The Connecticut State Department of Education’s (CSDE) Greater Hartford Regional School Choice Office (RSCO) announced the online application to apply to free public schools in the Greater Hartford Region for the 2026-27 school year is available through Feb. 6. Families can choose from more than 40 public magnet schools, schools and districts that participate in Open Choice, and three Connecticut Technical Education and Career System (CTECS) Hartford region technical high schools.
The RSCO application is open to all Connecticut students entering prekindergarten through grade 12 and is available at ChooseYourSchool.org
Families must apply by Feb. 6 to access the widest range of options and for the best chance of receiving a placement offer. Placement notifications will begin in late February for the CTECS schools and in March for magnet schools and the Open Choice program. A late application period will open in mid-March 2026 for limited grades, schools, and programs based on wait list size.