<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>The Prince George's County Public School specialty programs lottery application period for next fall is now open. Applications are being accepted now until March 12. </div><div><br></div><div><b><a href="https://specialty.pgcps.org">https://specialty.pgcps.org</a></b><br></div><div><br></div><div>Important to note:  In order to enter the lottery, you will need to get a student ID number for your child at your local elementary school (for most of us, that is Riverdale Elementary.) You will need to bring identification, and proof of residence such as your mortgage or lease, and birth certificate for your child.</div><div><br></div><div>(I'm happy to talk offlist to anyone interested in Robert Goddard Montessori, which my son attends. Note, the application for Montessori is EARLY - starts at age 3.)</div><div><br></div><div>This is the entrance process for any of the following schools:</div><div><br></div><div><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1" style="font-size:16px;box-sizing:border-box;border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:collapse;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(77,77,77);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><tbody style="box-sizing:border-box"><tr style="box-sizing:border-box"><td width="233" valign="top" style="box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px"><font face="Arial" style="box-sizing:border-box"><strong style="box-sizing:border-box">Program Name</strong> </font></p></td><td width="81" valign="top" style="box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px"><p align="center" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px"><font face="Arial" style="box-sizing:border-box"><strong style="box-sizing:border-box">Grade(s)</strong> </font></p></td><td width="325" valign="top" style="box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px"><font face="Arial" style="box-sizing:border-box"><strong style="box-sizing:border-box">Entrance Criteria</strong> </font></p></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing:border-box"><td width="233" style="box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px"><font face="Arial" style="box-sizing:border-box"><a title="Creative and Performing Arts" href="https://www1.pgcps.org/lottery/index.aspx?id=203319" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(17,85,170);text-decoration:none;font-weight:bold"><font color="#0000ff" style="box-sizing:border-box">Creative and Performing Arts</font></a></font></p></td><td width="81" style="box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px"><p align="center" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px"><font face="Arial" style="box-sizing:border-box">K-5</font></p></td><td width="325" valign="top" style="box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px"><font face="Arial" style="box-sizing:border-box">Age 5 by September 1 (Kindergarten) or <br style="box-sizing:border-box">Age 6 by September 1 (1st grade)</font></p></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing:border-box"><td width="233" style="box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px"><font face="Arial" style="box-sizing:border-box"><a href="https://www1.pgcps.org/lottery/index.aspx?id=203410" title="French Immersion" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(17,85,170);text-decoration:none;font-weight:bold"><font color="#0000ff" style="box-sizing:border-box">French Immersion</font></a></font><a href="https://www1.pgcps.org/lottery/index.aspx?id=203410" title="French Immersion" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(17,85,170);text-decoration:none;font-weight:bold"> </a></p></td><td width="81" style="box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px"><p align="center" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px"><font face="Arial" style="box-sizing:border-box">K only</font></p></td><td width="325" style="box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px"><font face="Arial" style="box-sizing:border-box">Age 5 by September 1</font></p></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing:border-box"><td rowspan="2" width="233" style="box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px"><font face="Arial" style="box-sizing:border-box"><a title="Montessori" href="https://www1.pgcps.org/lottery/index.aspx?id=203412" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(17,85,170);text-decoration:none;font-weight:bold"><font color="#0000ff" style="box-sizing:border-box">Montessori</font></a> </font></p><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px"><font face="Arial" style="box-sizing:border-box"> </font></p></td><td width="81" style="box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px"><p align="center" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px"><font face="Arial" style="box-sizing:border-box">PreK</font></p></td><td width="325" style="box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px"><font face="Arial" style="box-sizing:border-box">Age 3 or 4 by September 1</font></p></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing:border-box"><td width="81" style="box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px"><p align="center" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px"><font face="Arial" style="box-sizing:border-box">K-8</font></p></td><td width="325" valign="top" style="box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Must be currently enrolled in a full-day certified Montessori school</span></p><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Age 5 by September 1 (Kindergarten) or <br style="box-sizing:border-box">Age 6 by September 1 (1st grade)</span>  </td></tr><tr style="box-sizing:border-box"><td width="233" style="box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px"><font face="Arial" style="box-sizing:border-box"><a href="https://www1.pgcps.org/lottery/index.aspx?id=203418" title="Spanish Immersion/Dual Language" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(17,85,170);text-decoration:none;font-weight:bold"><font color="#0000ff" style="box-sizing:border-box">Spanish Immersion/Dual Language</font></a></font></p></td><td width="81" style="box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px"><p align="center" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px"><font face="Arial" style="box-sizing:border-box">K only</font></p></td><td width="325" style="box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px"><font face="Arial" style="box-sizing:border-box">Age 5 by September 1</font></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature">Alice C. Ewen<br>4705 Oliver St.<div>Riverdale Park, MD 20737</div><div>301-379-5303</div></div></div></div></div></div>