McAuliffe Charter School Announces Admissions Lottery Application For 2022-23 School Year

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FRAMINGHAM – The Christa McAuliffe Charter School, a tuition-free, charter public school for students in grades 6-8, is now accepting applications for the 2022-2023 school year.

McAuliffe is the only charter public school in Framingham. As a credentialed EL Education school, McAuliffe provides a project-based, hands-on curriculum that encourages team-building and collaboration with peers. Teachers emphasize students’ development of character and habits of work and learning with an aim for students to be upstanders who contribute to building a better world.

“I like that my scholar takes responsibility for her learning and is able to identify her strengths and weaknesses. This is such an important skill to learn and carry with her through high school and beyond,” said a McAuliffe Parent

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“During turbulent times, adventure-based learning allows our scholars to grow together, strengthening not only their sense of self but also their relationship to others,” said Frank Tipton, Executive Director

As a charter public school, students are accepted based on a blind, public lottery with the only
preference going to applicants who are siblings of students currently attending the school.

There is no admission fee or tuition. Massachusetts families with current fifth, sixth, and seventh graders may submit a lottery application at www.mcauliffecharter.org/apply.

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The school encourages families to learn about McAuliffe and introduce their children to us prior to the lottery. There are several ways that families can learn about McAuliffe:

1. Visit mcauliffecharter.org/infosessions to download a previously recorded admissions
   information session.
2. Attend an upcoming Admissions Session on Saturday, November 6, 2021 at 10 a.m. or
   Saturday, January 22, 2022 at 9 a.m.. Register at mcauliffecharter.org/infosession
3. Watch a video about the school at mcauliffecharter.org/new-scholars-and-families
4. Sign up to attend a Zoom Information Session. Dates to be posted soon at
   mcauliffecharter.org/infosessions
   February 2,

Admissions lotteries will be conducted the first Wednesday of each month, as needed, starting February 2, 2022.

Lottery applications are due the Friday before the first Wednesday of each month.

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If there are open seats and no waitlist, we will conduct a lottery. If there are no open seats or if there is an active waitlist, a lottery will not be held that month. However, any lottery applications from that month will be included in the next month’s lottery.

The first lottery application deadline is January 28, 2022 and the first lottery will be held on February 2.

If you have any difficulty completing the online application, please call us at 508-879-9000 x615 or send us an email to admissions@mcauliffecharter.org.

For more information about the admissions procedure and enrollment policy, families should visit mcauliffecharter.org/lottery-process.

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