Do siblings get priority to be assigned together? What about twins?
Sibling Priority is given to a student with a sibling who is already attending (at the time of application) and anticipated to continue in the requested school next year. The sibling in the requested school must be listed on the application, and siblings must live in the same household with the same verified address on record. Sibling Linkage occurs when two (or more) siblings are requesting the same new school during Open Enrollment. If a younger student is assigned to a ranked school choice first, the older sibling receives linkage priority for that school. If an older sibling is assigned first and a younger sibling is waitlisted for the same school, the waitlisted sibling receives linkage credit to improve his/her status on the waiting list. Sibling priority has higher ranking than sibling linkage. While both priority and linkage increase the chances of siblings being assigned together, neither guarantees assignment to the same school. Twins or multiples (same birthday) will be assi
