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Vernon Township School District conducts public lottery to set choice‑school wait list
Summary
The board conducted a public lottery Dec. 12 to establish the order of the wait list for the district's 13 choice‑school seats. With 15 applicants, the lottery determined which two students will occupy positions 14 and 15 on the wait list.
At the Dec. 12 work session, district staff conducted a public lottery to set the order of the wait list for the Vernon Township School District choice school. The district has 13 choice seats; staff reported all 13 seats are filled and there are 15 applicants, so the lottery determined which applicants will be placed at numbers 14 and 15 on the wait list. Parents of affected students will be contacted with next steps.
Board members confirmed the lottery was conducted in public and discussed how wait-list spots are handled: once a student receives a seat, that student remains in the district; applicants who remain on the wait list must reapply each year if they do not receive a seat that year.
No vote was required for the lottery, which was carried out as an informational item during the work session.
