What a fantastic finish for the first half of the 2023-24 school year! Our student lottery is one of the most important events of the year, and it is quickly approaching for all С»ÆÑ¼µ¼º½ regions in 2024.
Making important decisions such as where your child goes to school doesn’t happen overnight. That is why during this time of decision making for your family, our Team and Family are here to help guide you through the upcoming lottery season.
How does С»ÆÑ¼µ¼º½â€™s С»ÆÑ¼µ¼º½ Lottery Work?Ìý
During the lottery, names will be selected at random, by grade, with spots offered in the order of names selected. When the capacity for each grade level is reached, the remaining applications will be assigned a position on our waiting list in a randomized order. Only applications completed before the deadline will participate in the lottery. Applications submitted after the lottery deadline are granted seats or added to the wait list in order of the date and time of their application.ÌýÌýÌýÌý
IMPORTANT NOTE: Current С»ÆÑ¼µ¼º½ students thinking of transferring to another С»ÆÑ¼µ¼º½ campus must submit an prior to their region’s designated lottery date.ÌýÌý
When is the Lottery?Ìý
- January 6, 2024
This date is exclusively for С»ÆÑ¼µ¼º½ Baton Rouge schools.
Ìý - February 17, 2024
This is С»ÆÑ¼µ¼º½â€™s lottery date for С»ÆÑ¼µ¼º½ Texas, С»ÆÑ¼µ¼º½ Florida, and С»ÆÑ¼µ¼º½ Ohio. Families who are interested in attending С»ÆÑ¼µ¼º½ Travis must visit for more information.
The Lottery Process ExplainedÌý
Each lottery will be conducted via STREAM, С»ÆÑ¼µ¼º½â€™s automated enrollment software system.Ìý
- Random Selection: During the lottery, applicants in each grade level at each school will be drawn at random and placed on a lottery-ordered applicant roster. Open seats will be offered in the order of names drawn through lottery. When the capacity for each grade level is reached, the remaining applicants will be placed on our wait list in lottery-order.ÌýÌýÌýÌý
- Notification: Once the lottery is completed, parents/guardians will receive a notification to your preferred method of contact (email and/or text message). All families will also be able to see their offer status by logging into STREAM after the lottery has finished running in their region.ÌýÌýÌýÌý
- Accepting an Offer: In your notification email/text, you will be linked to your STREAM account to accept or decline your offer. When an offer is accepted, all other applications for that student will be deactivated; for example, if you applied to С»ÆÑ¼µ¼º½ Eastside and С»ÆÑ¼µ¼º½ Carver in San Antonio, when you accept the offer at С»ÆÑ¼µ¼º½ Eastside, your С»ÆÑ¼µ¼º½ Carver application will be removed from the system.ÌýÌýÌýÌý
- Declining an Offer: If you choose not to accept your offer, you must decline your offer in STREAM. Declining the offer will deactivate the application at that campus and will award the open seat to the next student on the wait list.ÌýÌýÌýÌý
- Withdrawal: If after applying, you have decided С»ÆÑ¼µ¼º½ is not for you, please withdraw your application by logging in to your STREAM account.ÌýÌýÌýÌý
We are so excited to welcome our new families to С»ÆÑ¼µ¼º½ Public Schools, starting in August 2024! If you accept your offer, you can look forward to receiving details from your campus about upcoming campus events such as orientation, culture camp, and Meet the Teacher Night.ÌýÌýÌýÌý
For any additional questions about the lottery process, please review our Lottery FAQ or contact apply@ideapublicschools.org.ÌýÌý
After you’ve accepted an offer, all further questions can be directed to your new campus.
Thank you for your interest in joining the С»ÆÑ¼µ¼º½ Team & Family!Ìý