School Assignment Letters

Approximately 7,000 letters will be mailed April 25 to the parents or guardians of rising sixth-grade and ninth-grade students and of students with new home addresses. These letters advise the parents or guardians of their children's school assignments for the 2008-2009 school year. In addition, those students who have been assigned to Rigdon Road Elementary from Edgewood Elementary due to rezoning of the Rigdon Road attendance area will receive assignment letters. Some students from Blanchard Elementary and Waddell Elementary will be assigned to Eagle Ridge Academy, and some students from Mathews Elementary will be assigned to Midland Academy. These changes are the second phase of the Eagle Ridge zoning approved by the school board in March 2007.

In most cases, if the parent or guardian does not receive an assignment letter, the student will attend his/her present school for the 2008-2009 school year.

School assignment is based on the home address of the parent or legal guardian. Proof of legal residency is required before a school assignment is granted.

Students Who Have Moved

Parents of students who have moved should report to the school of assignment or to Central Registration with proof of a current home address (current utility bill and lease agreement or home ownership document).

Students Who are New to MCSD

Parents of students new to the Muscogee County School District should report to the school of assignment or to Central Registration with proof of a current home address (current utility bill and lease agreement or home ownership document), the child’s birth certificate, certificate of immunization, eye, ear and dental examination, report card, and student’s social security card.

Students Who Are Leaving MCSD
 
The parents of students who will not be returning to the Muscogee County School District for the 2008-2009 school year should contact their children’s schools to complete summer withdrawal forms.

Hardship Student Transfers
 
The deadline to apply for a hardship student transfer for the 2008-2009 school year is May 16, 2008. No hardship transfers will be considered after May 16, 2008. Hardship Transfer Application Forms may be requested from school principals or at Central Registration at the Columbus Roberts Center, 539 Brown Avenue, after April 25.

Each hardship transfer request must state a compelling reason for the requested transfer, list the child’s assigned school for the 2008-2009 school year, and list the requested school choice for the 2008-2009 school year. The applicant must obtain the signature of the principal of the school of assignment and return the completed request to the Central Registration office by May 16, 2008.

Hardship transfer requests will be considered based on space available at the requested school and the validity of the stated reason for the transfer. Action on hardship transfer requests for the 2008-2009 school year will be made in June, 2008, and the parents will be notified by mail of the decision.

Admission to Magnet Programs

Parents should contact the desired school to request information about its magnet program and the application process.

Student Verification Day

Parents and/or students should report to their assigned schools for verification on August 5, 2008.

First Class Day

Students report to their assigned schools for the first day of class for the 2008-2009 school year on August 11, 2008.

Year-Round Schools

Georgetown Elementary and Rigdon Road Elementary will verify assignments on Thursday, July 10, 2008, and the first day of class is Monday, July 14, 2008.

The Central Registration office is in the Columbus Roberts Center, 539 Brown Avenue. It is open Monday through Friday, from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. For additional information, contact Ms. Jennifer Allen (706-748-2222 or jallen@mcsdga.net).

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