Coweta County students go back to school for the 2009-10 school
year on Friday, August 7.
Pre-planning for all teachers begins
on Wednesday, August 5.
Parents and students can visit schools on the day before school
starts, on Thursday, August 6. Teachers will not be available
for formal conferences during visitation days, but orientation
allows parents and students a brief time to visit school before
the first day of class.
Orientation Times on Thursday, August 6 are:
Middle Schools: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. (all middle schools)
Elementary Schools: 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. (all
elementary schools).
High Schools: 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (all high schools)
School bus routes for the new year will be posted on the school
system’s website at least one week before school begins. A
representative of the transportation department will be
available at each school on August 6 and on the first day of
school on August 6 to provide information on bus routes for the
new school year.
Parents who wish to sign their children up for the school
system’s tuition-based After School Program will be able to do
so on August 5th and 6th, on a space-available basis.
To register a child for school, contact the Central Registration
Center for an appointment by calling 770-254-5551. New students
are registered at the Registration Center, which is located at
167 Werz industrial Drive in Newnan, off the Millard Farmer
Industrial Boulevard / Highway 34 bypass near Bullsboro Drive.
More information about registration and printable registration
forms can be found online at www.cowetaschools.org/registration.
Students must also attend the school for which their home is
districted. To find out what elementary, middle and high school
districts serve an address, call the Coweta County School System
Transportation Department at 770-254-2820.
Students already enrolled in a Coweta County school – including
in a pre-Kindergarten class during the 2008-09 school year – do
not need to register again.
Georgia law requires that students must be five years old by
September 1 in order to enroll in Kindergarten and six years old
by September 1 to enroll in first grade.
Parents who have not yet registered their child for school are
urged to do so as soon as possible before the start of the new
school year on August 7. The Central Registration center is open
during the summer, Monday through Thursday, from 8:00 a.m. to
6:00 p.m.
Parents can call the Central Registration Center at 770-254-5551
to make an appointment or to get more information. Registration
information and printable registration forms can also be found
online, at the school system’s
www.cowetaschools.org/registration website.
To enroll a new student in school, parents will need to provide
the following items:
- Birth Certificate – A state-issued, certified copy is
required (hospital certificates are not accepted).
- Social Security Card
- Proof of Residence – two items from the following list
are required for address verification:
- property tax records which indicate the
location of the residence;
- mortgage documents or a security deed which
indicates the location of the residence;
- apartment or home lease or rent receipt
indicating the current address;
- current electrical bill or application for
electrical service showing the current address (please
bring the entire bill, to show electrical service and
address);
- voter precinct identification card or other
voter documentation indicating the current address.
- State ID or Drivers License – Must be current (not
expired). Students may only be registered by a biological
parent or legal guardian. Proof of custody or guardianship
is required if the registering adult is not the birth
parent.
- Custody papers (if relevant) - If parents are divorced
they must provide a copy of custody papers. Legal guardians
will also have to provide a copy of custody papers, and must
live in the appropriate school district.
- Last Report Card/Withdrawal/Transfer Form with Grades –
This information is required at registration to facilitate
records requests and class placement.
- Immunization Certificate – Georgia Department of Human
Resources (DHR) immunization certificate form 3231 or a
signed 30-day waiver.
- Hearing-Dental-Vision Certificate on Georgia Form 3300
or a signed 120-day waiver.
- Authorization for release of Individual Educational Plan
(IEP) or student records – This is required if a student is
receiving Special Education or Gifted services. If an IEP or
other information that establishes eligibility for services
is not presented at the time of registration, services in
the Coweta County School System may be delayed until the
records are received by the school.
- Emergency contact information – Students must have a
contact name and number on file at the school by the first
day of attendance.
Immunization and Hearing-Dental-Vision certificates can be
obtained from the Coweta County Health Department (770-254-7400)
on Jackson Street in Newnan, or from a family physician.
Students transferring from another Georgia school should already
have the certificates available from their previous school.
Short-term waivers may be requested during registration to allow
parents time to obtain the certificates, but students may be
withdrawn if the certificates are not filed by the end of the
waiver period.
Since punctual and regular school attendance at all grade levels
is important to a child’s educational success, all parents are
urged to make sure that their child begins class at the start of
the new school year on August 7.
Coweta County high schools operate on a block schedule system,
which allows students to complete a full course earning one
Carnegie Unit in one semester. Therefore, missed classes at any
point during the semester will result in significant lapses in
instructional time, which can seriously jeopardize a student’s
success. |