St. Coletta Public Charter School Open Enrollment Information and Lottery Procedure

Because St. Coletta is able to offer spaces to all applicants on our list as of 4/30/2021, a lottery for the 21-22 school year will not be held.

St. Coletta will accept applications for the 2022 – 2023 school year during the open enrollment period, November 1, 2021 through April 29, 2022.  Only applications received during the open enrollment period will be included in the SY 22-23 lottery scheduled for May 12, 2022. Any applications received after the close of the open enrollment period would be added to the school wait list.

Open Enrollment Period Application for School Year 2022-2023

Please submit all applications via DocuSign links below:

St. Coletta Special Education PCS Application 
St. Coletta Special Education Public Charter School Solicitud de Admisión

The Lottery Process

As per DC Public Charter School Law, selection for admission to the St. Coletta Special Education Public Charter School will be via a random public lottery system. St. Coletta also maintains a wait-list and will offer admission to students on the wait-list as spaces become available.

If a child's name is selected, the family/guardian will be contacted regarding their intent to enroll their child within the school program. An applicant offered a seat will be required to affirmatively respond to an offer for acceptance in writing within 48 hours. Those applicants not responding within this designated period of time will be removed from the waiting list and be required to reapply should they wish consideration for any future openings.

If there are more names in the lottery pool than spaces available in a house/age level, those students' names not selected will form a waiting list based on the date in which they completed the application process and went on the lottery pool list. A wait list will be maintained for each of the five house/age levels. All other applications will be placed after them in order of their submission to the waiting list. If a space becomes available during the school year, admissions will be offered to the next student on the waiting list.

No offer shall be made to any student not properly entitled to the available space.