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Parents urged to register new students early NTH STAFF REPORTS
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Parents of students who are new to the Coweta County School System are encouraged to avoid the last-minute rush by registering their children early for school. The 2019-20 school year begins Monday, Aug. 5. New student registration is at the school system’s Central Registration Center, located at 167 Werz Industrial Boulevard in Newnan. The registration center will be open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. All registration walk-ins are conducted on a first-come, first-served basis. Registering a child for school is a two-step process:
Step 1: Log on to w w w. cowetaschools.net and complete an online pre-registration form. Online pre-registration may be completed at home or at the kiosks located at the registration center. Step 2: Visit the registration center with the following required registration documents in hand: 1. Birth certificate for the student being enrolled – A stateissued, certified copy is required; hospital certificates are not accepted. Birth certificates may be obtained for a fee at the Coweta County Probate Court Office in downtown Newnan. 2. Social Security card for the student being enrolled. 3. Proof of residence – two items from the following list are required for address verification: a. Mortgage documents or a security deed which indicates the location of the residence; b. Apartment or home lease or rent receipt indicating the current address; c. Current electrical bill or an approved application for electrical service showing the current address. Please bring the entire bill, to show electrical service and address; d. Property tax records which
indicate the location of the residence; e. Voter precinct identification card indicating the current address. 4. 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. 5. Immunization certificate – Georgia Department of Human Resources (DHR) immunization certificate form 3231. Students new to Georgia may be enrolled provisionally with a waiver at the time of registration. 6. Hearing-Dental-VisionNutritional Certificate on Georgia Form 3300. Students new to Georgia may be enrolled provisionally with a waiver at the time of registration. Immunization and Hearing-Dental-Vision certificates can be obtained from the Coweta County Health Department, or from a family physician. Short-term waivers issued to students new to Georgia during registration will 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. Other documents which may be helpful during registration include custody documents, if applicable, academic transcripts and/or withdrawal forms and special education documents from previous schools, to help establish an IEP for services. Only children who are not currently enrolled in a Coweta County school must be registered to attend school. Students who were enrolled in a Coweta County School last year do not need to register again. Students must attend the school for which their home is districted. To find out what elementary school district serves an address, call the Coweta County School System Transportation Department at 770-254-2820. For any other questions, call the registration center at 770-254-5551.
PHOTO COURTESY COWETA SCHOOLS
From goodbye to hello again: Coweta County School System faculty and staff bid students farewell for the summer on May 24. School is back in session Monday, Aug. 5.
Coweta Schools to hold orientation Aug. 2 New year begins Monday, Aug. 5 NTH STAFF REPORTS
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Students in the Coweta C ou nt y S chool System st a r t scho ol Au g . 5 , but they will get a chance to ex plore thei r cla s sroom s a nd me et t hei r t e a cher s during orientation on Friday, Aug. 2. Te a c h e r s w i l l n o t b e ava ilable for for ma l conferenc e s du r i n g or ient ation , wh ich w i l l b e held according to the following schedule: •
Middle Schools: 10 a.m. to noon
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Elementary Schools: Noon to 2 p.m.
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High Schools: 2-4 p.m.
Ma ny schools have pla nned additiona l backto-school f unctions. East Coweta High School will hold it s a n nua l Fre shm a n O r i e nt a t i o n N i g ht on Thursday, Aug. 1, from 4-7 p.m . Un l i ke the system-wide orientation, East Coweta’s is not a drop-in event. R ising ECHS freshman should register and answer questions at this lin k: http://bit.ly/2LsBvfb . School websites, linked a t w w w. c o w e t a s c h o o l s . net , will include updated information for other school-specific activities. A ll schools will hold student or ientation on Aug. 2, regardless of additional back-to-school events. Representatives from the
school system’s transportation department will be available at all schools during orientation – as well as on the first day of school – to provide information about bus schedules. School bus routes for the new school year will be posted on the school system’s website prior to Aug. 5. P a r e nt s w i l l h ave t he opportunity to enroll their element a r y-aged ch ild r e n i n t h e s ch o ol s y s tem’s tuition-based A f ter School Program Aug. 1-2 at their children’s schools. After School Program representatives will be available from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at each elementary school. For more i n for m ation , visit w w w.cowetaschools. net .
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