Because of the restructuring, you might have seen changes in your placement following these new priorities and designations. Any new additions to the waitlist will follow these priorities as well:
Priority 2 : NASA Civil Servant, Federal Employee, Active/Reserve Military, or ACCC Staff
Priority 3 : A Federal Contractor working at Moffett Field (e.g., with NASA or USGS)
Priority 4 : Sibling in the program (general public)
Priority 5: General Public Family including NASA Research Park
Everyone on the waitlist was designated a new priority number besides Federal Contractors working at Moffett Field (Priority 3 on previous and new waitlist priorities).
There were families that moved up the waitlist and families that moved down.
Movement on the waitlist primarily affected families in Priorities 1–3. For most families, movement was minimal and depended largely on the number of waitlisted families who currently have siblings enrolled in the program.
Families in Priorities 1–3 were also re-evaluated based on their employment which caused a major shift downward to some families in regards to their placements as we make sure placements fairly aligns with our policies.
*This answer was updated on 6/3/26