Elementary Programs of Choice Applications now Open For the 2024-2025 School Year February 1 – March 1, 2024

The Hall County Elementary Programs of Choice applications are now open on each school’s website with an application deadline of March 1, 2024. Students who live in the school zone or in the Hall County School District but are outside the school’s attendance zone may apply. Students who live outside of the Hall County School District may also apply, but they will also have to complete the Out-of-District (Tuition) application on March 1.

Many of our elementary programs of choice are holding parent information meetings this winter/spring. For a list of meeting dates and times, please go to each school’s website, found below.

World Language Academy: Applications for World Language Academy (Pre-K and Kindergarten) are available at: https://wla.hallco.org/web/join-our-school/ 

Elementary Program of Choice applications are posted on each school’s web page and are also available below under “Elementary Programs of Choice.”

Parents of students who are accepted to attend a program of choice at a school outside of their attendance zone must provide transportation to and from school. (The World Language Academy has some limited options for transportation, and information about this is available at WLA).

  • Please click here for a list of HCSD elementary programs of choice
  • Please click here for more information about World Language Academy.

Deadline to Apply for Fall 2024: February 16

Earhart-Edison Application Information

Magnet Schools and Programs of Choice

The Hall County School District has been featured in both the Wall Street Journal and Forbes magazine as an example of a school system where innovation in programming and technology is being used to emphasize students’ individual strengths and interests, and, consequently, to increase the number of students engaged in rigorous coursework.

Students are assigned to schools based on their residential addresses, and all schools have a variety of excellent programming options to meet students’ needs. However, it is our belief that students are most successful when they are involved in programs that engage and motivate them, that capitalize on their unique talents and interests.

Hall County Schools offers a school choice program that makes a highly personalized education available to all students. Currently, the system offers many magnet schools and programs of choice to bring innovative curricula to students in a more concerted effort to meet their individual needs.

Students may apply to a school with a certain focus or to a school with a unique program that matches their individual interests, aptitudes, and goals. Except for Howard E. Ivester Early College, Lanier College Career Academy, and World Language Academy (in some instances), parents of students who live outside the school’s attendance zone must provide transportation.

HCSD Virtual Program of Choice for Grades 3 – 12

The purpose of the HCSD Virtual Program of Choice is to build a connected community of teachers, staff, families, and students who will thrive in virtual learning. It is designed for 3rd – 12th grade students who:

  • Desire a virtual choice
  • Demonstrate success in a virtual environment
  • Can work independently
  • Have access to internet

Accepted students will take all of their classes virtually. The virtual classes will have both synchronous and asynchronous components, and students can expect to have regularly scheduled live class sessions every week during the school day, as well as independent learning activities. Students can participate in after-school extracurricular activities in their home school ((zoned school or where student is currently enrolled). For more information: VirtualPOC.Hallco.org

Director/Principal: Mr. Scott Tipton

Magnet Schools Listing

Like Charter Schools, Magnet School concepts were developed through a thoughtful, comprehensive planning process during which parents, teachers and administrators “dreamed a school.”

After reaching consensus on innovative or unique educational options for all students, these schools gained approval from the Hall County Board of Education to use a focused, school-wide approach for increased engagement and achievement.

If families are interested in their children attending a Magnet School to which they are not zoned, they may submit an application to the school.

Magnet School Applications for the 2024-2025 School Year

For students entering 1st – 12th grade, parents may complete a transfer request form for a Magnet School from February 1 – March 1 in the Parent Portal, and parents will be notified by March 22 of acceptance decisions. More information regarding all transfers will be posted at: Transfer Information – Hall County Schools by February 1, 2024.

For students entering Kindergarten: To enroll your child in kindergarten, parents/guardians must first register their child in their zoned school during the kindergarten registration period, beginning on March 18. (Please refer to the School Attendance Map at School Attendance Zones – Hall County Schools to find the zoned school.) Once kindergarten students are registered to their zoned schools, parents/guardians may complete a Transfer Request Form in the Parent Portal. The deadline for kindergarten transfer requests is April 10, and parents will be notified of acceptance decisions by April 25.

Competitive Programs of Choice

Any Hall County School District student may apply to a Program of Choice in his or her area of interest, regardless of home school assignment. Students are selected to participate in Programs of Choice through a competitive application process during which they are evaluated for the match between strengths and interests and the program goals, specialized content and instructional approaches.

Parents of selected students who live outside the school’s attendance zone must provide transportation. For applications and information about the selection process, please see the school’s webpage.

Elementary School Programs of Choice

Middle School Programs of Choice

High School Programs of Choice