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CAP (Centralized Application Portal) Tutorial
Navigate to <a href="https://lottery.k12northstar.org" title="Link: https://lottery.k12northstar.org">https://lottery.k12northstar.org</a> <br>to begin the lottery application process.<br><b><i>Note: </i></b>All of the student, parent, and lottery information in this tutorial is fictitious
There are <b><i>3 methods</i></b> to create your parent/guardian lottery account. Choose the method that matches your circumstances.<br><br>
<b><i>Create Method 1</i></b> is the easiest, and is for a parents who already have a <b>PowerSchool guardian account</b>.<br>If you can't remember your PS login, you'll have a chance to recover your information after you click the button.
<b><i>Create Method 2 </i></b>is an option for parents/guardians with no PowerSchool guardian account, but who know their child's <b>student number</b> and <b>date of birth</b><br>
<b><i>Create Method 3 </i></b>is for parents/guardians who want or need to create their account from scratch<br>
Click the appropriate button for you<br><br>
Once your account has been created you'll be at the<b><i> Dashboard.</i></b>
<b><i>Your contact information is very important! </i></b>Click your name to access your profile and verify your information
The lottery school will use the data in your profile to contact you regarding any lottery matters.
The <b>Dashboard</b> displays 3 buttons with a summary of the account:<br><b><i>View Students</i></b><br><b><i>View Lotteries</i></b><br><b><i>View Applications</i></b>
Start by clicking on any of the three buttons. There is no "correct" order.<br>
<span><i><b>View Students </b></i>shows the children associated with the account. <br><br></span>
<span class=""><i><b>View Lotteries </b></i>to see the list of online district lotteries.<br>This is another place to start an application.</span>
<span class=""><i><b>View Applications </b></i> lists all applications that you have submitted</span>
Any user can click <b><i>View Students</i>, </b>then<b> <i>New Student</i></b> to add a student.<br><br>
In <b><i>View Students</i></b>, click an individual <span class=""><i><b>student button </b></i>to see more student detail</span>
From the student detail screen, you can <b>identify siblings</b> or <b>start the application process</b> for the student
In some lotteries, <b><i>siblings</i></b> play an important role.<br>It is critical that you <b><i>identify </i></b><b><i>in your lottery account </i></b><b><i>all of your applicant's siblings </i></b><i></i>to request consideration for any potential sibling preference.
<b><i>Identify </i></b>a sibling by clicking on the <b><i>Non-Sibling </i></b>button.
A green <b><i>Sibling button</i></b> appears. Remove the sibling, if needed, by clicking the button again.
Click the <b><i>New Sibling</i></b> button if you need to add a new sibling to this student. This might be a student entering Kindergarten, or one who attends a non-district school
Click the <b><i>New Application</i></b> button to see a list of district lotteries and start an application for this student
<b><i>District lotteries</i></b> will be listed alphabetically
Click <span class="">the<b><i> indicator </i></b>to view information about this lottery</span>
You might not be able to submit an application for all student-lottery combinations. <br>Hover over <b><i>Not available</i></b> to read the reason.
Click <span class=""><i><b>Start Application</b></i></span>
Review the<b><i> sibling</i></b> information and make any needed changes
<b><i>Read the statements and check the boxes </i></b>to confirm<br>
Click <span class=""><i><b>Submit Application</b></i></span>
The system will email you a submission confirmation to the email address in your lottery profile.
You're back on your student's lottery application screen. Click the <span class=""><i><b>View button </b></i>to see an application you submitted for this student</span>
Click <b><i>l</i></b><span class=""><i><b>ottery application name</b></i></span>
You can <b><i>edit</i></b> sibling information on this page, but you must <b><i>resubmit</i></b> the application in order for your changes to be part of the application. You may have to re-certify the sibling relationships as well<br><br>
After review, click:<br><b><i>Cancel</i></b> if you made no changes.<br><i><b>Delete Application</b></i> if you wish to remove the application from the lottery.<br><b><i>Submit Application</i></b> again if changes were made.
Don't forget to <b><i>Log out</i></b> when you're done.
Now that you have a lottery account, next time you visit the site put your username and password into the the Login block and click the <b><i>Login</i></b> button.