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Brick Township runs preschool lottery after NJDOE approves 90-seat pre-K expansion
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Brick Township Public School District held a lottery to allocate seats for its expanded pre-K program for 2026–27 after NJDOE approval. Of 497 applicants, about 360 seats will be offered; the district created a wait list and will email acceptance letters the week of April 20.
Moderator opened the Brick Township Public School District’s public preschool lottery and said the district had received formal approval from the New Jersey Department of Education to expand pre-K enrollment by 90 seats for the 2026–27 school year. “We are pleased to begin our preschool lottery for the 2026 20 27 school year,” the Moderator said at the start of the livestream.
The district reported 497 total applications and said returning 3‑year‑old students reduce the number of seats to roughly 360 that will be offered for the coming year; the first 360 numbers drawn will receive offers. The Moderator also reviewed procedures: numbers were assigned to each applicant, draws were announced twice and shown on camera, two simultaneously pulled numbers would be returned to the bin if they occurred, and the district would draw in blocks (10 at a time).
Parents will not be able to choose campus locations; students will be assigned to specific sites and families will be notified later. The district said letters of acceptance with registration steps will be emailed the week of April 20, and letters with wait‑list positions will be mailed that same week. Officials warned that failure to follow the registration instructions in the acceptance letter will forfeit the offered spot and the place will go to the next student on the wait list.
District staff conducted the live drawing to determine seat offers and then proceeded to draw numbers to establish the wait list order. The Moderator explained that the waiting list will be ordered by the sequence in which numbers were pulled and that the district will contact families in that sequence if a seat becomes available.
“This concludes our lottery,” a Staff member said at the end of the broadcast, adding that the district would post the full grid of results the next day. The district did not announce individual drawn numbers in this report; officials said the grid with all numbers and placements will be available online when posted.
No formal board vote or policy change was recorded during the lottery; the event implemented the previously announced NJDOE approval for an expansion of pre-K seats. The district did not specify funding sources or campus assignments in the livestream; those details will be communicated to families in follow-up materials.
