HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ENROLLMENT LOTTERies

To provide a fair and transparent method for determining which applicants will be chosen to enroll in the Harmony school of their choice for the upcoming school year.

As a public charter school, Harmony Public Schools welcomes all families to apply for enrollment. Parents and guardians can submit an application for their student through our enrollment portal during the open enrollment period.

To ensure a fair and equitable admissions process, Harmony conducts a blind, computer-based lottery for all eligible applications received. Students who are not selected through the lottery are placed on a waiting list. Please note: applications and waiting lists do not carry over from year to year. If a student remains on the waiting list and is not offered a seat, a new application must be submitted during the next open enrollment cycle.

Parents and guardians will be notified by text and/or email if their student is offered a seat during the automated lottery. In addition, the campus will follow up directly with families to provide next steps for completing enrollment and securing the student’s place for the upcoming school year.

Families will have three days to accept the offer. If no response is received within that time, the seat may be offered to the next student on the waiting list.

Families are invited to attend the live lottery event. Shortly after the lottery is conducted, parents and guardians will be notified if their student has been offered a seat at the school. Those not selected during the lottery will receive their student’s waitlist number at the same time. Application statuses can also be viewed at any time by logging into the SchoolMint portal used during the application process.

We encourage families to regularly check their email, text messages and phone calls throughout the spring and summer, as updates to enrollment offers and waitlist positions may occur.

If your child is not offered a seat, we encourage you to submit a new application during the next open enrollment period. Please note that waiting lists do not carry over from one school year to the next.

Current students will complete an intent-to-re-enroll form during the month of January. Students who do not submit this form must reapply and will be entered into the lottery process for the following school year. Additionally, if a student withdraws from their campus, they must reapply—even if the re-enrollment form was previously submitted—to be considered for admission in the upcoming school year.

Harmony Public Schools uses a third-party computer-based lottery system unaffiliated with Harmony to ensure a fair and transparent admissions process when the number of applications exceeds available seats. While the lottery is random, certain applicant groups are given priority in accordance with state and federal guidelines.

1. Children of Harmony Employees.
   Children Harmony employees receive priority admission—space permitting—as long as they represent only a small percentage of the total student body. If that number exceeds available seats, a separate lottery is conducted for this group. Students not admitted through this process will be placed on a waiting list in the order drawn.
2. Siblings of Currently Enrolled Students
   Eligible siblings of currently enrolled students also receive priority. This helps keep families together and supports our commitment to a strong, connected school community.

After these priority groups are accounted for, all remaining applicants are entered into the general lottery. Students who are not selected are placed on a waiting list and may be offered admission as space becomes available.