Students applying to chosen colleges will do so if they meet these basic requirements, but they must also realize that there will be more
applicants than spaces available.
If they have more
applicants than spaces available, a random lottery determines who gets in.
In any given year, if there are fewer
applicants than spaces available, Polaris Charter School will not conduct a lottery.
(A charter school with fewer
applicants than spaces available does not have to conduct a lottery.)
Program enrollment is limited largely by funding, and random lotteries are conducted when there are more
applicants than spaces available.
Not exact matches
Unfortunately not all
applicants are selected as we often have more mentors
than spaces available.
Each school holds a random lottery to determine admission if the number of student
applicants is greater
than the number of
spaces available.
New York admits students to charter schools through a lottery system because there are far more
applicants than available spaces.
If there are more
applicants than available space, a lottery process will be used to determine randomly which of the pre-enrolled students will be admitted.
If there are more
spaces available than eligible
applicants from the city or town in which the charter school is located and who are siblings of current students and more eligible
applicants than spaces left
available, a lottery shall be held to determine which of the
applicants shall be admitted; provided, however, that a lottery conducted for Horace Mann charter schools shall reflect the enrollment priorities of this section.
Notwithstanding this subsection, upon application by the board of trustees of a charter school or by the persons or entities seeking to establish a charter school, the board may amend or grant a charter designating such school a regional charter school; provided, however, that such regional charter school shall be exempt from the local preference provision of this paragraph; provided further, that such regional charter school shall continue to grant a preference of siblings of currently enrolled students; and provided further, that if the number of
applicants remaining is greater
than the number of
spaces available, such regional charter school shall conduct a single lottery to determine which
applicants shall be admitted.