NEW: Charter School Lotteries Take Place in March
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Beginning March 1 and continuing throughout the month, 14 of Rhode Island’s charter public school will hold blind lotteries to determine their student body for the 2012-2013 school year. By law, each charter public school is required to conduct a blind lottery when the number of applicants exceeds the number of available spaces. All charter public school lotteries will be conducted under the supervision of the Rhode Island Department of Education.
Below is a listing of the charter public school lotteries being held on March 1, 2012:
Beacon Charter High School for the Arts (Woonsocket) – 8:00am
Compass Charter School (Kingston) – 8:00am
The Greene School (West Greenwich) – 5:00pm
Highlander Charter School (Providence) – 9:30am
International Charter School – 1:00pm
Kingston Hill Academy (Saunderstown) – 12:00pm
The Learning Community (Central Falls) – 9:00am
Paul Cuffee School (Providence) – 9:30am
Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College (Providence) – 10:00am
Trinity Academy for the Performing Arts (Providence) – 10:00am
The following charter public school lotteries are being held before or after March 1, 2012:
Academy for Career Exploration (Providence) – March 21, 2012, 5:00pm
Blackstone Academy (Pawtucket) – February 29, 2012, 3:00pm
Segue Institute for Learning (Central Falls)* –March 15, 2012, TBD
*currently not needed, lottery to be held if number of applicants exceeds openings
Times² Academy (Providence) – March 14, 2012, 5:30pm (Kindergarten) / March 15, 2012, 5:30pm (Grades 1 – 12)