Enrollment

PLEASE NOTE: The open enrollment period for the 2012-2013 school year has ended. A lottery will be held in March, and all parents/guardians will be notified by mail of a child’s status. You may still submit a paper application in person at the main office, but your child’s name will be placed on a waiting list, in the order that the application was received. If you have questions about enrollment, please contact Linda Brown, our Enrollment Counselor, at lbrown13@bcps.org.

Enrollment Timeline

•      February 1 — Open enrollment begins.

•      February 29 — Enrollment ends. The enrollment counselor must receive all applications by 5:00 pm EST to be eligible for the lottery.

•      Week of April 16 — All parents/guardians receive letters informing them of each child’s status (accepted or wait-listed).

•      Week of April 23 — Parents/guardians must contact the school and notify us of intent to enroll. If we do not hear from you by May 4, your seat will be given to a wait-listed student.

•      Week of May 14 — Physical enrollment at the school site will occur. (Please note that enrollment will not be official until the student has physically enrolled in the school. Being accepted through the lottery does not constitute physical enrollment.)

Enrollment Process

Step One: Obtain a Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS) student identification number for each student.

Parents and/or legal guardians of students not currently enrolled in a Baltimore County public school may obtain a student ID number by going to their attendance-boundary school with the following documents: proof of residence and birth certificate. Inform the registrar that you need a student ID number to complete the lottery application. (Please make an appointment prior to showing up at the boundary school.) Parents and/or legal guardians of students currently attending a Baltimore County school can locate the student ID number on your child’s report card or obtain it from the registrar at your child’s current school.

Step Two: Complete the online Lottery Application. You must fill out the entire application form in order to be eligible. If you need assistance during this process, please contact Linda Brown, our Enrollment Counselor, at lbrown13@bcps.org.

If you do not have immediate access to the Internet, please contact Mrs. Brown to make alternate arrangements.

Please note: Enrollment is determined by a lottery system, and completion of your child’s application does not guarantee entrance into the school.

Step Three: After the lottery has been held, parents/guardians will receive information regarding acceptance or wait-list status, along with detailed instructions for accepting seat and physical enrollment at the school.

Step Four: Parents/guardians of children who have been accepted must inform Imagine Discovery of intent to enroll.

Step Five: Physical enrollment at the school site. Enrollment will not be official until the student has physically enrolled in the school. Being accepted through the lottery does not constitute physical enrollment. Further information will be forthcoming regarding the process for physical enrollment (location, time, information needed for verifying residency).