Indian River School District to use online system for school choice Nov. 5 to Jan. 9
The Indian River School District will utilize the Data Service Center’s web-based Delaware Public and Charter School Choice Application for 2019-20. All IRSD school choice applications for 2019-20 must be submitted online at www.schoolchoicede.org.
The 2019-20 school choice application period opens at 8 a.m., Monday, Nov. 5, and closes at 11:59 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 9. The district will decide on all applications for grades 1-12 by Thursday, Feb. 28. Parents will have until Friday, March 15, to accept a school’s invitation. Decisions on kindergarten applications will be made in May.
The Data Service Center’s online system is the school choice application receipt and processing tool for all Delaware public school districts. By submitting online applications at schoolchoicede.org, parents experience a user-friendly interface which allows them to quickly submit applications to the schools of choice for their children.
When visiting schoolchoicede.org for the first time, parents must create an account with a user name and password. It is recommended that the user name be an email address. Once an account has been created, the parent can enter information about his or her child and select the child’s first, second and third school choices. Parents can also apply to special programs such as Spanish immersion, International Baccalaureate and the STEM pathway.
The system will also designate district schools that are anticipated to have openings for 2019-20. Schools that are at capacity will be labeled as such. Parents will still be permitted to submit applications for at-capacity schools.
Parents will receive an email confirmation once their school choice application has been submitted. They may review, edit or withdraw an application at any time prior to the Jan. 9 deadline.
Parents who do not have access to a computer may apply in person at any district school. The online system offers both English and Spanish options for school choice applications.
For more information about school choice or the online application system, contact the IRSD district office at 302-436-1000.
