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Lottery / Waitlist

The Waitlist is NOW OPEN for the 26/27 school year!

For Kindergarten, your child must be 5 years old on or before September 1, 2026.

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Lottery / Waitlist Process

Lottery registration for the 2026/27 school year opened on January 5, 2026 and closed on March 20, 2026. Now that the lottery has closed, the waitlist is open.

Parent Information Nights: Interested parents are strongly encouraged to attend parent information meetings and tours on our campus to learn about the lottery process and our school’s program.

Please note that these information nights are for PARENTS/GUARDIANS ONLY. (We appreciate you leaving the little ones at home!)

  • April 13th from 5:30–6:30pm

  • May 4th from 5:30–6:30pm

Sibling Policy: Siblings of current Desert Sky Montessori students must enter the lottery/waitlist for placement. Siblings of Desert Sky Montessori students are given priority.

Notification: Notification of lottery results will be sent by our school office in spring. Once you enter the waitlist, you will also be notified of your waitlist number.

Acceptance: Acceptance into one of the charter/magnet programs is non-transferable to a different school.

Eligibility

Any student is eligible to attend Desert Sky Montessori.

Priority is given to students residing in the Bend-La Pine School boundaries. If Bend-La Pine resident students do not request all of the spots available, non-resident students may be enrolled.

For Kindergarten, a child must be 5 years old on or before September 1, 2026.

Waitlist

Once the lottery is complete, when an opening occurs, the first name on the waitlist becomes eligible to fill that spot. A family will have one opportunity to rotate to the bottom of the waitlist should they not be ready to accept the open spot at the time offered. The second time a family becomes eligible, they must either accept the opening or be removed from the waitlist.

The waitlist is active for one school year. For a family to remain on the waitlist for the following year, they must re-enter for the following year’s lottery.

Questions

If you have any questions about the lottery or enrollment process, please email us at enrollment@dsmontessori.org or call us at (541) 350-2090.

We also answer many common questions about the lottery and enrollment process in our FAQ here.