will be offered to the next applicant on the wait list. "This is not equitable.". <> 1 0 obj The primary mission of the JCPS Early Childhood Program is to provide equitable access to high quality early education and interventions for three- and four-year-olds who are at greatest risk in our city. x]]%q}_`Cy n0`Jh~fwQfGqC6dwuV3sxExXw/TxSO?_w/Oo~o/O7~U_j87WW_}Thz+JUj.Tt'w?/D}7_x8^fQnZ}MS7PNx8fjh.oo>|{og=k>Uw?U}}rY8|E=vh]^| L3iL}U{~DceRF1&z^}7&~xzz)%QLkt*MMh;=XR3cC}iO2,3[>}WSL7}U_lyQGOf=IwVWqngYk#nnU}7-qizjL{I@_3?bO~K*i2/M=|A{?P?1XF4Fg6J2Ek^]waMs`}w1aWT[!l9V^VK/AGfiN;OFisfVS5leznYvo5 2W9c/q8>Ge4*n,Ms!9it&9;r}@3M=8f@m>i7-]([[8QI?,l1m)5k? 0F-00aCmZ5m-k]uonGweN #gI\aWN|e;2$d}U&9E z`^H`[hPEaOlMy?/VUorQL-29L:1jqf(sYIn7:2'1Xw>6!P[h$G? When she brought this up to the district's student assignment office, Schirmer said she was told if she wanted the two boys to be in the same elementary school, she could pull her older child from the magnet (after five years there) and apply for a transfer to the kindergartner's traditional school. Unless you inform schools that you want your child to be r, other wait list(s) until you are offered a seat, or until the wait list is no longer active. It is, imperative that parents be prepared to accept or decline placement when contacted. Wait lists will be updated every Friday at 4:30 p.m. What are my childs chances of getting into a program from the wait list? "We do not have sibling preference in our magnet school policy," JCPS spokesman Mark Hebert wrote to The Courier Journal. Any applications submitted after the deadline are considered late applications. JCPS. JCPS Registration and Application Home JCPS Home Page Contact Us Phone: 485-6250 Email: askstudentassignment@jefferson.kyschools.us During these unusual circumstances, we are committed to assisting you with your questions about the JCPS registration and application process. JCPS School Choice. ]@grN4]?s*q,V`~kj-5>2\\fg-qoyfb' zy '%R,$a0[0#1";TBmAGh+R.2. Staff members answer questions about the programs and about application procedures and individual school guidelines. Contact Us JCPS Call Center (502) 313-HELP (4357) jcps.help@jefferson.kyschools.us. 35 on the list of 85, she said. JCPS Registration and Application Landing Pad Apply for ELEMENTARY Apply for MIDDLE or HIGH Apply for EARLY CHILDHOOD Apply for STUDENT TRANSFER Optional and Magnet Lottery WAIT LIST Update your FAMILY with JCPS Parent Portal Contact Us Phone: 485-6250 Email: askstudentassignment@jefferson.kyschools.us The office also: The Magnet Schools of America organization has reviewed 59 JCPS magnet schools and programs. !.c (`N`@(A8T_a+IPd{lY,;3b`Qdfdef&2_HWfF`hf4bftbFrfQHUJO%%_H1A/V`FJW1*i|%B2_K:M%;2I1+\3\Jh+^+R6V|4B]s 9WW ~6!,q;^XMD PR>m>a/OA%Y1$9PYf-)gg9a3(K"teRb,E0%9P_9k!%i8#R0npsU$. "That will not change with the additional, new start times. JCPS Gives No Sibling Preference. endobj Parents are encouraged to. The petition, which has garnered more than 200 signatures in the past month, asks for JCPS to give preferential entrance to siblings placed on a magnet's waitlist if another sibling has already gained entrance. Westport Middle School - 8100 Westport Road - Louisville, KY 40222 - 502.485.8346. Under the district's new student assignment plan approved last summer, the JCPS magnet program is already undergoing several changes meant to make them more diverse, both racially and socioeconomically. Placement on the wait list means your child was not selected for initial placement as a result of the lottery process. Let's give families a chance to attend the same magnet elementary school especially since JCPS already gives preference to twins and multiples. JCPS offers an Early Childhood program for children who will be 4 years old on or before August 1st and qualify based on household income and/or special needs, and children who turn 3 years old on or before August 1st and have an Individual Educational Program (IEP). To balance equity with sibling preference, the solution is to keep the open lottery and give sibling preference on the waitlist. Westport offered high level academic opportunities within an extremely nurturing and caring environment. Will you do the same? LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Jefferson County Public Schools has over 2,000 students in quarantine less than one week into the new school year. Some who signed the online petition agreed, and they provided their reasons why. In turn, schools have divided financial and parental support. To find out what schools serve your address and your zone school, click here to use our School Finder tool. endobj To learn more about the Choice Zone visit here. <>/Metadata 1078 0 R/ViewerPreferences 1079 0 R>> The program is offered full day, five days a week and is free to all eligible families. Let's give families a chance to attend the same magnet elementary school to support family engagement and give schools a chance to build and sustain relationships with families, especially since JCPS already gives preference to twins and multiples. If you recently registered, you should have received an e-mail with links directly to the applications. Employee Directory. " Unfortunately, our magnet schools program was set up opposite of that, which was to give a place where exclusivity happens that has become all too segregated.". . Why would so many middle & high school students still start early? After The Courier Journal published a special report revealing how JCPS magnet programs favor middle- and upper-class students at the expense of the poorer students of color, we asked . I )T&@IQIoeE(f^\pvhkvE-fKN^1lNHj.25X\i*NT)qA!VtyfkGxpu In turn, schools have divided financial and parental support. endobj Your child's wait-list number will not . You will need this number when checking, Every family will receive a letter to let students know what their position on the wait list is and the instructions for, accessing the wait list system. Wait lists are only maintained for elementary schools that currently have a wait list. It is the parents responsibility to, inform the school or the JCPS Student Assignment Office if the, If my child is offered placement, how long will I have t, repared to accept or decline placement if con, to respond to the school office, excluding weekends and school holidays, to accept, or decline placement. The number listed in the column on the right indicates the next wait list number to be called for the grade indicated if a program seat becomes Sarah Schirmer, who created the petition, addressed board members during their February meeting, saying she has a fourth grader at a magnet that he loves and an incoming kindergartner who has been placed on the school's waitlist - No. Magnet School Next # on wait list Magnet School Next # on wait list Audubon Traditional Brown KG 1 of 118 KG 6 of 192 1st 1 of 50 1st 1 of 47 2nd 1 of 34 2nd 1 of 48 \dFPfFM|D23*10$f6B]v/c EDde@/8men5L/Ma@! Elementary school families are divided between magnet schools and cluster schools. JCPS Magnet/Optional Program Lists 36-37 JCPS Magnet/Optional Program Maps 38-40 5 Quality Data 41 FRL Student Performance: Proficiency Rates 42 Transportation is available. You will need this number when checking on your child's wait-list status. Siblings will then have a greater likelihood of remaining together. "yVr P4/,/g-ZX^;fAAdym"3n)X6? Published: Jun. When more applicants apply for a program than there are seats to accommodate them, a random lottery selection process is used to fill the available seats and create a wait list for the program. If all seats in a program are filled, no additional applicants will be offered placement from the wait list. JCPS Magnets Give No Sibling Preference. VanHoose Education Center 3332 Newburg Road Louisville, KY 40218 (502) 313-4357. 4MP+*A Magnet Coordinator) 1615 W Broadway, Louisville, KY 402 03 | (502) 485-8123 | School Hours - 7:40 a.m. to 2:20 p.m. | @STEAM_GEMS | @GraceJamesGEMS . All students who want to apply for magnets or AOLs will need to complete an application. Because we are required to first serve those three- and four-year-olds who qualify for the state preschool program, it is unlikely that additional spaces will be available. No. The wait lists for the 2019-2020 school year are maintained until the close of business on the fifth, list number indicates your childs position on the wait, ing list. stream If your child is a 5th or 8th grade student and lives in the Choice Zone, an application will be required to select either the close-to-home or far-away option that serves your address. 3 0 obj The motion passed in a unanimous vote during a special meeting at the JCPS Van Hoose Center on Wednesday evening. Equally as important to school success is engaged and involved parents. JCPS provides transportation for most students who are accepted into a magnet program. JCPS School Choice. Magnet programs that use a lottery selection process have a limited number of seats. JCPS Siblings. Do you believe that your child might qualify for the State-funded Preschool program and wish to complete an application? JCPS start time proposal:Why would so many middle & high school students still start early? Applications that are received after the application period ends remain in the late file unless schools still have available space for students. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google. next to be offered a seat if one becomes available. Adding to the frustration that her two kids would be at different schools, if the start time proposal is approved, she said, is that her kindergartner would attend a school that will start and end two hours earlier than her fourth grader's school. If you do not have this e-mail, you can log in with your parent portal username and password. JCPS Gives No Sibling Preference. <> In speaking with JCPS Student Assignment and JCPS School Board Members, we do not have their support for automatic sibling preference because it reduces equity in the open lottery; sibling waitlist preference is the compromise. And at least some other districts, such as Cincinnati Public Schools and Cedar Rapids Public Schools in Iowa, give priority entrance to siblings of current magnet students. A great question is why are we not fighting for automatic sibling preference for magnet school families? Solution is Sibling Waitlist Preference. % We appreciate the trusting relationships we built at Westport and believe they helped instill academic confidence that will last throughout Cam's life. 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