What is the difference between Community Choice and Intradistrict Open Enrollment?
Both terms apply to conventional school lottery applications. A Community Choice school is one within your own Elementary Community or in Community 6 (Center City Community). An Open Enrollment school is a school in a community other than those designated Community Choice for you. For example, if you live in the Northwest (Community 1) and apply for a school in the Northwest (1) or Center City (6), you would be applying under Community Choice. If you applied for a school in the Northeast (2), East (3), South (4), or West (5), you would be applying under Intradistrict Open Enrollment. Transportation is provided if your child is placed through Community Choice if you live more than 2 miles from the school. Transportation for students placed through Open Enrollment is the responsibility of the parent/guardian. No new bus stops will be set for Open Enrollment students, but if there is an existing stop for a bus servicing the desired school that still has room, parents may request to have t
