Schools Of Choice
Open enrollment for Trimester 1 for the 2023-2024 school year is now closed and we are no longer accepting applications. The next open enrollment period for enrollment into Trimester 2 will be November 1 - 17, 2023. Applications will be available under the appropriate program below on November 1.
Lowell Area Schools participates in two schools of choice programs that are based on the school district in which a family currently lives.
To determine which application is correct for your family, see the guidelines below. Completing the wrong form could jeopardize enrollment. If we receive more applications than openings, a lottery drawing will be held.
Application submission information (via email or mail) is located on the application. If you are unable to print the form, please email 
Sonja DeDonado.
105c Plan
- Student DOES NOT LIVE in any these districts.
Kent Intermediate School District. - Annual reapplication is not required and signature from releasing Superintendent is not required
- Transportation is not provided
- A student who has been suspended, expelled or convicted of a felony may be excluded
- Students that live in the same household as a current Schools of Choice student may receive preference in filling district openings if they apply during the open enrollment period and slots are available in that particular grade level.
- The Michigan High School Athletic Association requires a student (in grades 10-12) to wait one semester after enrolling in a new district before participating in athletics
- A written agreement between the resident district and the Choice district must be in place for students who receive special education services.
Kent ISD Plan
- Student lives in a district that is part of the Kent Intermediate School District
- Annual reapplication and signature from releasing Superintendent is not required
- Transportation is not provided
- A student who has been suspended, expelled or convicted of a felony may be excluded
- Students that live in the same household as a current Schools of Choice student may receive preference in filling district openings if they apply during the open enrollment period and slots are available in that particular grade level.
- The Michigan High School Athletic Association requires a student (in grades 10-12) to wait one semester after enrolling in a new district before participating in athletics.
