Application Process Overview
Finished your research and ready to apply to your top choices? Read on for application instructions and strategies to increase your chance of an offer.
Application Process Overview
Finished your research and ready to apply to your top choices? Read on for application instructions and strategies to increase your chance of an offer.
Top 5 things to know before you apply
You must be a Connecticut resident and legal guardian to apply.
Applications submitted by anyone other than a legal guardian may be deleted.
The application deadline is February 6, 2027.
Submit one per child for the 2026-27 school year. Duplicate applications will be deleted.
You may receive only ONE offer
If your student receives an offer from any school, they will be removed from all other waitlists and will no longer be eligible for another placement for the 2026-27 school year, regardless of whether you accept or decline the placement.
Apply only to schools from which you would accept an offer.
Choice order counts
Rank school/district selections by preference, since the placement protocol assigns offers based on choice order.
Most placement priorities apply only to your first-choice selection.
Receiving an Offer is not guaranteed
Every year, we have more applicants than available seats. Submitting an application does not guarantee a placement offer. Families who do not receive a placement offer and are still interested in a choice program must reapply each year.
How Do I Apply?
RSCO’s user-friendly online application platform makes it easy to apply and convenient for families to manage applications for all their children.
Application Steps
Follow these steps to submit your application.
Create your account
Create a RSCO account or log in to your existing account if you are a returning applicant.
- You may create only one RSCO account. Duplicate RSCO accounts and applications will be deleted.
Create/update profile(s)
- Create or update your Guardian Profile.
- Create or update Student Profiles for all children in your household.
Apply to your top choices
- Select schools and programs that fit your child’s interests and skills and rank them in order of preference.
- Remember, you are NOT required to submit applications for all available programs.
- Apply only to programs and schools you would accept if you received an offer.
Stay up to date
Keep your information updated so that you receive time-sensitive communications.
Be sure to use the same account every year to submit applications
The placement process gives priority to applicants who have applied for multiple years without an offer. Using the same account is essential to being identified for this priority.
Having trouble getting into your account?
Contact the Parent Resource Center by telephone at 860-713-6990 or by email at RSCO.SDE@ct.gov to reset your password or update your email and phone number.
