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Frequently Asked Questions
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How
do I know which school my child will attend?
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How
do I register my child for school?
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Where is the Welcome Center located?
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What are
the registration requirements?
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Who
may register the student?
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What are the
residency requirements?
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What
documents will I need?
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What
time does school begin and end?
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Where
can I find a ranking of the schools?
How do I know which school my child
will attend?
Please telephone the Welcome Center at 770-460-3990,
extension 450 to learn which elementary, middle and high school
is in your attendance area or visit our Welcome Center to view
an attendance map. For directions to our
Welcome Center,
click here.
School Assignment
Please refer to the current School Board Policy JBCCA.
Download an Application for Special Permission (see link below)
or pick up a copy of the form at the Welcome Center, 205
LaFayette Avenue, Fayetteville, GA 30214. Please mail the
completed and signed application to the address indicated on the
form. You may also FAX (770-461-8757) or drop off the
application at the Welcome Center. Please fully explain
the reason for the Special Permission request. Approved
requests are valid for the current level of education
(elementary, middle, high school). Condition of Request must be
maintained in order for school reassignment to remain valid.
The Special Permission deadline is April 1st of each year.
 
2009-10 Application for Special Permission Form
Board
Policy JBCCA – Assignment of Students to Schools
Student Transfers Under Georgia Choice Laws
Beginning with 2009-2010 school year, parents/guardians of
students in a public elementary or secondary school in Georgia
may elect to enroll their child in a school that is located
within the school system in which the student resides other than
the one to which the student has been assigned by the local
board of education, if such school has classroom space available
after the assigned students have been enrolled. For Georgia
Special Needs Scholarship Program students, the other
consideration is the availability of programs aligned with the
students IEP. In order to request such a transfer,
parents/guardians must complete and submit an Application for
Transfer Request available online at
www.fcboe.org or at the Welcome Center, at the LaFayette
Educational Center. For the 2009-2010 school year all transfer
requests must be received by the Fayette County School System no
later than Wednesday July 15, 2009. Completed applications will
be reviewed and approved or denied on the basis of a lottery in
the event a particular school has available space and the number
of transfer requests exceeds the remaining available capacity.
Once available classroom space is reached at a school, no more
transfers will be accepted at that school. Since it is possible
that you may not receive your first choice, you may indicate
more than one choice on the Application for Transfer Request
Form. Once the verification is complete, parents/guardians will
be notified of transfer approval in writing. The student shall
be allowed to attend the requested school until he/she completes
the last grade of that school. The parent/guardian shall assume
the responsibility and cost of transportation of the student to
and from school.
STUDENT TRANSFER PROCEDURE
1. Please click the following link for
School Status
Classifications.
2. Please refer to
Administrative Student Transfer Guidelines.
3. Download a transfer application (see link below) or pick up a
copy of the transfer form
at the Welcome Center.
4. Please mail the completed and signed application to the address
indicated on the form
or deliver the application to the Welcome
Center by Wednesday, July 15, 2009.
Transfer Forms:
2009-10 Application
for Transfer Under Georgia Choice Laws
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How do I register my child for school?
For your convenience,
registration is available at the Welcome Center, located at 205
LaFayette Avenue, Fayetteville, GA 30214 (view map).
Registration is not available at the
schools. Please contact the Welcome Center at
770-460-3990 x450.
Entering Kindergarten and first grade:
According to Georgia law, children
must be 5 years old on or before
September 1 in order to enroll in Kindergarten and six years old
on or
before September 1 to enroll in first grade. A copy of the child’s certified birth
certificate must be supplied at the time of enrollment.
Click here for 2009-2010 Kindergarten Registration
information.
Entering first grade through twelfth grade:
Please bring a copy of your child's
transcript to include grades and test scores. If
registration is after the school year begins, please bring a
withdrawal form from the previous school.
Registration
Requirements:
Who may register the student?
The biological or
adoptive parent should enroll the student. If the student
is not living with the biological or adoptive parent, a
temporary guardianship form must be obtained from the Probate
Court or the guardian must have a court order to allow the
student to register. A photo ID will be required for
parents and guardians.
Residency:
To enroll in Fayette County Schools, the student's parent or
legal guardian AND the student must be full-time residents of
Fayette County.
Fayette County Schools must have
ALL REQUIRED documents upon registration for students to be
registered and to receive a schedule.
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Registration Documents:
Visit the
Welcome Center
page for documentation requirements.
What are
school hours?
Elementary school hours: 7:45am to
2:30pm
Middle school hours: 8:25am to 3:40pm
High school hours: 8:40am to 3:20pm
Open Campus: M-Th, 10:00am to 8:00pm; Friday 9am-4pm
for labs only
Alternative School 9:00am to 2:30pm
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Where can I find a ranking of the schools?
The Georgia Department of Education publishes Report
Cards on all the schools and school districts in Georgia.
The Report Card is
available on-line at the Georgia Department of Education web
site. In addition, each school has copies of its own
Report Card for Parents, which is also compiled by the Georgia
Department of Education. |
