Anonymous wrote:We are not currently in DC but are planning to move if accepted. Therefore, we have none of those identifiers. Must I call that hotline? Just wanted to be sure I'm doing this right.
Anonymous wrote:Wait - your entering the lottery and you don't live in DC or have any documentation (lease etc.) to show you will live in DC at the start of the school year. Are you entering an out of state address into the application? Is that even allowed?
Anonymous wrote:Reading that again, I think you can apply but your odds are not good. You prob need to call the hotline to ask what to do about the lack of an ID.
Anonymous wrote:Wait - your entering the lottery and you don't live in DC or have any documentation (lease etc.) to show you will live in DC at the start of the school year. Are you entering an out of state address into the application? Is that even allowed?
Anonymous wrote:You can't apply if you're not a DC resident, unless you're a military family.
Here is what it says in the FAQ:
"Can I apply if I am not a DC resident?
Only residents of the District of Columbia are eligible to receive a free public education in the District. All parents and guardians are required to verify residency each year. This process is regulated by the Office of the State Superintendent for Education (OSSE).
On the My School DC application, you have the option of applying without a DC address. If you use this option, you will not receive in-boundary or proximity preferences.
If you are matched with a school through the lottery, you must accept your space by May 2. Accepting your space requires submitting required enrollment forms and proving DC residency.
Families who move to the District after the lottery can apply to individual schools using the My School DC post-lottery application.
Families currently living outside of the United States will need to apply using a U.S. address. For more information, please call the My School DC Hotline at (202) 888-6336, or email info.myschooldc@dc.gov. "
Anonymous wrote:I'm just getting started with the application process for pre-K and understand I would apply to the common lottery. The information on this page (http://www.myschooldc.org/how-apply/what-you-need-to-apply/) indicates I need one of the following pieces of info for my child for identification:
Your child’s student ID number. You can provide any one of these three types of IDs:
If your child is a DCPS student: Student ID
If your child is a public charter school student: Unique Student Identifier (USI)
Don’t have either? You can use your DC One Card number
We are not currently in DC but are planning to move if accepted. Therefore, we have none of those identifiers. Must I call that hotline? Just wanted to be sure I'm doing this right.
Anonymous wrote:I'm just getting started with the application process for pre-K and understand I would apply to the common lottery. The information on this page (http://www.myschooldc.org/how-apply/what-you-need-to-apply/) indicates I need one of the following pieces of info for my child for identification:
Your child’s student ID number. You can provide any one of these three types of IDs:
If your child is a DCPS student: Student ID
If your child is a public charter school student: Unique Student Identifier (USI)
Don’t have either? You can use your DC One Card number
We are not currently in DC but are planning to move if accepted. Therefore, we have none of those identifiers. Must I call that hotline? Just wanted to be sure I'm doing this right.