RSCO School Choice Application
The on-time application period for the 2024-2025 school year opens on December 4th, 2023, and closes on March 15th, 2024. The extended application period will open the week of April 15, 2024, through July 19, 2024. Submitting an application during the on-time period is one of the best ways to increase the chance of a placement offer.
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CREC’s Preschool at Progress Drive is an extension of three CREC magnet schools: Academy of Aerospace and Engineering Elementary (Rocky Hill), Glastonbury East Hartford Magnet School (Glastonbury), and University of Hartford Magnet School (Hartford). When applying to Progress Drive, families have the unique opportunity to select a direct pathway to continue the magnet experience in kindergarten – grade 5 at one of these three magnet schools. On the RSCO application, the following three options are available for CREC’s Preschool at Progress Drive:
- CREC Preschool at Progress Drive, Academy of Aerospace and Engineering Elementary Pathway
- CREC Preschool at Progress Drive, Glastonbury East Hartford Magnet School Pathway
- CREC Preschool at Progress Drive, University of Hartford Magnet School Pathway
Upon enrollment, Progress Drive students will be placed in classrooms with peers who share the same pathway, which means they will have established friendships when transitioning to the new school for kindergarten. Classrooms will also incorporate the theme of the pathway school.
Applicant Priorities
Applicants applying to this school with one or more of the following priorities may have an increased chance of receiving a placement offer if they apply during the on-time period and select the appropriate CREC Preschool at Progress Drive pathways option as their first-choice school selection.
Direct Pathway School Priority
Once enrolled at the CERC Preschool at Progress Drive, PK4 students that are interested in continuing their magnet experience to kindergarten should submit an on-time RSCO online application and select their direct pathway school as the first choice to receive this priority. Applicants are only eligible for a direct pathway priority for the school associated with their preschool placement. For example, if your child receives a placement offer for CREC Preschool at Progress Drive, Glastonbury East Hartford Magnet School Pathway, they are only eligible for priority at Glastonbury East Hartford Magnet School.
Placement Announcements
Placement announcements are made in early April and continue biweekly, as seats are made available, through September. No magnet school placements are made after October 1.
Once an applicant receives a placement offer, they must complete registration within the timeframe provided. Failure to register will result in the placement offer being administratively declined and the seat will be offered to another applicant on the waitlist.