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How to apply for 2025-2026

If you are interested in having your child attend Howard Street Charter School, please follow these application steps:

  1. Use the 2025 Application (available Jan 6, 2025)

    Submit your complete application via mail (must be received by March 7, 4pm), via in-person (office open 7:30am-4pm Mon-Fri), or via email 2025application@howardstreet.org (must be submitted before March 7, 4pm).

  2. Attend our optional Parent Informational Night on Feb 18, 2025 at 6pm in-person at Howard Street Charter School.

  3. ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY MARCH 7, 2025, 4PM. Incomplete applications will NOT be included in the lottery drawing.

  4. The lottery will be March 11, 4pm, via Zoom - the link will be posted here the week of the lottery. All those offered positions will be contacted by phone on March 11; all others will be contacted by mail as to their place on the waitlist.

    Please look for your phone call and/or letter in the mail notifying you of your position on the waitlist.

  5. If you are chosen in the lottery for an open position, parents must attend one of the two signing events on April 29, 2025 (in person 6pm) or May 1, 2025 (on Zoom 6pm) or forfeit their student's offered position.

  6. Parents will be asked to attend an incoming Parent Info Night in May.


If you wish to apply for future years, you will need to wait for the new applications. Applications for the 2026-2027 year will be available January 2026 and may be different than current applications.

Questions regarding application and admissions should be directed to the HSCS Admissions Chair, Leslie Savage, at lsavage@howardstreet.org