Aldine ISD Launches Choice Schools Application

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The deadline is March 26. Apply Now! The first virtual lottery will be held on April 3.

Aldine ISD has launched its Choice Schools online application. Families and their children can choose from Aldine’s various unique academic programs — preschool through Grade 11 — from throughout the district. Each program provides students the support they need in their areas of interest and offers extracurricular activities.

The district encourages families to explore their choices by going to the Aldine Choice Schools website. After reviewing all the options, families must create an online account before starting the application. An email address is required to create an account. Families can select up to three different programs by ranking their selections (1,2, and 3, with 1 being your first option).

Families applying for prekindergarten (PreK) programs must meet the income or language guidelines to be eligible for admission into the program. There is an age requirement for primary school options:

A child entering PreK must be 4 years old on or before September 1 of the current year.
A child entering kindergarten must be 5 years old on or before September 1 of the current year.

Complete the Application Process by the Deadline

The deadline to apply is March 26, 2021. Upon completing the application, the parent or legal guardian will receive a submission completion notification through text or email, depending on the family’s preferred way to receive a message as indicated on the application.

Virtual Lottery

The virtual lottery will take place on April 3, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. The district uses SchoolMint, the lottery management tool, to randomly select applicants to these programs. Parents will receive either a text and/or email of lottery results.

Notification & Acceptance Letter Submission Deadline

Parents/legal guardians will receive a notification — email or text — informing them of the lottery results. Families of children selected to a choice school program will find an attached acceptance letter to be returned by April 16, 2021, with an e-signature to claim the seat.

Acceptance letters submitted after the deadline are invalid. Verbal acceptance is not valid. If the child did not get selected, they will be placed on a waitlist and moved up as seats become available for one of the program choices.

Questions

Families can contact the schools directly if they have specific questions by referring to the link in the first paragraph or calling the Magnet Schools Office at (281) 985-6559, or submit questions using the district’s Let’s Talk platform.