ELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOLS LOTTERY APPLICATIONS OPEN: Community Invited to Attend Open Houses
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – November 2, 2026
Media Contact: Cheyenne Ketter – Franklin
Communications and Community Engagement Coordinator
(716) 424-0555 ext. 2322
cketter-franklin@elmwoodvillageschool.org
ELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOLS LOTTERY APPLICATIONS OPEN:
Community Invited to Attend Open Houses
(Buffalo, NY) – Elmwood Village Charter School (EVCS) is pleased to share that lottery applications are now open for the 2027-2028 academic school year. Openings are available to all grade levels at both the Days Park and Hertel Campuses, from kindergarten through 8th grade. Applications are available online at the Avela application portal here.
Families who are interested in applying to EVCS are highly encouraged to attend either or both of the upcoming open houses, which are as follows:
- March 4, 2027 | 8:45 am to 10 am | Days Park Campus, 40 Days Park, Buffalo, NY 14201
- March 11, 2027 | 8:45 am to 10 pm | Hertel Campus, 665 Hertel Ave, Buffalo, NY 14207
“Following our 20th anniversary last year, the development of new playgrounds at both campuses, and strategic planning underway, it is an incredibly exciting time to be joining the EVCS community,” said Kelly Norlen, admissions coordinator and registrar. “Parents, guardians, and students can look forward to an ever-growing, vibrant school environment that empowers children to become capable, contributing, and connected members and leaders of their community.”
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About Elmwood Village Charter Schools
Elmwood Village Charter Schools is a vibrant school community in the city of Buffalo that teaches nearly 900 students by addressing their academic and social-emotional needs. Over 20 years ago, EVCS began as one parent’s vision of a small community school that would address the individual learning needs of its students.
EVCS provides a stimulating and engaging learning environment that recognizes student capability, fosters their connectedness to their immediate and broader communities, and offers them ways to contribute to school life. EVCS believes that all students can and will learn at high levels when provided with the right learning conditions.
Learn more at www.evcsbuffalo.org.
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Non-Discrimination Statement
A charter school shall not discriminate against or limit the admission of any student on any unlawful basis, including on the basis of ethnicity, national origin, disability, intellectual ability, measures of achievement or aptitude, athletic ability, race, creed, gender, religion or ancestry. A school may not require any action by a student or family (such as an admissions test, interview, essay, attendance at an information session, etc.) in order for an applicant to either receive or submit an application for admission to that school.
