Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Student Assignment Update and Kindergarten Registration

The student assignment plan is moving forward and that means you need to know about Kindergarten Registration and upcoming dates for Magnet School applications and transfer periods. 

Here is information that is currently posted on the WCPSS Student Assignment webpage.  Please call the Front Office if you have any questions.

In order to attend kindergarten, children must be 5 years old on or before August 31 of the current school year. In accordance with state law, gifted children who are age 4 by April 16 also will be considered for admission.

Enroll for the 2013-14 school year

Enrollment and registration is not yet open for the 2013-14 school year. Rising Kindergarteners can pre-enroll beginning Jan. 7, 2013 at their assigned base school. Parents can sign up to receive an email with the latest events and news.

Enrollment locations for the 2012-13 school year

  • The base school assigned to your address
    To view the school assigned to your address, visit http://www.wcpss.net/preview. Our school directory provides basic information, highlights, bus routes and test results for each school.
  • Office of Student Assignment
    Crossroads 1, 5625 Dillard Drive, Cary, NC 27518
    (919) 431-7333 | studentassignment@wcpss.net
    The office is open Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Effective January 2, 2013, our office will be open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
  • The Center for International Enrollment
    For children whose primary language in not English
    Crossroads 1, 5625 Dillard Drive, Cary, NC 27518
    (919) 431-7404 | CIE@wcpss.net

Items required for registration

  • Parent/legal guardian photo ID
  • Proof of residence in the form of a current electric, city gas or city water bill, signed lease agreement or closing statement in the name of the parent(s) or court-appointed guardian with a closing date within 45 days. Telephone, cable television bills and driver's licenses do not qualify.
  • A certified copy of the child's birth certificate, which can be obtained from the county or state health department where the child was born.

Additional items required after assignment

  • An updated immunization record. Medical evidence of immunizations must be submitted. For a list of all required immunizations, visit the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
    If you do not have a certified immunization record, contact your physician or the Wake County Human Services. A new series of shots can be administered. If a record of completed immunizations is not received after 30 days, the principal is required by law to suspend the child from school on the 31st day until evidence of immunizations is presented.
  • A completed Kindergarten Health Assessment. North Carolina law requires that a kindergarten health assessment be completed on or before the first day of school before a child can enter kindergarten. The health assessment must be completed no more than 12 months prior to the date of entry. Physical examination forms are available at Wake County schools, area doctors' offices or at the Wake County Health Department. Parents whose children do not have a regular physician can get health assessments and immunizations through the Wake County Health Department. First-time appointments should call (919) 250-3947.
  • If coming from another school system, a completed Discipline Status Enrollment form is required.
Information regarding the Student Assignment Plan including "Grandfathering" into your current school and the Magnet Application period and the Transfer Request Period is below:
The Wake County Board of Education has adopted a Student Assignment Plan for the 2013-14 school year. Effective immediately, every student will be assigned to a school based on his or her home address. To offer continued stability for families, the plan includes minimal reassignments, as well as the opportunity for students to “grandfather,” or stay with their current schools if they are happy there.

About the Student Assignment Plan

Students are assigned to a base school based on their residential address. Each Wake County address has been assigned an elementary, middle and high school known as the base school. Students are automatically assigned to their base school upon enrollment. Transportation is provided to a student's base school.

Selection Priorities

Ideally, students participating in an application process will be provided with their first-choice school. School capacity, however, may limit every student from receiving their first choice. If this occurs, selection priorities will be applied. Review the order of selection priorities. >

Grandfathering in your current school

Students may opt to stay in their current schools with their current level of district transportation providing no change of address through their grade span. Students who wish to stay in their current schools do not need to do anything. The only exception – students assigned to new schools Richland Creek ES, Rolesville MS, and Rolesville HS may choose to remain at their current schools only if they provide their own transportation. Students who choose this option must request to grandfather during the First Transfer Application Period between Feb. 18 - Mar. 1, 2013.

Rising 6th and 9th graders

Rising 6th and 9th graders will be assigned to their base schools. Students who want to remain in their current feeder pattern under the 2012-13 Choice Plan can apply to do so during the First Transfer Application Period.

Rising Kindergarteners

Rising Kindergarteners can pre-enroll beginning Jan. 7, 2013 at their assigned base school. Kindergarteners must be 5 years old on or before Aug. 31. Learn more. >

Important dates

JAN 2-7 | INITIAL NOTICE SENT
Students enrolled in a WCPSS school will receive an Initial Notice of School Assignment. This notice grandfathers students at their current schools with their current transportation (unless
assigned to a new school) and assigns rising 6th and 9th graders to their base schools.
JAN 7-14 | BASE DECLARATION PERIODStudents who are not currently attending their base school may request to be assigned there during this period. These students will have a guaranteed seat for the new school year unless that school is fully capped. Notifications will be distributed on Jan. 21
JAN 14-25 | MAGNET AND APPLICATION SCHOOLS PERIODMagnet, Early College and Leadership applications for all students can be submitted. Rising 6th or 9th graders enrolled in a magnet school must apply in order to be selected for the next magnet level. Notifications will be distributed on Feb. 8
FEB 18 – MAR 1 | FIRST TRANSFER APPLICATION PERIOD
Families that want to request assignment to their calendar option school (transportation provided), or to another school (no transportation provided) may submit a request during this period. There is no appeal process during this period. Notifications will be distributed on Mar. 8
MAY 1 | SCHOOL ASSIGNMENTS DISTRIBUTED
Families will receive your Official Notice of School Assignment for 2013-14.
MAY 1 – MAY 15 | FINAL TRANSFER APPLICATION PERIOD
Families that want to request an assignment change based on individual circumstances may submit a request during this application period. Transfer requests denied by staff during this application period may be appealed to the Board of Education.

Students with disabilities

Students with disabilities can participate in the Base Declaration, Magnet, First Transfer and Final Transfer processes. Students with disabilities who are served in regional programs will have school assignments based on their program needs as defined by their individual education plans (IEP). Contact Special Education at (919) 431-7334 for more information.

Wait list

A wait list will be maintained for students who are capped out of their base school, and for students who participate in the transfer or application periods (for calendar option or magnet/early college/leadership academies) and don’t get selected for their first choice schools.

Incoming siblings

Sibling priority is applied for transitioning grades (K, 6, 9) during application periods and guarantees assignment to an older sibling’s school. A secondary priority applies to non-entry grade siblings during application periods

Magnet and application schools

The magnet school application period will open in January 2013. The address-look up tool is available for interested parents. You can look up your magnet options here. The deadline to apply online for the Early College or Leadership Academy schools has passed. Please contact those schools directly for more information.

All of this information can be found at the following link:  http://www.wcpss.net/parents/student-assignment/2013-14.html. 

Please call the school at 919-890-7333 or email me at cgraf1@wcpss.net with any questions.  :) Mrs. Graf
 
 
 
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