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Learn about Propel Schools (call for additional information). |
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Determine which of our schools is best for you. Location is an important deciding factor. (you can apply to more than one school) |
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APPLY. You can do so online or through regular mail. Double- check your information, and "submit" your pre-registration application.
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One application per child, per school. For example, if you are applying your child for both Propel EAST and Propel BRADDOCK HILLS, you will need to fill out one application for each school. |
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Please note that what you have completed is a Pre-Registration Application: this is not a promise or guarantee of a space. |
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After you have completed the application by clicking the "SUBMIT" button (or mail it to us directly), your application has been received by Propel Schools. |
***If you have applied during our open lottery time period (OCTOBER 1st through DECEMBER 31st), continue to #5A***
***If you have applied between January 1st and August 22nd, please continue to #5B***
Note: Applications will be closed from the 3rd Monday in August until September 30th.
5A. You have applied between October 1st, and December 31st, our open lottery time period. |
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In January, parents will receive a lottery letter giving the date, time and location of the lottery drawing. The child's lottery number and grade level for the upcoming year is listed in this letter. |
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If your child is offered a space at Propel Schools, you will receive a letter notifying you, as well as an application packet which will be sent to you for completion. Lotteries are open to the public, and parents are welcome to attend if they would like to know their child's status immediately. Your child's status will not change regardless of whether or not you attend the lottery. If you do not attend the lottery, you will receive written confirmation of your child's status via U.S. Mail within the following weeks after the final lottery is held. |
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Complete and mail the packet by the designated deadline. Once the packet is completed with all the necessary information and mailed back to Propel Schools, your child's space is confirmed. Make sure all the requested information is included before you send in your application packet. |
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Orientation information will be available to you through the Propel School at which you have been accepted. |
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If an opening becomes available for your child, we will contact you by phone immediately. |
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If a space is not available for your child for the current school year, you must re-apply between October 1st and December 31st for the next year. For example, if you wanted to apply your child for the 2012-2013 school year, you would do so between October and December of 2011. |
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Until your child has secured a space at Propel Schools, you MUST RE-APPLY EVERY YEAR. This ensures a fair and balanced application process. |
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Thank you for choosing Propel Schools! |
5B. You have applied out of the open lottery time period. This means that your application has been received and placed on our waiting list on a first come, first serve basis, from January 1st until the first day of school (the third Monday of August). |
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If an opening becomes available for your child, we will contact you by phone immediately. |
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If we contact you by phone regarding an available space, a 24 - 48 hour response time period is granted after we call. If you do not respond within the time frame, we will continue to the next individual on the waiting list. |
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Spaces can become available at any time throughout the school year. Therefore, we encourage you to be prepared and take advantage of this educational opportunity. |
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If there is not a space offered to your child for the current school year, you must re-apply between October 1st and December 31st for the next year. For example, if you want to apply your child for the 2012-2013 school year, you would do so between October and December of 2011. |
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You MUST RE-APPLY EVERY YEAR, until your child has secured a space at Propel Schools. This ensures a fair and balanced application process. |
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Thank you for choosing Propel Schools! |
PLEASE NOTE
› Propel Schools does not accept applications or fill any 11th or 12th grade vacancies at any time.
› Propel will not fill 8th grade positions unless authorized by the Superintendent.
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If you would like to schedule a tour at the school your child may be attending, please contact our Marketing & Community Relations Coordinator at 412.325.7305 x124. Tours are only available during the school year, except during PSSA testing. |
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If your child is offered a space for one school, this will not jeopardize or remove them from the wait list of the other schools at which they have applied. |
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Sibling Preference can only be granted to families that already have a child or children that are currently attending, and whom apply during the lottery time period (10/1-12/31). |
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Potential kindergarten students must turn 5 years of age by September 1st of the year they propose to begin school, no exceptions.
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