2-25-16
(Cleveland)- School officials report great parent participation at the two meetings concerning the White County Intermediate School and Jack P. Nix Elementary School transition process, that will take place this fall.
During Thursday nights White County Board of Education meeting Dr. Jeff Wilson, Superintendent of Schools said the next step is to send out letters to parents. Wilson told the board they have looked at the numbers and Wilson said, “ We will have to do some hiring”, because of increased enrollment projections, ” we probably would have had to do some hiring whether we moved or not we just had some folks move in, we certainly don’t want to start a class with 25, 26, 27 kids,” said Wilson.
The elementary school transition will require a name change for the Intermediate school. The school board was told that school officials have received 50 suggestions for a name change. There will be a committee formed to help decide on the name.
Dr. Wilson said there should a recommendation for the board at next month’s meeting.
White County School System (A Georgia Public Charter)
JP Nix/WCIS Transition Schedule (2-18-16)
October 2015/November 2015
- Meeting with School Faculty
- Board Approval
- Begin Zoning Process
- Meeting with Governing Councils at Each School
- New Principal at WCIS Selected
December 2015
- Teacher Preference Forms Distributed
- Continue Zoning Process
- Community Meetings at Each School
January 2016
- Teachers Return Preference Forms
- Teacher Assignments Determined
- Zoning of Schools Completed
February 2016
- Teacher Assignments Made
- Bus Routes Developed
- Community Meetings to Share Zones
- Board Votes on Final Zones
March 2016
- Bus Routes Confirmed
- Letters Go Home to Parents Sharing New School Assignments
- Joint Faculty Meeting
- Lottery Process Established
April 2016
- April 1 – April 30 Request for “Out of Zone” Exceptions
- Zone Exception Request Exception Forms Due
- Determine Furniture and Resources for Each School
- Joint Faculty Meetings
May 2016
- Boxing Up Rooms
- Teacher Room Assignments
- Begin Moving Teacher Belongings
- Review Requests “Out of Zone” Placements
- Make Zone Exception Decisions Based on Space Available
June 2016
- Continue Moving Teacher Belongings
- Teacher Setting Up Rooms
- Teacher Professional Development
July 2016
- Teacher Setting Up Rooms
- Teacher Professional Development
- Zone Exemption Lottery Held
August 2016
- School Opens
