Application Information
Process
Eighth-grade students will apply to either ECHS or P-TECH through the Home Access Center (HAC). Once the application is submitted, students will be entered into the lottery. ECHS accepts 100 students per year and P-TECH accepts 25 students per year.
Timeline
Recruiting: October 8-21, 2024 at all TISD Junior High campuses
Application
Built into the application will be disclosures and requirements, and partnership requirements for each program. Applicants for ECHS and P-TECH must live in Tomball ISD.
Application Opens
October 21, 2024*
*Between application open/close, student information meetings will be as follows:
| Student Information Meetings at TISD Junior High Campuses | |
|---|---|
| WIllow Wood Junior High | October 8 |
| Tomball Junior High | October 15 |
| Grand Lakes Junior High | October 17 |
| Creekside Park Junior High | October 21 |
Parent Information Meetings
October 23, 2024 OR November 7, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Lone Star College - Tomball
Performing Visual Arts Center
30555 Tomball Pkwy.
Tomball, TX 77375
Prospective Owl Open House
November 21, 2024 from 5:30 - 7:00 PM
Tomball Star Academy
11211 FM 2920 Bldg. 3
Tomball, TX 77375
Application Closes
December 6, 2024 at 11:59 PM
Lottery
P-TECH: December 13, 2024
ECHS: January 17, 2025
Commitments
Students who were accepted into the lottery must commit by the following date, or they will lose their position to another student on the waitlist.
P-TECH: January 10, 2025
ECHS: January 24, 2025