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Integrated Day Charter School

Educating confident, socially responsible citizens and lifelong learners

Admission

Admission

To Submit Your Childs Application

Download or Print the Student Application Below or Call 860-892-1900 to request a paper application.  Please note that applications cannot be submitted via the website at this time.

Submit via the following avenues

  • Mail to: IDCS, 68 Thermos Avenue, Norwich, CT 06360
  • Fax to: 860-892-1902 Attn: Waiting List
  • Email to: contact@idcs.org

Prekindergarten Lottery Applicants

  • Applicants must be four years old on or before September 1st of the school year that they will start Pre-K.
  • Applicants must submit a student application by April 1st of the calendar year that they are eligible to start Pre-K.
  • The PreK lottery takes place the first week in April.  All applications received after the lottery will go on the waiting list in the order in which they are received.   
  • Applications are accepted one year in advance of eligibility year (if eligible for the 2025-26 school year, we will start accepting applications at the beginning of the 2026-27 school year).
  • Applications that are sent more than one year in advance of eligibility will be shredded.

The Integrated Day Charter School admits students of any race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, national origin (ancestry), or disability and does not discriminate on any basis.

  • Child's Date of Birth Pre-K School Year Earliest Application Date Acceptance Application Deadline Lottery Date
    09/02/2020-09/01/2021 2025-26 September 1, 2024 April 1, 2025 April 2, 2025
    09/02/2021-09/01/2022 2026-27 September 1, 2025 April 1, 2026 April 1, 2026
    09/02/2022-09/01/2023 2027-28 September 1, 2026 April 1, 2027 April 7, 2027
    09/02/2023-09/01/2024 2028-29 September 1, 2027 April 1, 2028 April 5, 2028
    09/02/2024-09/01/2025 2029-30 September 1, 2028 April 1, 2029 April 4, 2029

    • Applications are accepted year round.
    • Applicants will be placed on the waiting list in the order in which they are received.

    • A lottery is held every April for all potential Pre-K students who will be 4 years old by September 1st of the upcoming school year.  Applications are accepted for the lottery starting in September of the prior year.  Applications must be in by the lottery deadline.  Available Pre-K spots are filled in order by when the student's assigned number is pulled in the lottery.  Once all spots are filled, the remaining students in the lottery will be placed on a waiting list in the order that they are drawn.  
    • Younger siblings of current IDCS students do not need to enter the lottery to receive a spot in the IDCS Pre-K.  However, parents must fill out a student application and clearly indicate that the child is a sibling of a current student.  Applications must be in by the lottery deadline in order to hold a spot for any incoming Pre-K siblings.
    • Children of staff members who have been employed for one year or longer do not need to enter the lottery to receive a spot in the IDCS Pre-K.  However, parents must fill out a student application and clearly indicate that the child is a child of a staff member.  Applications must be in by the lottery deadline in order to hold a spot for any incoming Pre-K staff member's children.
    • Any applications received after the lottery will be placed on the waiting list in the order in which they are received.

  • Applications received after the lottery are placed on the waiting list in the order in which they are received.

    Each summer, the waiting list rolls forward to the next grade level. For example, if a child is on the Pre-K waiting list and is not admitted, they will move to the Kindergarten waiting list the following year, then to the 1st grade waiting list the year after, and so on.

    After the lottery process, students in grades PK–5 may be admitted only if a currently enrolled IDCS student leaves and a space becomes available. While it is not uncommon for families to remain on the waiting list for multiple years, some lists do move more quickly depending on enrollment changes.

    Enrollment increases at Grade 6, and IDCS typically admits an additional 5–7 students at that grade level.

    If a student is admitted to IDCS and has siblings on the waiting list, those siblings will be moved into the sibling section of the waiting list, behind any siblings already listed in that category.

    Each grade-level waiting list is organized into the following priority sections:

    1. Siblings of current IDCS students
    2. Children of IDCS staff members employed for one year or longer
    3. Siblings of IDCS graduates who graduated within the past four years
    4. Traditional applicants (not included in the above categories)

    Families are responsible for keeping contact information up to date. If IDCS is unable to reach you using the contact information on file, we will assume you are no longer interested and your child’s name will be removed from the waiting list.

    Questions regarding the waiting list should be directed to Rachel Stahl at rachels@idcs.org or 860-892-1900 ext. 445.

Admission Documents