The Choice process has two rounds. The first round is for Grade 8 students who reside in the DCC attendance area. Round 2 is for students who did not get their first choice in Round 1, new students to the DCC, and students on transfer into a DCC middle school.

2009

SEPTEMBER
> DCC/NEC High School Options Fair
   Wheaton HS, Tuesday, 9/29, 5-9 pm

OCTOBER
> DCC/NEC High School Options Fair
   Blake HS, Thursday, 10/01, 5-9 pm
> High School Open House, 7-9 pm
   Einstein HS, Monday, 10/05
   Wheaton HS, Wednesday, 10/07
   Blair HS, Monday, 10/12
   Kennedy HS, Thursday, 10/29
> Application workshop, 7-9 pm
   Gaithersburg HS , Thursday, 10/29
> Students receive Choice forms (Round 1 of Choice process) in the mail-
   (mid-October)

NOVEMBER
> High School Open House, cont., 7-9 pm
   Northwood HS, Wednesday, 11/04
> Application workshop, 7-9 pm
   Wheaton HS , Monday, 11/02
> Private school/home schooled students enrollment for parents of Grade 8 students entering    Consortia schools in 2010-2011, 5-8:30 p.m. at Spring Mill Field Office, Tuesday, 11/03.    Call 301-592-2040 to register.
> Deadline for returning completed Choice forms to Consortia middle schools,    Monday, 11/09

2010

JANUARY
> Round 1 high school assignment letters mailed to Grade 8 students
> Change of Choice forms available in counseling office for current grades 9, 10, 11 by end of month

FEBRUARY
> Change of Choice Deadline, Friday, 2/19
> Round 2 Deadline for those students who did not receive first choice in Round 1,    transfer students, and students new to DCC following Round 1, Friday, 2/19
> High School Registration Night for Grade 8 students and parents, 7 pm
   Wednesday, 2/17 (snow date: February 18, 7 pm)

MARCH
> Round 2 high school assignment letters mailed to Grade 8 students

APRIL 2, 2010
> Deadline for parents to submit school assignment appeals to DCCAPS

May
> Decision letters mailed to families submitting appeal requests

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