Riverhead Charter School • 3685 Middle Country Road • Calverton, NY 11933 • 631-369-5800

Admissions Lottery
for 2013-2014
April 17, 2013 6:30pm at the Riverhead Public Library
for grades: K,1,2,6
1. APPLY TO RCS:
Submit a completed application to Riverhead Charter School’s main office. COMPLETED APPLICATIONS
MUST BE RECEIVED at the school office BY 3:30 P.M. April 1, 2013

If there are more applications than available seats at the end of the enrollment period (April 1, 2013), a public
admissions lottery will be held on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at 6:30 p.m.at the Riverhead Public Library. At
the lottery, students will be randomly selected for admission into the 2013-2014 academic year until
enrollment capacity is reached. The remaining applicants will be placed on the waiting list, in order of the date
the application was submitted. Applicants who submit applications after April 1, 2013 will be added to our wait
list, also in the order of the date that the application was submitted.

2. Submit Application for Transportation at the Home District – Deadline March 29, 2013
Parents/Guardians must go to their home school district of residency by March 29, 2013 to complete an
application request for transportation to the Riverhead Charter School for the 2013-2014 school year. Please
bring proof of residency and your child’s original birth certificate with you when you complete the application
for transportation at your home school district. Please also bring this
District Registration Confirmation Form
with you to your home school district and have them sign and stamp it. Submit a COPY of the signed District
Confirmation Form back to Riverhead Charter School by March 29, 2013

Please note that a transportation application and a District Registration Confirmation Form must be
completed and submitted to your home school district by March 29, 2013 whether or not you have been
notified of your child’s admission.   Keep in mind, if you later change your mind about enrollment or if your
child is wait listed, the request for transportation to the Riverhead Charter School is disregarded by the home
district without penalty to you.

3. Admitted Students must complete registration process by April 30, 2013 to ensure seat.
Once admitted, students must complete the registration process by April 30, 2013 in order to secure a seat. If
the registration process is not completed by the April 30, 2013 registration deadline, the offer of acceptance
will be withdrawn and offered to the next child on the waitlist.

ReRegistration Instructions for Current RCS Students Returning for the Next School Year -
Please remember that in order for your child(ren) to be eligible for continued enrollment at the Riverhead
Charter School for the 2013/2014 school year, you must submit an
Intent To Return Form to RCS for each
returning student by
January 31, 2013.  In addition, you MUST submit an application for transportation to your
home district
AND return a completed District Registration Confirmation form to RCS by March 29, 2013.
(This must be done every year even if your child already attends RCS). Transportation Application AND District
Confirmation Forms must be completed and submitted by March 29, 2013 to complete the registration
process. If you do not complete the reregistration process by March 29, 2013 we may need to release your
child’s seat to a child waiting for admission.
REMINDER
for Current RCS students
To ensure a seat for next
year,
Current RCS students
must submit:
Intent to Return Form  by
January 31, 2013
Transportation Application
&
District Confirmation
Form by March 29, 2013
Note: Children must be 5 years old by December 1, 2013, in order to enroll for
Kindergarten for the 2013-2014 school year.