Sussex Tech spells out applicant lottery process

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The  Sussex Technical Board of Education moving toward  a freshman admissions policy that spells out  past practices and puts the random lottery process formally in the hands of the href=”https://www.dataservice.org/”>state Data Service Center.

Sussex Tech Superintendent Stephen Guthrie has proposed a formal policy for the school board’s approval. The police was approved at a meeting earlier this week.  The policy emphasizes the fully transparent and random nature of Sussex Tech’s admissions system, while unifying prior procedures in one location.

“Sussex Tech’s freshman admissions process is fair, equitable, impartial and transparent, and we hope this formal policy will help emphasize that to the community,” Guthrie said. “Contracting with the Data Service Center to conduct the lottery, as other districts do, was an important move toward that goal this year.”

“We have heard concerns and are responding. We want the public to have full confidence in the fairness of Sussex Tech’s admissions process,” said Board of Education President Warren Reid. “This policy proposal is a first step for this board to take action.”

Figures from Sussex Tech indicate that about half of applicants are selected in the lottery.

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Sussex Tech is able to admit about 300 students each year

The proposed policy and regulations state the following:

  • Incoming freshmen will be admitted through a random lottery as outlined in Delaware Code. The lottery will be overseen by the state Data Service Center.
  • Upper-class students may apply for admission on a case-by-case basis, with decisions based on the number of freshmen on the waiting list and program space availability. Upper-class applications will generally be limited to incoming 10th-graders; 11th– and 12th-grade applicants will only be considered if transferring from another career/technical program and have the credits to complete Sussex Tech’s requirements.
  • The admissions lottery results will be reported annually to the Board of Education.

The proposed policy may be reviewed  at the District website.

 

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