Chesapeake Public Charter School 2025-2026 Lottery Application Information

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, November 22, 2024

Dr. J. Scott Smith, Superintendent of Schools, 301-475-5511, ext. 32178
Dr. Maureen Montgomery, Deputy Superintendent of Schools, 301-475-5511, ext. 32135

LEONARDTOWN, MD – Beginning Sunday, December 1, at 10 a.m., the Chesapeake Public Charter School online lottery application will OPEN.

All interested families must fill out applications online at CPCS Lottery Link during the open enrollment period. (This includes all siblings who were waitlisted in the 24/25 school year.) For the 2025-2026 school year, the online application link becomes LIVE at 10 a.m. on December 1, 2024, and closes at midnight on December 31, 2024.  

There will be two in-person Q&A sessions this year to be held on the following dates.  Use this Parent Information Session RSVP.

• IN-PERSON @ CPCS   Wednesday, December 4, from 5:00-6:00 pm                                 
• IN-PERSON @ CPCS   Wednesday, December 11, from 6:00-7:00 pm 

Can’t make it in person?  Information can be found on the CPCS website https://schools.smcps.org/cpcs/charter-school/admissions 

LOTTERY APPLICATION INFORMATION

• Families need to enter a valid email address and create a password to create a free account.  The application also features a mobile friendly platform.  This account will need to be monitored for information regarding submission status, acceptance/waitlist notifications.
• All applications must be completed online. The order in which the application is submitted does not impact the selection process. It does not matter whether a family submits an application on the first day or the last day since the lottery is a random, computer-based drawing.  The application is available in multiple languages. 
• The official lottery will be run at the end of January 2025.
• Kindergarten families will be notified by email upon completion of the lottery of their acceptance or wait list status. All other families of students in grades 1-8 will receive an email of their wait list status and will be offered seats as they become open through the summer months.  

For more information, please contact the school’s main office at 301-863-9585, extension 0.