Enrollment
If you applied for SY24 and your student did not get a slot, you need to submit a SY25 lottery application form by the deadline to be considered for entry in Fall 2024. Old lottery applications are not kept year-to-year.
Lottery information is kept confidential.
Online Lotteries Apply Below
As a tuition-free public charter school, PVCICS is open to all students residing in Massachusetts. Entrance is by lottery. To enter the lottery, parents submit an enrollment application available below. The lottery establishes the order in which students will be accepted into the school. Siblings of currently enrolled students will be given priority over other students in the lottery ranking. Additionally, students from within PVCICS's region of service, as defined in our charter, will be given priority over students outside the region.
Students entering Kindergarten must be 5 years old by September 1st of the year of entry. Entering students must have successfully completed the previous grade in the previous year. For example, students entering 9th grade must have successfully completed 8th grade in the previous year.
Principal entry points are Kindergarten, 6th and 9th grades.
Region of Service
PVCICS can accept applications and enroll Massachusetts resident students from anywhere in the state. However, if there are more applicants than available slots, students residing in the region of service defined in our charter receive enrollment preference.
PVCICS's defined region of service is:
Agawam, Amherst, Amherst-Pelham (Amherst, Leverett, Pelham, Shutesbury), Belchertown, Chesterfield-Goshen (Chesterfield, Goshen), Chicopee, Conway, Deerfield, East Longmeadow, Easthampton, Frontier (Conway, Deerfield, Sunderland, Whately), Gill-Montague (Gill, Montague), Granby, Greenfield, Hadley, Hampden-Wilbraham (Hampden, Wilbraham), Hampshire (Chesterfield, Goshen, Southampton, Westhampton, Williamsburg), Hatfield, Hawlemont, Holyoke, Leverett, Longmeadow, Ludlow, Mohawk Trail (Ashfield, Buckland, Charlemont, Colrain, Hawley, Heath, Plainfield, Shelburne), Northampton, Pelham, Pioneer Valley (Bernardston, Leyden, Northfield, Warwick), Shutesbury, South Hadley, Southampton, Southwick-Tolland-Granville (Southwick, Tolland, Granville), Springfield, Sunderland, West Springfield, Westfield, Westhampton, Whately, Williamsburg.
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Please click on the button below to fill out a SY25 Lottery Application Form for entry in Fall 2024.
Information Sessions
Upcoming information sessions dates click here
*Attendance at in information session is NOT required to apply
PVCICS does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, creed, sex, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age, ancestry, athletic performance, special need, proficiency in the English language, or academic achievement.
Lottery Updates for 2024-2025 School Year
First Lottery for K, 6th and 9th grade entry in fall 2024 will be conducted on March 6, 2024 at 12:00 Noon. Applications must be submitted no later than 4:00 PM on March 4, 2024.
We anticipate conducting additional lotteries for specific grades, including 6th and 9th after the first lottery. Additional lottery dates will be posted on this page.
Lottery Updates for 2023-2024 School Year
First Lottery for K, 6th and 9th grade entry in fall 2023 will be conducted on March 9, 2023 at 12:00 Noon. Applications must be submitted no later than 4:30 PM on March 7, 2023.
A lottery for 6th grade entry in fall 2023 will be conducted on May 17th, 2023 at 12-noon est. Applications must be submitted no later than 5 pm est on May 15th, 2023
A lottery for 6th and 9th grade entry in fall 2023 will be conducted on August 18, 2023 at 12-noon est. Applications must be submitted no later than 5 pm est on August 16, 2023.
A lottery for 2nd and 5th grade entry in fall 2023 will be conducted on August 29, 2023 at 12-noon est. Applications must be submitted no later than 5 pm est on August 25, 2023.
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Lottery Updates for 2022-2023 School Year
A lottery for 1st grade seats will be conducted at PVCICS on January 5, 2023 at 2:00 PM at PVCICS. Applications must be submitted no later than 5:00 PM on January 3, 2023.
A lottery for 9th grade seats will be conducted at PVCICS on December 23, 2022 at 2:00 PM at PVCICS. Applications must be submitted no later than 5:00 PM on December 21, 2022.
A lottery for 1st grade seats will be conducted at PVCICS on September 21, 2022 at 2:00 PM at PVCICS. Applications must be submitted no later than 5:00 PM on September 19, 2022.
A lottery for seats will be conducted at PVCICS on August 31, 2022 at 2:00 PM at PVCICS. Applications must be submitted no later than 5:00 PM on August 29, 2022.
A lottery for 6th grade seats will be conducted at PVCICS on August 17, 2022 at 2:00 PM at PVCICS. Applications must be submitted no later than 5:00 PM on August 14, 2022.
A lottery for 9th grade seats will be conducted at PVCICS on August 10, 2022 at 2:00 PM at PVCICS. Applications must be submitted no later than 5:00 PM on August 8, 2022.
Lottery results are typically mailed roughly one week after the lottery.