Application
What is the name of the common application and common lottery for the District’s public school options?
Name one type of High School scholars can apply to
Public (Neighborhood and Selective), Charter, Private
In your 8th grade who at higher achievement will help you the most with High School Placement?
Mentors, the Fellow, Center staff
Can you apply to Sidwell Friends through MySchoolDC.org?
NO - private and catholic schools have their own applications
Name three schools that do not have any entrance criteria
Any Charter or non-selective DCPS school
When should you have a list of high schools you are interested in attending?
By summer family meetings before 8th grade
What report cards will impact your eligibility for most high schools?
Name three selective DCPS high schools
Bard High School Early College DC (Bard DC)
Benjamin Banneker High School
Columbia Heights Education Campus (CHEC)
Duke Ellington School of the Arts
Early College Academy at Coolidge High School
McKinley Technology High School
Phelps Architecture, Construction, and Engineering High School
School Without Walls High School
When is the MySchoolDC application due
February 1st in your 8th grade year
What is a requirement for the Duke Ellington Application
Initial Essay, Program-specific essay, portfolio, audition
Name a selective high school that does not require teacher recommendation letters
School Without Walls
Where can you attend a High School fair to talk to representatives from different schools?
Higher Achievement HS fairs, your middle school, the school district (Ed Fest)