Bessemer City Schools Pre-K Lottery
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Bessemer City Schools Pre-K Lottery
Lottery Drawing Date: Friday, March 13, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Central Office & Facebook Live
Who Can Participate?
Your child must be 4 years old on or before September 2, 2026.
You must live in the Bessemer City Schools zone.
Important Registration Info:
Pre-registration deadline: March 12, 2026
Children pre-registered by this date will be included in the initial lottery drawing.
Children pre-registered after the deadline will be automatically added to the waitlist.
Register Online: First Class PreK
Drawing Result
Acceptance into a First Class Pre-K program is strictly through random selection drawing. Presence at the drawing is not required. Emails to pending and waitlist students will go out from the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education (ADECE) on April 16 -18, 2026. Beginning April 19, 2026, parents may accept the student's offered enrollment. The student will receive a class assignment after the parent has accepted the offered position.
* Note: Lottery Selection - Students living in the Bessemer City School Zone will be entered first.