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Cougar News Update

January 4th-8th, 2021

CougarNews UpdateJanuary 4th-8th, 2021

NO FACE to FACE this Week! ONLINE ONLY Jan. 6th, 7th, & 8th!

  • ALL students will login to their class Microsoft Teams by 7:40AM
  • Students will receive instruction online only (Live, Pre-recorded, & assignments given)
  • Buses will run beginning Monday, January 11th.
  • FACE TO FACE instruction at Campbell will begin Monday, January 11th
  • Families that chose Remote Learning will continue with Online Learning only

Return-to-School Plan – Second Semester
Our return-to-school plan for second semester includes a two-week transition that begins remotely for staff/students and ends with in-school learning.

  • Week of January 4-8:
    • Second semester begins for students on Wednesday, January 6.
    • Tuesday, Jan. 5, was added to Monday, Jan 4, as a teacher workday/student holiday because many schools are election polling sites.
    • All PreK-12 students will participate in remote learning January 6 - 8.
  • Week of January 11-15:
    • Middle and high school students will participate in remote learning on Jan. 11 and Jan. 12, while elementary students return to school for Face-to-Face instruction, if they chose the in-person learning model for second semester.
    • On Jan. 13, PreK-12 students (except those who chose remote learning) will come back for Face-to-Face instruction.

Hardship Transfer Applications Open Now!

Hardship Transfer Deadline: March 1, 2021

Hardship Transfer applications are available beginning Jan. 1 for parents who wish to apply for a 2020-21 hardship transfer or to renew a current hardship to another Fulton elementary, middle or high school. Parents will use an online form to enter and submit their information.

Get more info and access the application here.


Important things to note:


  • Student hardships are only available for residents within the Fulton County School district. Employee hardships are the exception.
  • Transportation to and from the transfer school is not provided by Fulton County Schools.
  • Transfers for siblings ARE NOT guaran-teed with any of the transfer options.
  • Student hardship transfers must be renewed each year.
  • Transfer applications are for the upcoming school year.



Hardship Transfer Guidelines


Attendance

  • Students who have missed schools in excess of the following number of days will be automatically denied a hardship transfer. Students currently attending a school on an approved hardship, but failing to maintain a satisfactory attendance record will be subject to revocation of the existing transfer.

    • Student has been tardy to school 15 or more times;
    • Student has been absent from school 5 or more days, unexcused.
    • If absences are excused or medical but exceed 5 days, parents must provide written explanation of why the absences occurred.
Discipline

  • Students who have not maintained satisfactory behavior in school are not granted permission to transfer under hardship policy. Students currently attending a school on an approved hardship, but failing to maintain satisfactory behavior will be subject to revocation of the existing transfer.

    • Elementary school students who have been involved in 5 or more incidents;
    • Elementary school students who have received more than 3 days Out of School Suspension;
    • Middle or High school students who have received more than 5 days Out of School Suspension or In-School Suspension.


Hardship Transfer Applications are ONLY accepted

  • between Jan 1 - Mar 1 each year.



Carpool will close at 7:40 for teachers to begin instruction. Students are counted TARDY after 7:40 and parents must PARK and Check students into the front office. Students participating remotely will be counted tardy when logging in after 7:40AM for class or absent if they are not present, participating in instruction and submitting assignments.

Meal Kits will still be available for virtual learners & community members

To accommodate lunch service for face-to-face students, the hours of Curbside Pick-Up have been updated.


• Curbside Pick-Up will be open Wednesdays from 9:30-10:30 .


• Families need to pre-order grab & go meal kits each week. Grab & go meal Kits need to be pre-ordered online by Tuesday at 11:59 p.m.


CLICK HERE for the online pre-order form.



. • Pick-up a FREE & go meal kit from any Fulton County School near you. • Children do not have to be present to receive a FREE grab & go meal kit. • A student’s ID number is not needed to receive a FREE grab & go meal kit.


• To maximize social distancing, drivers are not to leave their vehicles; however, walk-ups are allowed.