UPK Lottery Information

If the total enrollment exceeds the number of available placements, students are selected by lottery to participate in the UPK program. To be eligible for the lottery, a completed application must be received by the requested date for the registration year. The child must be 4 years old on or before December 1 of the school year and must be a legal resident of the Rush-Henrietta Central School District.  

The district utilizes an electronic lottery draw to select students randomly from the list of completed applications received by the requested date. Each name is assigned a number. Once the available placements are filled, the remaining students will be placed on a waitlist.

Students with completed registrations are placed at their first choice, if available. Twins and multiples are placed together at the same location. Results of the lottery will be available following the draw. Applications received after the lottery takes place will go on the waitlist until a placement becomes available.  

Once the lottery is complete and students have been selected, families are given the registration packet by their preferred method - either through mail, email, or website link. Please contact us if registration materials are needed in another language. Intake meetings will take place with the families to review paperwork, answer questions, and determine placement.