myLottery Support / Timely updates - January
January Annually
Why important?
Optimize the spots you offer during high enrollment season
Update school capacity numbers! Go to myLottery / Lottery tab / select the school year / add numbers under School Capacity. This should be the full capacity by grade level, not the number of openings.
Schools don’t need to “count” spots every time a lottery is run; myLottery calculates this under Remaining Seats Available.
How to run a lotteryWhy important?
When you run a lottery, the priorities will be pulled based on the order listed in the track year.
Review priorities from the "claims" tab and ensure all priority students are approved.
Review Priority Group SettingsWhy important?
Ensure spots not being held up by stale applications
Before running a lottery, review the Dashboard to 'zero out' the following categories (2 and 3 will hold up available spots):
Application HoldsWhy important?
Ensure marketing language is optimal and messages are accurate
Sales funnels are the perfect place to showcase your school! Promote videos and interviews, tours, information events—get families excited about your school.
Don't forget about your text messages—parents are more likely to read text over email.
Sales Funnel Guide