For Students Entering Grade 9 in 2022-2023

Northeast Consortium HS Lottery Choice & Signature Information Session!

I see ME in ALL Three!

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Northeast Consortium (NEC) High Schools

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Paint Branch HS James Hubert Blake HSSpringbrook HS

•Comprehensive high school curriculum

•Academic support programs for students

•Honors & Advanced Placement (AP) courses

•Student activities, clubs, athletics•Signature programs

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What do the Northeast Consortium high schools have in common?

A Sneak Preview of the Signature Programs through the Students’ Eyes and the

Coordinators’ Lens…I see ME in ALL Three!

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Springbrook High SchoolIB World and Information Technology Signature

EXPECT BELIEVE ACHIEVE

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Paint Branch High SchoolAcademy of Science and Media

Excellence Through Effort

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James Hubert Blake High SchoolFine Arts & Humanities Signature

▪October – NEC High School Open Houses▪Choice form instructions mailed to NEC students’ homes (mid-October)

▪Choice form deadline – November 5 ▪Notification of assignments – late January

Lottery Choice Process Timeline Round 1, 2021-2022

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Round 2 Choice - February• Deadline: Friday, February 11, 2022• For students who attend NEC MS but don’t live in the NEC • For students who did not get their first choice in Round 1, can

resubmit original Round 1 choices • Note: Students who receive their first choice in Round 1 may

NOT participate in Round 2.March - Round 2 high school assignment letters mailedApril/May - Appeals

• due early April, reviewed May

NEC Choice Timeline After Round 1

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Choice Form Submission

• Log on to student’s MCPS google account

• Enter bit.ly/choiceNEC• Rank 3 high schools in order of

preference • Enter parent email address• PDF of the submitted choice form will

be emailed

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A computerized lottery assignment system is used to assign students to a high school. A variety of factors are considered when running the lottery.

How are choice forms processed?

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• Determined by home address • Base is guaranteed IF it is selected as:

FIRST choice on Choice form OR

Second choice on Choice form if the first choice school is enrolled to capacity

• Not guaranteed if a student changes his/her mind after the lottery has been run

• To identify base, visit the school locator website:http://gis.mcpsmd.org/SchoolAssignmentTool2/Index.xhtml

Base High School

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Every effort will be made to assign siblings to the same NEC school if indicated on the Choice form. Sibling link is only considered, however, when the sibling is in the comprehensive program (not application or magnet programs) at that high school.

Are students guaranteed assignment to the same NEC high school as an older sibling?

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• School capacity as determined by MCPS• Ranking of school choices• Number of students selecting their base high school

• Sibling link• Socioeconomic status (number of students who receive

free or reduced meals)• Gender

What other variables may impact school assignment lottery?

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Lottery School Assignment Example

1st Choice = Base

1st ChoiceOlder Sibling

1st Choice Non-Base/Lottery

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Thanks for watching!Please stay tuned for an FAQ’s session

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Contact Information

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High School or Office

Name Email Address

Blake Beth Cooper Elizabeth_H_Cooper@mcpsmd.org Paint Branch Megan Tomas Megan_S_Tomas@mcpsmd.org Springbrook Lindsey Lipinski Lindsey_E_Ruhle@mcpsmd.org NEC Kathi Logue Kathleen_M_Logue@mcpsmd.org Private School Registration Q’s

DCCAPS drop box DCCAPS@mcpsmd.org