Step 1 Waiting List
Click here to add your child’s name to the waiting list. The waiting list is available in English and Spanish.
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Step 2 Mandatory Open House
Once your child’s name is on the waiting list, you will receive a letter informing you of the date of the Mandatory Open House. You must attend Open House to receive your lottery number. Open House is held annually on a Saturday in March. A make-up day is usually offered. Information about the school’s curriculum and academics, school culture, parental involvement requirements and enrichment activities are provided during Open House.

Step 3 Public Lottery
All ICEF Public Charter Schools that have a waiting list that exceeds the number of seats available hold a public lottery. The lottery is held on a Saturday in the month of April. Only families who attended an Open House will have a number in the lottery. All of these families will receive a letter informing them of the date of the Public Lottery. Attendance at the Public Lottery is not mandatory but it is recommended.

Step 4 Enrollment
Congratulations and welcome to the family of ICEF Public Schools! Students whose lottery numbers are pulled will then receive an enrollment packet. This packet includes emergency card forms, the free and reduced lunch application, the parental volunteer contract, etc. Enrollment is held annually in late June or early July.

Student admission lottery application

During the Spring term present Frederick Douglass Academy students are given the option to reenroll for the upcoming school year. As soon as you have made the decision to reenroll, please complete your forms and return them to the Office Manager.

Please contact the Office Manager if you have any questions regarding the reerollment process.

As a public charter school, Frederick Douglass Academy is obligated by law to collect socio-economic data on the students and families we serve. It is imperative that this data be accurate. We encourage all parents to complete this form accurately, regardless of whether your child will actually participate in the Federal Free and Reduced Lunch program.

Free and reduced lunch applications and monthly menus are available in the main office.

Emergency Card Form to download