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As the anticipation builds for the 2026-27 school year’s lottery on Monday, February 2, understanding the post-lottery journey is crucial. After our student lottery, your child will either secure a spot at a KIPP Texas school or be placed on the waitlist. Here’s a breakdown of what follows:
Received an Offer? Yay! Celebrate and Act Fast!
If your student receives an offer, the excitement begins! Families with students in grades K-12 can accept the offer and start the registration process immediately for the upcoming school year. For Pre-K families, offers can be accepted right away, but the registration process does not start until April 1, 2026. The key is to accept and register within 10 days of receiving your offer, as offers come with expiration dates:
February 2, 2026, to April 30, 2026: Offers expire in 10 days
May 1, 2026, to July 31, 2026: Offers expire in 7 days
After August 1, 2026: Offers expire in 4 days
Prepare for lottery by gathering essential documents for registration and then upload them seamlessly on SchoolMint:
- Student Birth Certificate
- Student Social Security Card (if applicable)
- Up-to-date immunization records
- Parent/Guardian Government-Issued ID
- Proof of Residency
- Proof of Guardianship (if applicable)
- Log into your SchoolMint account to complete the registration process.
Waitlisted? Don’t worry. Understand what’s next:
For those on the waitlist, there’s still an opportunity to be accepted to your KIPP Texas school of choice later. As additional spots become available throughout the spring as families review their enrollment status, waitlisted families will be notified of updates based on their waitlist order. The dynamic nature of the waitlist prioritizes siblings of current students and children of employees, followed by siblings of children who accepted an offer. Track your child’s status post-lottery by logging into your SchoolMint account.
Post-Lottery Applications: Never Too Late!
Did you miss the lottery deadline? No worries! Submit a post-lottery application for the 2026-27 school year. KIPP Texas welcomes applications year-round. While applications received after the Monday, January 26, 2026 application deadline won’t be part of the lottery, they will be added to the waitlist in the order they are submitted.
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