Facing a projected dip in enrollment of about 150 students, the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools will expand its 2020-21 schools of choice program to allow for an additional 200 out-of-district students to enroll
The Plymouth-Canton program will allow families from Wayne, Macomb, Washtenaw, Oakland and Monroe counties to apply for the available slots.
An initial application window expired in April. Prior to the 2019-20 school year, the district received, on average, 480 applications from out-of-district families. That number dropped to 254 during the initial application window.
The PCCS Board of Education passed a limited schools of choice resolution that will open a minimum of one seat for kindergarten through 10th grade, with a maximum of 200 seats for the 2020-21 school year.
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It is the fourth consecutive year the district has allowed students who do not live in the Plymouth-Canton boundaries to attend its schools, officials said.
The online school of choice application window will be open June 18 to July 17 and can be found on the district's website beginning on June 18 at midnight.
All applications will be considered after the July 17 deadline, which closes at 11:59 p.m. that day.
The actual number of school of choice students enrolled into PCCS from outside of the district will depend on availability, according to the district's website.
Applicants who are siblings of current PCCS school of choice students will be given sibling preference according to state law, as long as the applicant is a student entering kindergarten through 10th grade for the 2020-21 school year.
The expanded program will not displace current PCCS students who reside within the district's boundaries.
Lottery set for July
More details and important dates regarding the application process for both the intra-district process and the limited school of choice program for non-resident families will be available in the near future. A school of choice lottery, which will be available via a YouTube live stream) is scheduled for July 20.
The school of choice placement process will end Aug. 2.
In addition to the projected drop in enrollment, PCCS is bracing for a projected state aid decrease of as much as $650 per pupil.
Contact reporter Ed Wright at eawright@hometownlife.com or 517-375-1113.
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