Delaware’s school choice program allows families living in Delaware to apply to enroll their children in any Delaware public school district, charter school or vocational-technical school, regardless of their home address. With a few exceptions, families must choice students into schools during the school choice application window.
School Choice Application Window
Monday, Nov. 7, 2022 – Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023
Monday, Nov. 1, 2021 – Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022
Application Window Exceptions
- Applications can be submitted outside of the standard choice window for “good cause” situations. Good cause is defined in 14 Del.C. § 402 (2) as:
- a change in a child’s residence due to a change in family residence;
- a change in the state in which the family residence is located;
- a change in a child’s parent’s marital status;
- a change caused by a guardianship proceeding;
- placement of a child in foster care;
- adoption;
- participation by a child in a foreign exchange program;
- a reported, recorded, and substantiated instance of “bullying” against their child as defined in § 4161 of this title; or 14 Del.C. §4161
- participation by a child in a substance abuse or mental health treatment program.
- Charter schools, vocational-technical school districts, and magnet schools may continue to accept applications after the second Wednesday in January to fill remaining availability; however, those schools holding a lottery will only include applications received by the second Wednesday in January.
- Families enrolling kindergarten students may submit their standard application forms to schools up until the first day of the school year. Pursuant to 14 Del.C. § 2702(b), a child must be 5 years of age on or before August 31 of the school year in order to participate in school choice.
How to participate in School Choice
Step 1 – Register student in the school of residence – A school of residence is the school a student attends based on home address. See the school locator map for a list of schools by address.
Step 2 – Visit school websites, meetings – Parents interested in applying to schools through school choice should plan to visit to learn more about available programs, upcoming informational meetings and application requirements.
Step 3 – Complete the standard application form – Any family seeking to choice a student into another school must complete a standard application form during the school choice application window.
- Online standard application form – Preferred method
- Paper application (2021-22) (English, Spanish)
Step 4 – Choice selection – After the choice window closes, schools process applications based on state and local policy. Some schools may use lotteries. Districts and charter schools are required to follow the state’s policy for accepting school choice students. Families will be notified of their application status (approvals/disapprovals) no later than the last day of February.
How to end school choice participation
A student accepted for school choice will remain enrolled in the choice school until graduation from the school building, the span of a program, or at the parents request. To end enrollment at a choice school and return to a student’s school of residence, families must complete a school choice termination form (English, Spanish).
District/Charter Websites and Contacts
Academia Antonia Alonso Choice Website
Phone: 302-660-4760
Address: 300 N. Wakefield Dr.
Newark, DE 19702
Contact Persons/Email: Mercedes Alonso & Mayara Costa
Academy of Dover Charter School Choice Website
Phone: 302-674-0684
Address: 104 Saulsbury Road
Dover, DE 19904
Contact Person/Email: Michele Marinucci
Appoquinimink School District Choice Website
Phone: 302-376-4135
Address: 118 S. 6th Street
Odessa, DE 19730-4010
Contact Person/Email: Julie Lauderbaugh
Brandywine School District Choice Website
Phone: 302-793-5014
Address: 1311 Brandywine Blvd.
Wilmington, DE 19809
Contact Persons/Email: Tia Harris & Maysha Kennedy
Phone: 302-448-8343
Address: 20346 Ennis St
Georgetown, DE 19973
Contact Person/Email: Chantalle Ashford
Caesar Rodney School District Choice Website
Phone: 302-698-4800 ext.131
Address: Paul L. Dunbar Admin Building
7 Front Street, P.O. Box 188
Camden-Wyoming, DE 19934-1252
Contact Person/Email: Dr. Jessilene E. Corbett
Campus Community School Choice Website
Phone: 302-736-0403
Address: 350 Pear Street
Dover, DE 19904
Contact Persons/Email: Carolin Lyon & Heidi Greene
Cape Henlopen School District Choice Website
Phone: 302-645-6686
Address: 1270 Kings Highway
Lewes, DE 19958-1798
Contact Person/Email: Diane Vickers
Capital School District School Choice Website
Phone: 302-857-4237
Address: 198 Commerce Way
Dover, DE 19904
Contact Person/Email: Elizabeth ‘Rose’ Stayton
Charter School of New Castle Choice Website
Phone: 302-324-8901
Address: 170 Lukens Drive
New Castle, DE 19720
Contact Person/Email: Rachel Valentin
Charter School of Wilmington Choice Website
Phone: 302-651-2727
Address: 100 North duPont Road
Wilmington, DE 19807
Contact Person/Email: Suzanne Musacchio
Christina School District Choice Website
Phone: 302-552-2600
Address: 1899 S. College Avenue
Newark, DE 19702
Contact Person/Email: Janet McMahon
Colonial School District Choice Website
Phone: 302-323-2873
Address: 318 E. Basin Road
New Castle, DE 19720-4200
Contact Person/Email: Ahtiya Johnson
Delaware Military Academy Choice Website
Phone: 302-998-0745
Address: 112 Middleboro Road
Wilmington, DE 19804
Contact Person/Email: Anthony Pullella
Delmar School District Choice Website
Phone: 302-846-9544
Address: 200 N. Eighth Street
Delmar, DE 19940
Contact Persons/Email: Charity Phillips & Nicole Mezick
Early College High School at DE State University Choice Website
Phone: 302-857-3510
Address: 1200 N DuPont Highway
Dover, DE 19901
Contact Person/Email: Evelyn Edney
Phone: 302-762-5834
Address: 3000 N. Claymont Street
Wilmington, DE 19802
Contact Person/Email: Rachael Staab
Phone: 302-223-2150
Address: 355 W Duck Creek Road
P.O. Box 888
Clayton, DE 19938
Contact Person/Email: Lilyana Auster
First State Montessori Academy Choice Website
Phone: 302-576-1500
Address: 1000 N. French Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
Contact Person/Email: Courtney Fox
Freire Charter School Choice Website
Phone: 302-407-4800
Address: 201 W 14th Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
Contact Person/Email: Katie Pollard
Phone: 302-633-4091
Address: 2501 Centerville Road
Wilmington, DE 19808
Contact Persons/Email: Catherine Dolan & Pamela Draper
Phone: 302-660-4790
Address: Community Education Building
1200 N. French Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
Contact Persons/Email: Kia Johnson & Jorden Jones
Phone: 302-436-1000
Address: 31 Hosier Street
Selbyville, DE 19975
Contact Person/Email: Kimberly Collins
Phone: 302-472-6450
Address: 1200 N. French Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
Contact Person/Email: Sally Maldonado
Lake Forest School District Choice Website
Phone: 302-284-3020 ext.122
Address: 5423 Killens Pond Road
Felton, DE 19943-9801
Contact Person: Laura Gott
Las Americas Aspira Academy Charter Website
Phone: 302-292-1463
Address: 326 Ruthar Drive
Newark, DE 19711
Contact Person/Email: Margie Lopez Waite
Laurel School District Charter Website
Phone: 302-875-6100
Address: 1160 South Central Avenue
Laurel, DE 19956-1413
Contact Person/Email: Shawn Larrimore
Phone: 302-424-6483
Address: 906 Lakeview Ave.
Milford, DE 19963-1799
Contact Person/Email: Cathy Rios
Phone: 302-376-5125
Address: 1156 Levels Road
Middletown, DE 19709
Contact Person: Ned Southworth
Phone: 302-995-8035
Address: 1417 Newport Road
Wilmington, DE 19804
Contact Person/Email: Debbie Dolde
Phone: 302-369-2001
Address: 200 McIntire Drive
Newark, DE 19711
Contact Person/Email: Sharon Dorr
Phone: 302-516-8000 ext.505
Address: 4409 Lancaster Pike, Bldg. 21
Wilmington, DE 19805
Contact Person/Email: Tracie Principe
Phone: 302-697-2170
Address: 823 Walnut Shade Road
Woodside, DE 19980
Contact Person/Email: Macky Trabaudo
Positive Outcome Charter School Choice Website
Phone: 302-697-8805
Address: 337 South duPont Highway
Camden, DE 19934
Contact Persons/Email: Ed Emmett & Jessica Bennett
Phone: 302-653-6276
Address: 273 West Duck Creek Road
P.O. Box 265
Clayton, DE 19938
Contact Person/Email: KelliAnn Jones
Phone: 302-552-3789
Address: 2914 Duncan Road
Wilmington, DE 19808
Contact Person/Email: Kristine Bewley
Phone: 302-629-4587 ext.1550
Address: 390 N. Market Street Extended
Seaford, DE 19973-1433
Contact Person/Email: James Bell
Office: 302-653-8585
Address: 82 Monrovia Avenue
Smyrna, DE 19977
Contact Persons/Email: Deborah Judy & Ashley Nash
Phone: 302-856-3636
Address: 21150 Airport Road
Georgetown, DE 19947
Contact Persons/Email: Andrea Rogers & Janet Owens
Phone: 302-404-5367
Address: 24960 Dairy Lane
Seaford DE 19973
Contact Person/Email: Kaneisha Savage
Phone: 302-856-2541
Address: 17137 County Seat Highway
Georgetown, DE 19947
Contact Person/Email: Steve Persolio
Phone: 302-778-1101
Address: 2200 N Locust Street
Wilmington, DE 19802
Contact Person/Email: Salmone Thomas-El
Phone: 302-337-7990
Address: 16359 Sussex Highway
Bridgeville, DE 19933-0427
Contact Persons/Email: Derek Prillaman & Nina Colegrove
