HB 251 Implementation Procedures for 2021-2022

  1. Parents of Houston County School District students will be notified of HB251 by July 1st of each year and provided with a preliminary list of schools based on existing data.
  2. Parents may get an “Application to Request HB251 Public School Transfer” from their zoned school or may download a copy from the HB 251 webpage beginning on July 1st.
  3. Applications for transfer must be mailed to the Deputy Superintendent, Dr. Richard Rogers. The address is Houston County School District, 1100 Main Street, Perry, GA, 31069.
  4. Applications for transfer will be available online July 1, 2021. Applications will be acceptedJuly 1, 2021, until August 20, 2021. After the August 20th deadline, no applications will be accepted for the remainder of the school year.
  5. All applications for transfer must be postmarked by the August 20, 2021, deadline.
  6. Capacity will be determined by a school’s enrollment on the tenth day of the school year after all assigned students have been enrolled.
  7. In the event the number of transfer requests exceeds the available capacity in the particular school, requests will be approved based on the order in which they were received.
  8. Parents will be notified of the approval or denial of their request by August 27, 2021.
  9. All students are to begin the school year at their zoned school. Approved transfers will be effective by Tuesday, September 7, 2021.
  10. Once a request is approved, the parent assumes all costs and responsibilities related to the transportation of their child to and from the school so long as the child remains at that assigned school.
  11. Once approved at a school, the student may attend for the rest of the grade band (K-5, 6-8, and 9-12).

 

For questions, please contact School Operations at 478-218-7513.