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Transition to Middle School

Please check the Middle School websites periodically for important dates and deadlines: Information Night Orientation, application deadlines and notifications, option schools, etc.

Ms. Grogan will post any actions required by parents on ParentSquare.

These include:

  • Important dates
  • Completing online request forms

Please be sure to notify Ms. Grogan if your rising 6th Grader does not plan on attending the Montessori program at Gunston Middle School during the 2026-2027 school year.

Option Schools & Programs and Neighborhood Transfer Timeline (All Dates TBD)

Application Timeline: August - January

  • Application Window: Students interested in attending an option middle school/program or applying for a neighborhood transfer must submit an online application by the date above
  • Option Schools & Programs: HB Woodlawn, Immersion Program at Gunston, and Montessori at Gunston

Lottery

  • Families are notified of their acceptance or placement on the waitlist by email and/or text.
  • If the number of applications exceed the available seats for any of the Options Schools, APS will conduct a lottery to determine admission.
  • If families apply to more than one school/program, their application will go into all lotteries simultaneously.
  • Families do NOT receive lottery results on the day of the automated

Seats Offered to Families (1st round)

  • Families will be notified of their acceptance or placement on the waitlist by email and/or text by the APS Welcome Center on the date above
  • If families do not accept or decline their seat by the deadline, their seat will be given to the next student on the waitlist.

Deadline to Accept a Seat (1st round)

Families must confirm or decline attendance to the school or program by the date above.