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Enrollment - Open Period To Request School Choice January-March | Cleveland Metropolitan School District

3202 W 30th St., Cleveland, OH 44109

Children must be age 5 by September 30 of the year in order to attend kindergarten during the academic year.District serves Cleveland, Bratenahl, parts of Brook Park and Garfield Heights, Newburgh Heights, and Linndale but interested individuals may apply from anywhere.
None for initial application, but will need enrollment documents to register. For each child to be enrolled: proof of age: accepts birth certificate proof of address: accepts mortgage or lease agreements, recent utility bills, payroll documents, or recent tax statements (if homeless and without proof of address, will be directed to Project ACT first) Students without a fixed night-time address (such as: homeless, doubled-up, or without a permanent residence) should be enrolled immediately without documents guardianship/custody documents (if applicable), current immunization record.
Open enrollment occurs annually.
https://www.clevelandmetroschools.org/building-brighter-futures/bbf-enrollment-page

If families want to remain in the school their child currently attends, and if the grade the child will attend will be offered during the next academic year, families need not choose a school. If wanting to indicate preferences, visit web site and create an account to register for lottery. May also call M-F: 9:00am-5:00pm to make an appointment to get help in person with open enrollment process if unable to use computer. At conclusion of open enrollment, any site that has more applicants than slots will have a lottery to see who is accepted to the school for the upcoming year. Those who are not current students of the district who gain enrollment at any district school will need to complete registration at the school or main site after, including proof of acceptance to a Criteria School (see HOURS OF SERVICE for current list) if they have been accepted during the spring open enrollment. Current students of the district who are accepted to any school during open enrollment need not do anything.

Free

Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Description

Provides the opportunity to express a preference for the school a parent would like their child(ren) to attend for the upcoming academic year. Parents may choose up to 8 schools in order of preference. Depending on response, a lottery to decide who attends may be held for some sites.

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Providing organization

Cleveland Metropolitan School District

Offers public education for grades kindergarten through high school for residents of the school district.