible remaining spots. In the event no spots are available after the lottery, the applicant will be placed on the waiting list.
*Current students do not need to re-apply for admission but are required to submit a signed non-binding Commitment Letter by a specified due date.
*Siblings of current students and children of current full-time staff members will be given priority admittance to any open spots for the grade level in which the student is applying. If there are more siblings applying than spots available, a lottery will be held among the siblings to determine admittance.
*Students who are twins, triplets, etc. seeking admittance will each submit an application. Only one application will be entered into the lottery for those students. If the application is accepted, the sibling's twin, triplet, etc. will also be admitted.
*Applications received by the required due date will be entered into a random lottery which will be publicly held to determine student admittance.The lottery will be completed electronically whereby a computer program randomly assigns a number to each applicant. The number assigned by the program will determine the student's acceptance or position on the waitlist.
*All students accepted through the lottery will be mailed an acceptance letter. The letter must be completed, signed, and returned to the school by the required due date. This documentation will be used to confirm a family's commitment to the school and to release student records from their previous school. Failure to return this documentation will nullify the student's acceptance into DCS.
*Students not accepted by the lottery will be placed on a waitlist. Students will remain on the waitlist until the end of the following school year. In the event a spot becomes available, the school will contact students in order of their waitlist number.
*If a student does not gain acceptance into DCS, the student must re-apply to be considered for acceptance for the following school year.
*All families admitted to DCS will be required to read and agree to DCS policies and procedures as stated in the Student-Parent Handbook.
All students who withdraw will be required to complete the paperwork ensuring student records be sent to the new school. New students will also be required to complete the appropriate paperwork to request student records. If a student withdraws from the school, the next student on the waitlist will be offered a spot. If a student seeks to re-enter DCS, he/she will be required to follow the same admissions process as any other student.
Admission to DCS will adhere to the following application and admission procedures:
*All applicants may apply online or via a paper application. Access to the online application will be provided upon request to those who lack reliable Internet access. A paper copy of the application will also be provided to applicants who prefer not to use or are unable to use the online system. Paper and online applications will also be available written in Spanish. The online application will be made public on the school's website.
*All applicants must apply for the grade they will enter in the following school year.
*Students may only submit one application for admission.
*Applicants must reside in North Carolina at the time of application. DCS will admit any student chosen by the random lottery regardless of which North Carolina county the student resides.
*Applicants must submit an application on or before the application deadline date. Applications received after this date will be considered for any eligible remaining spots. In the event no spots are available after the lottery, the applicant will be placed on the waiting list.
*Current students do not need to re-apply for admission but are required to submit a signed non-binding Commitment Letter by a specified due date.
*Siblings of current students and children of current full-time staff members will be given priority admittance to any open spots for the grade level in which the student is applying. If there are more siblings applying than spots available, a lottery will be held among the siblings to determine admittance.
*Students who are twins, triplets, etc. seeking admittance will each submit an application. Only one application will be entered into the lottery for those students. If the application is accepted, the sibling's twin, triplet, etc. will also be admitted.
*Applications received by the required due date will be entered into a random lottery which will be publicly held to determine student admittance.The lottery will be completed electronically whereby a computer program randomly assigns a number to each applicant. The number assigned by the program will determine the student's acceptance or position on the waitlist.
*All students accepted through the lottery will be mailed an acceptance letter. The letter must be completed, signed, and returned to the school by the required due date. This documentation will be used to confirm a family's commitment to the school and to release student records from their previous school. Failure to return this documentation will nullify the student's acceptance into DCS.
*Students not accepted by the lottery will be placed on a waitlist. Students will remain on the waitlist until the end of the following school year. In the event a spot becomes available, the school will contact students in order of their waitlist number.
*If a student does not gain acceptance into DCS, the student must re-apply to be considered for acceptance for the following school year.
*All families admitted to DCS will be required to read and agree to DCS policies and procedures as stated in the Student-Parent Handbook.
All students who withdraw will be required to complete the paperwork ensuring student records be sent to the new school. New students will also be required to complete the appropriate paperwork to request student records. If a student withdraws from the school, the next student on the waitlist will be offered a spot. If a student seeks to re-enter DCS, he/she will be required to follow the same admissions process as any other student.