House Bill 251 (2012-13)
Public School Choice Framework
Annual Choice Notification
Hall County Schools
July 1, 2012
To: Parents of Hall County Students
From: Will Schofield, Superintendent
RE: Public School Choice for 2012-13
Dear Parents or Guardians,
As the parent or guardian of a
student currently enrolled in our school district, we are writing to notify you
that under a new state law you may request to transfer your child to another
public school in the Hall County School System for the upcoming 2012-13 school
year. Please refer to the Hall County
School System’s Procedure for Implementing HB 251 (Hall County Schools Policy
15).
As a parent or guardian, you can request to have your child
transferred to another public school within your school district of residence
as long as the school district has determined that there is available classroom
space at the school after all assigned students have been officially enrolled
(after the 10th day of the 2012-13 school-year). Please keep in mind that if you choose to
transfer your child to another school in the district, the law requires you to
assume all costs and responsibilities related to the transportation of your
child to and from the school as long as your child remains at that school. If a parent requests a transfer to a school
that does not have the services required by the current Individualized
Education Plan (IEP) or Individualized Accommodation Plan (IAP), HB 251 does
not require the school to develop those services as long as they are available
within the local school system.
For your convenience, the district’s list of potential schools with available
classroom space for the upcoming school year is attached. In order to process your request, you will
need to complete and submit the attached “Transfer Request Form.” Requests for transfers will not be accepted
after the close of business on July 20, 2012.
Transfer requests 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
a transfer, you should plan to enroll your child at your assigned school until
transfer decisions are made.
If you have questions regarding this procedure, please
contact Dr. Eloise Barron, Assistant Superintendent for Teaching and Learning
at 770-534-1080, extension 211.
