Over 175,000 Students
Launched in November 2013

Pro Features

• Mobile Component
• SIS Integration

Baltimore County Public Schools provides a wide range of magnet schools with unique educational environments, innovative instructional programs, and specialized programs.

In order to streamline the application process for parents and decrease the workload of administrators throughout the district, BCPS teamed with Smart Choice Technologies to transition their process from paper to an online application and lottery management system.

To make this process as accessible as possible for all families, the Smart Choice ON THE GO mobile component was implemented allowing parents to submit and manage applications directly from their smart phone or tablet.

The system also incorporated address verification to let parents know whether or not their child would receive BCPS transportation for each selected choice.

Additionally, the Scheduling Component was utilized to give parents the ability to schedule assessments online within the application process. The Scheduling Component is also equipped with management tools allowing administrators to track and manage assessment scheduling.

With real time updates from the Smart Choice System, BCPS families are always informed about their application and lottery placement status.

During the implementation process, Bryan Stoll, Supervisor of Magnet Programs said “We’ve been getting a large number of compliments on how easy it is to use the application your team developed for BCPS and how well it works. We’re getting ready to launch the application for parents to use in September and everyone in our office and the schools is very excited about what the system will be able to do to make our work more efficient.”