March 23, 2009
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Atlanta Public Schools announces dates, details of pre-kindergarten lottery
ATLANTA – APS officials announced Monday the details of its newly adopted pre-kindergarten lottery that will determine who gets the 800 state-funded pre-K slots in Atlanta Public Schools.
Registration for the Prekindergarten Lottery will be held from 9 a.m.-7 p.m. on Saturday, April 18, at Inman Middle School, 774 Virginia Ave., NE, and the New Schools at Carver, 55 McDonough Blvd., SE. It will also be held from 9 a.m.-7 p.m. on Saturday, April 25, at Douglass High School, 225 Hamilton E. Holmes Blvd., NW, and Maynard Holbrooke Jackson High School, 801 Glenwood Ave., SE.
The lottery drawing is scheduled to be conducted on Monday, April 27 at 10 a.m. at the Peterson Bldg., 1757 Mary Dell Dr., SE., and managed by Data Systems and Games, Inc. A certified public accounting firm will validate the results, which will be posted at each pre-kindergarten site (list below) by May 1. All parents and guardians who registered for the lottery will be notified by mail.
Eligibility lasts only one year. To participate in the pre-K program, a child must be four years of age on or before September 1, 2009, and must live in an Atlanta Public Schools’ attendance zone or be the child of an APS employee.
To begin the lottery registration process, a parent or guardian must appear in person at one of the four registration sites on the dates specified, and must provide one of the following forms of identification:
• any valid state or federal government-issued photo ID, including a free voter ID card issued by the county registrar’s office or the Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS)
• a Georgia driver’s license, even if expired
• valid employee photo ID from any branch, department, agency, or entity of the U.S. government, Georgia or any county, municipality, board, authority or other entity of this state
• valid U. S. passport
• valid U. S. military photo ID
• valid tribal photo ID
The parent/guardian MUST also bring the following documents for pre-K staff to verify age and residency requirements:
• child’s original certified birth certificate, passport, official medical
documents, legal documents or official documents from other countries
• proof of residence - we will accept one of the following: electric, gas or water bill, apartment lease or house contract
• a driver’s license, voter registration card, Medicaid card, or any type of telephone bill cannot be used as proof of residency
• If the parent/guardian does not have a utility bill, apartment lease or house contract in their name, an Affidavit of Residency must be completed. An Affidavit of Residency will be available at each pre-k registration site.
• Parents who are legal guardians must bring a certified copy of the court order granting guardianship for the pre-K child. Persons in control or in charge of a pre-K child who do not have legal guardianship may conditionally enroll the child with the submission of the Non-parental Enrollment Affidavit. A parent or legal guardian must return to the school within 30 calendar days to complete the enrollment process or the pre-K child may not be allowed to enroll in a pre-K class. A Non-Parental Enrollment Affidavit will be available at each pre-K registration site.
The pre-K staff will also request voluntary presentation of the child’s Social Security number/card. Parent/guardians who choose not to provide their child’s Social Security Number or card will be asked to complete a waiver form, which will be available at each registration site.
For more information, go to the APS Web site http://www.atlantapublicschools.us/1861101118113928800/cwp/view.asp?A=3&Q=288970&C=55262
or call the APS pre-K help line at (404) 802-3640.
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Pre-K Lottery Classrooms for 2009-2010
Number of Lottery Slots and School Addresses
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*Pre-K Project Head Start Sites
