Welcome to the virtual charter fair!

Creating Choice & Inspiring Innovation

Charter schools are independent public schools with the freedom to innovate while being held accountable for improved student achievement. They foster partnership between parents, teachers and students to create an environment in which parents can be more involved, teachers are empowered, and students excel.

Charter schools measure academic success in a number of ways, including state tests, nationally accepted student growth measures, school-based assessments, and student portfolios and presentations.

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Application & Lottery Information by District

ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY

You can still apply to New Village Academy, a new public charter High School in Annapolis through the Anne Arundel County portal until January 19, 2023

The lottery application window for the 2024 - 2025 School Year will open at noon on October 9th and will close at noon on November 13th, 2023. To enter your child into the charter school lottery, please follow the link below. If you have any questions regarding the application, please call 410-222-5193. If you have school specific questions, please reach out to that school directly.

Lottery Portal Link- Click on the provided link to submit your application to be included into a charter or contract school's lottery. This link will go live at noon on October 9th. https://magnet.aacps.org/webapps/aacps_magnet/

More information about the lottery can be found on the Anne Arundel County Public Schools website.

BALTIMORE CITY

Below was the 2023-2024 schedule. BCPS has not posted 2024 - 2025 lottery schedule yet.

• February 15, 2023 Deadline for accepting applications from families

• February 20-24, 2023 Charter lottery window (inclement weather dates 2/27-3/3)

• April 14, 2023 Deadline for families to confirm or decline acceptance

Most applications are submitted directly to the public charter school, however there are a few high school programs that are selected through Baltimore City’s High School Choice Program. More information on Baltimore City Public Schools Website

BALTIMORE COUNTY

Applications are submitted directly to the public charter school. Past lotteries were held in January.

CHARLES COUNTY

Check with the school for the lottery date. 

FREDERICK COUNTY

Applications are submitted to the charter schools. Check with individual charter schools in Frederick County, past lotteries were held in March. Frederick County Public Schools Website

PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY

Applications are submitted through the district, and the window for enrollment is November 1, 2023 - through February 9, 2024. The link to access the lottery application is here, more information about the district enrollment process can be found here.  If you have school specific questions, please reach out to that school directly.

St. MARY’S  COUNTY

Applications are submitted directly to the public charter school. If you have specific questions, please reach out to the school directly. St. Mary’s County Public Schools Website