If you move 2 miles away but out of the high school zone where your 11th grader is, will they let her stay without trans (2013, new home)
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Hi--has anyone HAD EXPERIENCE with or know someone who has in the situation of moving to a new home very close by but in a different high school assignment (in this case, currently Panther Creek, move to Green Hope)? If so, will the school board generally allow an 11th grader to stay at her current high school to finish out if you provide your own transportation? Both Panther Creek and Green Hope are VERY full schools, so it's not like we'd be moving into a low-capacity school zone or out of one, for that matter.
Yes, I could call WCPSS, but in my five incredibly frustrating years with them, I've never received an answer that actually came to be accurate. Well, maybe once or twice. But usually the people I talk to via the phone have no real say over anything.
It's my understanding that you can keep her at her current school assignment.
Mine too. However, I think if you move it becomes a little more nebulous....ie, if their base assignment changed they could stay, not sure what happens if you move. In this case, being two schools of equal capacity issues as noted, I am betting she can stay.
If you don't move, you're grandfathered WITH transportation included.
If you move, you provide transportation, but can keep your school.
This is exactly how I understand it!
I attended an information session put on by WCPSS today. The person in charge of school assignment went through the process with us. It was very informative!
CHANGE OF ADDRESS
Families who move to a new address within Wake County can remain at their current school
if they provide their own transportation or can enroll in the base school for the family’s new
address.
One of the agents in the session commented that her child had been in private school (personal issues) and now wanted her son to be enrolled in WCPSS. She said she had questions and called the school and "someone" got back to her within a few hours, after school hours. The woman who got back to her was actually the person in charge of student assignment, who was calling her from her home.
It seems to me that WCPSS really goes out of their way to help as much as they can!
The person in charge of student assisgnment suggested that anyone that has questions could try to email first since they do get many phone calls.
My question is: what happens when you move THIS year inside Wake Co. and to a neighborhood where your child's current school was a proximity choice school under this year's plan? Do you get to keep transportation next year, I wonder?
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The way I understand it, if you move to Wake County this year and you are new to WCPSS, you go to your base and get transportation. The choice plan is gone.
However, there are calendar choices and dates for making changes and requests.
Seemed to be the best of both worlds to me. You get a base school, with options. If transportation directly to your street/n'hood isn't provided with one of those choices, there is the possiblity of "express transportation", which means you may have access to a bus if you go to one of the locations, such as a shopping center or another school. It that isn't an option and you still want the school, you have to provide your own transportation.
The way I understand it, if you move to Wake County this year and you are new to WCPSS, you go to your base and get transportation. The choice plan is gone.
However, there are calendar choices and dates for making changes and requests.
Seemed to be the best of both worlds to me. You get a base school, with options. If transportation directly to your street/n'hood isn't provided with one of those choices, there is the possiblity of "express transportation", which means you may have access to a bus if you go to one of the locations, such as a shopping center or another school. It that isn't an option and you still want the school, you have to provide your own transportation.
Vicki
But, what if you're already in Wake and you move within Wake this year? Does the plan from this year still apply? That's my point of confusion.
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