Media release from Rome, GA City Schools:
Rome City Schools is pleased to announce that Pre-Kindergarten registration will open on Monday, January 26, and close on Thursday, February 12. Registration runs from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. each day at the respective schools.
Rome City Schools offers Pre-K classes at Anna K. Davie, Elm Street, Main, West Central, and West End Elementary Schools. West End also offers a Pre-K Inclusion class. Completed registration packets received at each school by Thursday, February 12, by 2 p.m. will be entered into the lottery process described below.
Enrollment for the RCS PreK program operates on a lottery-based, tiered system. The tier system works as follows:
- Tier I – applicants living in the school’s required attendance zone
- Tier II – applicants living inside all attendance zones for Rome City Schools
- Tier III – applicants living outside the attendance zones of Rome City Schools
Tier I applications are drawn first to fill all available slots. If slots remain unfilled, Tier II applications will be drawn, followed by Tier III applications. All applications not drawn will be added to the school’s waitlist.
Parents or guardians will need to bring the following documents when registering children for Pre-K. The required documents include:
- Parent or guardian identification (with guardianship documentation)
- Student birth certificate (must be 4 yrs. old on/before Sept. 1)
- Proof of Georgia residency and attendance zone (utility bill: Ga. Power, water, gas, etc.) Note: driver’s license and cell phone bill are not acceptable.
- Additional documents for enrollment will be required upon acceptance into the program
For more information regarding Rome City Schools attendance zones or other questions, please call or visit your nearest RCS elementary school or call the district office at 706.236.5050.
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