Learn more about joining PACE at Lockwood
If you are interested in enrolling in the PACE program, please follow the steps below for more information and to apply.
Step 1: Attend Information Night / Open House
A meeting with information about our PACE program, sharing experiences from current PACE families, and Q&A.
The public is invited to the PACE Information Night (which was hosted October 2026) to hear about PACE and the application process for inclusion into the upcoming school year program. While attendance at the PACE Info night is not mandatory (unlike the Classroom Tour), it is a great event to learn more about PACE at Lockwood.
Step 2: Scheduling & Attending a Classroom Tour – A required step to entering Lockwood PACE lottery.
Tours are currently being offered for PACE at Lockwood. Join us on one of our tours to learn more about the program and determine if it’s the right option for your family. Tours run from October 2026 through February 2027. Secure your tour date here!
Step 3: Submitting Your Application
During your required tour, you will receive an application for joining PACE at Lockwood. If you’d like to streamline the process and have the paperwork pre-filled out, request a copy or a link to download a copy during the Information Night Meeting or contact our PACE Membership Chair.
For questions about the application form, please don’t hesitate to contact our PACE Membership Chair.
Lockwood PACE Lottery Key Dates:
| Information Night/ Open House | October 13, 2026, 7 pm @ Lockwood Cafeteria |
| Lottery Classroom Touring | October 14, 2026 – February 3, 2027 Both virtual and in-person tours are currently being offered Register for a Lockwood PACE tour here |
| Application Forms Due | February 4, 2027, by noon |
| Lottery Drawing | February 5, 2027 |
| Applicants notified | February 6 – 13, 2027 |
| Post Lottery Touring* | February 22, 2027 – May 31, 2027 |
* During this period, you can still get on the enrollment waitlist.
Yes/No response within 48 hours of the offer. All paperwork is due within 10 business days after that offer.
What Happens Next?
Placement for both openings and our waitlist is determined in a blind lottery in late winter. There is no way to predict when an opening may come up, so patience is appreciated for all those on the waitlist.
How do the waitlists work?
Applications are sorted into three piles:
1) SIBLING POOL – Those with siblings currently enrolled in PACE,
2) ALUMNI POOL –Those with siblings who have been in PACE, but are not currently enrolled, and
3) GENERAL POOL – All other applications.
Priority for any open spots goes first to the Sibling Pool, followed by the Alumni Pool, and finally to the General Pool. As spots open up in any class, names are pulled (in a blind lottery) from those pools in order of priority. Once your child is enrolled, they automatically graduate into a position in the next year of PACE.
For 1st Grade class:
Applicants will be added to the 2027-28 1st Grade class list and waitlist based on a lottery. There might be anywhere from 0-12 spots taken by students in the Siblings/Alumni Pools before anyone from the General Pool is selected–it fluctuates wildly from year to year. Often, 1-3 spots open up in each subsequent grade (due to such things as families moving out of the district, or class sizes expanding slightly in the older classes).
For 2nd Grade – 5th Grade classes:
Applicants who are already on the 2026-27 waitlist will be transferred to the new 2027-28 waitlist,
retaining their current priorities. New applicants are added to the bottom of the 2027-28 waitlist based on a blind lottery.
What Happens Next?
Placement for both openings and our waitlist is determined in a blind lottery in late winter. There is no way to predict when an opening may come up, so patience is appreciated for all those on the waitlist. For any specific questions, please don’t hesitate to contact our PACE Membership Chair
For any specific questions, please don’t hesitate to contact our PACE Membership Chair