Important Dates
December 3, 2018 | Portal opens for High School Choice |
January 7, 2019 | Portal opens for Elementary School Choice |
January 23-25, 2019 | Attend the CMSD High School Choice Fair with your school |
January 23, 2019 5:00-8:00pm | Eastside Community Choice Fair East Professional Center - 1349 E. 79th St. Families Welcome |
January 30, 2019 5:00-8:00pm | Westside Community Choice Fair Max S. Hayes High School - 2211 West 65th St. Families Welcome |
March 22, 2019 @ 5:00PM | School Choice Portal closes |
April 1, 2019 | Lottery Results announced |
April 1 - 19, 2019 | Login to the School Choice Portal to ACCEPT or DECLINE school choices |
Learn
- Attend the CMSD High School Choice Fair in January
- Attend parent choice activities at your child’s school
- Talk to other parents, teachers and family members to get their input on schools you are considering
- Ask your child about the activities they are doing with their True2U mentor
- Research which schools have a career tech program, early college options and other academic options your child can participate
- Think about transportation and how your child will get to school. Take a ride on the RTA with your child to the schools you are considering
- Decide if attending a year-round school is right for your child
Resources
School Choice & Enrollment FAQs - English | Español
Mythbusters - common misconceptions debunked - (pdf English and Español)
Please call the Office of School Choice & Enrollment at 216.838.5437 if you have any questions.
Visit
- Schedule a tour at schools in which you are interested
- Schedule your child for a “shadow day” at the schools you are considering
- Attend open houses and information sessions at schools you are considering
- Ask about what sports, clubs and other activities each school offers
- Complete your application in the school choice portal by March 22, 2019
- Select up to 5 school choices
- Be sure to mark your choices in the order of preference
The first step is to enter the School Choice Portal and create a “family account” to get started.
Create one family account by completing an application for each child when you apply to a new school:
- provide an email address
- create a username
- set a password
Families are required to create a new family account each year an application is submitted for your child. The same email address or username may be used to create your new account.
Parents and guardians use a single-family account to create, save, edit and submit an application for each child in the family who is applying to a new school. Families will use this account to view lottery results and positions on school waiting list, if necessary. Creating an account with an email address is recommended.
Accept
- Log back into the school choice portal and ACCEPT your child’s school choice by the deadline
- You may DECLINE a choice if you would like to accept another school on your list
Please call the Office of School Choice & Enrollment at 216.838.5437 if you have any questions.