Thank you for your interest in Community Charter School of Cambridge (CCSC.) The admissions lottery is open to all Massachusetts residents who will be entering 7th, 8th or 9th grade on August 29, 2012 (CCSC’s first day of school.) We are not accepting applications for students entering 10th, 11th or 12th grade.
Letter from the Head of School
Open Houses
It is strongly recommended that all families interested in sending their child to CCSC attend an open house. Our final open houses will take place on:
- Saturday, January 7th, 2012 at 9:30AM
Applications
To apply for admission, please complete our 2012-2013 lottery application and deliver it to us in person, by fax or mail. Our lottery schedule is below. Please note that lottery applications are due a week before the lottery date. If we receive your application after the deadline stated below, it will be submitted for the following lottery. While we hold lotteries regularly, your child’s chances of being offered a seat are much greater if you apply early.
| Lottery Application Deadline | Lottery Date |
| January 11, 2012 @ 4:00 pm | January 18, 2012 |
| February 1, 2012 @ 4:00 pm | February 8, 2012 |
| March 7, 2012 @ 4:00 pm | March 14, 2012 |
| March 28, 2012 @ 4:00 pm | April 4, 2012 |
| April 25, 2012 @ 4:00 pm | May 4, 2012 |
| May 30, 2012 @ 4:00 pm | June 6, 2012 |
Lottery
Applications are drawn at random. However, preference is given to applicants in the following order:
- Siblings of currently enrolled CCSC students (The Massachusetts DESE defines a sibling as a child who shares a common biological or legal guardian, as opposed to children who live in the same household but do not share a common guardian.)
- Cambridge residents
- All other Massachusetts residents
Acceptance Notification
Once the lottery is run, we will notify families by mail if they have been offered a seat, or if the student has been placed on our waitlist.
Enrollment Package & Orientation
Families of admitted students will be required to submit enrollment paperwork by a date specified in their enrollment packet. Admitted students and at least one parent/guardian will be required to attend an orientation and academic assessment session. At this session, students will take math and ELA placement assessments which will determine their grade placement. Families will be contacted after results are received. Not all students my qualify for the grade to which they applied.
Waitlist
Students not admitted will be placed on the waitlist until a space becomes available. Applications do not carry over to the next year. All children not admitted must reapply the following year.
