{"id":2010,"date":"2022-08-03T16:36:57","date_gmt":"2022-08-03T21:36:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/prekindergarten\/?page_id=2010"},"modified":"2025-03-07T14:36:38","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T20:36:38","slug":"frequently-asked-questions-risd-employees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/prekindergarten\/frequently-asked-questions-risd-employees\/","title":{"rendered":"Frequently Asked Questions RISD Employees"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Frequently Asked Questions (RISD Employees)<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAre employees guaranteed a seat at the campus of their choice?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t
It\u2019s not possible to guarantee every employee a seat at their first choice campus. While first choices are honored as much as possible, if demand for seats at a specific campus exceeds available space, a prioritized lottery system is used to determine seats.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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In order to be considered in the initial annual prioritized lottery system, an application must be submitted by the date shared in the district communication.<\/p>

The three considered priorities include:<\/p>

  1. The parent of the applicant is an employee at the requested campus (highest priority).<\/li>
  2. Siblings of the applicant are currently enrolled at the requested school<\/li>
  3. The parent of the applicant resides within the requested school\u2019s attendance boundary.<\/li><\/ol>

    The choices of employees meeting the above criteria are given priority if demand for seats at a specific campus exceeds available seats. Priority 1 is considered the highest priority and those applicants are seated first to fill available seats at a school. Priorities 2 and 3 are considered equal and those applicants are seated after priority 1 applicants and before applicants that do not meet a priority criteria.<\/p>

    A randomized lottery is used to determine seats at a campus within each level of priority if demand exceeds available seats among applicants with the same level of priority. Once seats at a school are determined for applicants whose parents meet the priority considerations, a randomized lottery will be used to determine remaining seats among all applicants whose parents do not meet any of the priority criteria.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIf I missed the lottery window can I still enroll in RISD Pre-K as an employee?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t
    Yes, applicants received after the initial lottery window will be placed based on schools of preference, pending available seats.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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    Child must be 3 or 4 years old on or before September 1 of school year you are enrolling and meet one of the following eligibility criteria:<\/p>