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Gates Chili cancels UPK lottery after filling seats; superintendent highlights student wins and retirements
Summary
District officials said every UPK applicant was offered a preferred spot, so the live lottery was canceled; the superintendent also noted student competition wins, musical performances and two announced retirements.
GATES CHILI, N.Y. — Gates Chili Central School District officials said the district has enough space to offer Universal Prekindergarten to every applicant this year, canceling a planned live lottery and moving instead to publish a wait list later this week.
"This year, we have received a total of 127 applicants for the 138 available spots, which means they were able to offer every applicant a spot in their preferred…
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