I got my results list for the magnate applications on Saturday. The schools on the list I received were not the schools I applied to. I applied in October and have a receipt, but it does not list the actual schools like the selective enrollment receipt did. We applied to 16 schools, and only 7 of those made the erroneous "list" we received. There were 20 schools on the list, 13 of which we didn't apply to. 9 of our schools, including our top choice were our daughter is in preschool, did not make the list. That means we're not even wait-listed. No chance at all. She received 2 offers, both at schools we didn't apply for. I've called CPS and they took my name number and said "someone" would call me back, (yeah, right) and I've sent an email which will hopefull go through better than the application. If I don't hear back in 48 hours, I'm going to storm the castle. There's no appeal process posted online yet. Does anybody have any suggestions? Is there an omsbudsman for this process? Anybody I should be calling? Something I haven't thought of? So much for the computerized program eliminating errors.
I am sorry this happened to you. I do not have any help to offer. This kind of problem is exactly why I am very concerned about charter school lotteries. I hope you are able to resolve this.
Are either of the schools she got accepted to good schools? If the magnate schools in your area like the charter schools here even thought there is a lottery to get in, if you don't know someone your kid won't be getting in. I was never able to get my kid into any of those schools because I know no one. His dad got him into the regional high school because he had a professional relationship with the principle. My youngest was accepted to my oldest's high school but decided to go to another school.
I know it's frustrating but you may need to move onto your plan B. This is what I was forced to do. I'm wishing you peace, favor and luck.
If you don;t read it already, CPSObsessed is a great blog with very active readership who are very knowledgeable and full of great advice. Try posting there.
Different State, similar system...
No matter which schools we placed on our lottery list... the district (if we don't win the lottery for "our" list), generates a semi-random list of underapplied for schools. We only get the actual 'denial' from 3 schools on our list, and then the approval or denial from all of the district generated lists.
They wanted to bus my son an hour away to a failing school in a crime ridden area... and got another think coming (no appeal process, that defeats the purpose of their generating a list of crappy schools to send kids to). They lost any funding for him, because we pulled him out of the district entirely in year 1, and started homeschooling in year 2.
