Lottery Procedures for Open Enrollment
The Acton-Boxborough Regional School Committee has an Open Enrollment Policy that allows parents some choice in selecting the Elementary school they would like their child to attend.
Priority is given to children who:
Have or had a sibling enrolled in a particular school (the sibling must still be enrolled in the school system K-12);
Children who live within a one mile safe walk from school (as determined by transportation) and who will walk to that school (commencing in grade one) providing there is seat availability at school. Siblings have priority over walkers.
Children with special needs that can only be met in a particular school (as determined by the Student Services Department).
Students who are retained in a grade
Children who live in Boxborough may attend Blanchard if they prefer, and children who live in Acton may attend school in Acton if they prefer.
An online lottery will be conducted to include these priority admissions
If the number of families who wish admission to a school exceeds the number of available spaces, the remaining students are put onto a waiting list.
Wait lists are established at each level for all students who do not receive admission to the school of their choice.
The Lottery process is designed to provide an equitable opportunity for all families who do not have priority admission to be enrolled in the school of their choice. All students are given an equal chance to be placed in a school of their choice.
Students who move into Acton or Boxborough after the lottery has been held are enrolled in a school with available seats and added to the end of the waiting list based on their preferences list. It is important to note that attention is always given to maintaining as close a class size balance between and within schools as possible.