The Princeton International Academy Charter School began accepting applications on October 16 for the 2011-’12 school year and will continue accepting applications until Saturday, November 13.
Following the application deadline, a public lottery will be held on Monday, November 15, if the number of applicants received exceeds the available places for a class.
Scheduled to open in September, 2011, the charter school will be the first public school in the state to offer a dual-language Mandarin-English immersion program. The charter school will serve residents of the Princeton Regional, South Brunswick, and West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional school districts.
In its first year, PIACS will offer instruction for kindergarten (60 students) first grade (60 students) and second grade (50 students), and will add a grade each subsequent year.
Details of the application process are available on the PIACS website, www.piacs.org. Information sessions for interested parents are being held Saturday, November 13, and Saturday, December 11. For more information, E-mail info@piacs.org or call 732-513-5891.
