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THE LOTTERY DEADLINE WAS OCTOBER 28, 2008.
WE ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING LOTTERY ENTRIES FOR THE 2009-2010 SCHOOL YEAR.
Community families living in Districts 3 and 5 must enter a lottery for applications for the 2009-2010 School Year. Given the limited availability of spaces and to help ensure that the admissions process is open to as many families as possible, The School runs a lottery for applications. Lottery forms are available on September 3, 2008 on our website, in The School’s lobby, and at a number of preschools and daycare centers throughout the two districts.
To be eligible for our lottery, families must live in District 3 or 5, and must submit a completed lottery form to our Admissions Office by October 28, 2008. The lottery drawing will take place at on November 4, 2008. We will communicate the results of the lottery by mail on November 12, 2008.
Families of students drawn from the lottery will be mailed applications for admission, and will be invited to attend an Open House at The School where they will have an opportunity to talk with teachers and administrators and see classes in session. Because we draw more students from our lottery than we have spaces, being mailed an application does not guarantee admission to The School.
Completed applications are due in the Admissions office by December 15, 2008. Families of students whose applications are completed by our December 15 deadline will be asked to set up an interview and a visit to The School with their child in January. During the school visit, students will meet with classroom teachers for a skills screening.
In addition to filling out the application and attending their scheduled school visit and interview, families must provide The School at Columbia with proof of residence, a copy of their child’s birth certificate, records from his/her current school, two teacher recommendations (one for applicants to kindergarten), and all necessary financial aid information. To be considered for admission, families must complete the entire application process by January 30, 2009.
On February 13, 2009, in keeping with the timetable followed by most New York City independent schools, we will mail out acceptances for as many students as we anticipate openings at each grade level. As long as our in-house screening indicates that we will be able to serve a child, students who have fully completed the application process by our deadline will be offered acceptance according to their lottery number, keeping in mind the balance between Columbia and Community families, and boys and girls. When a child is accepted into The School, their family will receive an enrollment contract for the upcoming academic year. Families must sign and return the contract to the Admissions Office with the indicated deposit by February 27, 2009, to guarantee a space for their child in September.
Students further down in the lottery will be placed on our waitlist, and will be offered admission should openings become available. Because waitlists are not rolled over from one year to the next, families that are interested in applying for admission for the following school year will need to enter the lottery once again.
The Admissions Office at The School is here to help you with any questions or concerns. Do not hesitate to contact our Director of Admissions and Enrollment, Rekha Sharma Puri at 212-851-4220 or rpuri@theschool.columbia.edu.
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