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This email is created by Ken Ducote and Rose Drill-Peterson on behalf of the Eastbank Collaborative of Charter Schools and is not an official correspondence from the RSD, BESE, nor any other state agency
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Greetings!
The following report is from the Recovery School District's Thursday, January 5, public meeting to inform parents about the RSD's new enrollment process.
RSD Deputy Superintendent Patrick Dobard and staff administrator Maria Montoya made a PowerPoint presentation summarizing the new enrollment process and fielded questions from parents and others in attendance. The full report can be found here.
Additional meetings on this topic will be held this month as follows:
- 2 p.m., January 6, 4128 Franklin Avenue
- 6 p.m., January 11, 2200 Lafitte Street
- 4 p.m., January 23, 4347 Reynes Street
- 11 a.m., January 28, 7643 Lehigh Street
Complete RSD Schedule information can be found here.
***This email is created by Ken Ducote and Rose Drill-Peterson on behalf of the Eastbank Collaborative of Charter Schools and is not an official correspondence from the RSD, BESE, nor any other state agency*** |
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Presentation Summary
"One Application. Many Choices."
- Parents will submit one application for each child, not one for each school
- This process applies only to RSD schools, direct-run and charter
- This process is separate from the letters of intent to remain that some schools ask existing students to complete so all parents will need to submit an application even if a letter of intent has already been submitted
- Applications will contain no spaces to indicate special needs in order to prevent discrimination in selection
- Parents who want to apply to new RSD schools can list up to eight requested schools in rank order
- Priorities are given for certain students as explained in the PowerPoint:
- Siblings of students already in the requested schools
- Students in closing schools
- Students in defined catchment areas (K-8 only, not high schools)
- All applications will be considered at the same time
- No "first-come first-served"
- Students will receive one match or offer to attend for their highest choice school having available seats
Enrollment Schedules
- The new applications will be released the week of February 6
- Available at all schools
- Available at Parent-Family Resource Centers
- Available on-line
- Workshops will be held in February and March for parents to receive help completing applications
- Parent-Family Resource Centers at Cohen, Reed, Landry, and Carver sites
- Many parents request more info on programs at various schools
- Deadline for submission is March 31
- Applications may be submitted at schools, Parent-Family Resource Centers, or RSD
- Notifications of offers to enroll students mailed week of May 1
- After May 1, families can discuss placement offers with staff at schools and RSD
- Families can pursue placement at other schools with seats still available
Other Parent Meetings
The RSD announced that regular parent meetings on timely topics will be held on the 1st Thursday of each month. Meeting schedules previously posted by RSD are as follows:
- February 2, Harney ES, 2503 Willow Street
- March 8, Henderson ES (St. Julian Eymard site), 2701 Lawrence Street
- April 5, King Charter School, 1617 Caffin Avenue
- May 3, Craig ES, 1423 St. Philip Street
- June 7, Harmony Oaks Community Center, 3320 Clara Street
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