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| Student Services provides services to students
who have attendance, behavior, personality, and/or learning problems,
and to their parents through casework, group work, or referral to
other resources. Student Services also coordinates student
registration, maintains attendance records and arranges for health
services.
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 Attendance
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| Every parent, guardian, or other person
residing in the State of Georgia is required to enroll and send children
in their care and charge between the ages of six and sixteen to a
public or private school.
After twenty days of attendance, children
enrolled in the school system under the age of seven become subject to
compulsory attendance laws.
Legal excuses for absences include:
- A serious illness or death in the immediate
family necessitates absence from school.
- Personal illness and when attendance in
school would endanger their health or the health of others.
- Verified religious observances.
- Conditions render attendance impossible or
hazardous to their health or safety.
- A court order or mandate by order of
government agencies, including preinduction physical exam for
service in the armed forces.
- Registering to vote or voting, for a period
not to exceed one day.
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Registration
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| Registration is taken throughout the year as new
families move to Thomasville. All elementary grades K-5 are registered
at the central office in the Student Services offices.
Kindergarten registration starts in January for the upcoming school year. What to bring to registration:
 | Certified Birth Certificate
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| Documentation of legal guardianship
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| Current Immunizations
(GA Form 3231)
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| Current Eye, Ear, Dental Examination (GA Form
3300) |
| Social Security Card |
| Proof of address |
Pre-Kindergarten
Thomasville City Schools' Pre-Kindergarten program is housed at
Balfour School for Young Children. A student must be four years old by
September 1st to register in the Pre-Kindergarten program.
Registration for the Pre-K program is conducted at Balfour
School.
Elementary School (Grades K-5)
Thomasville City Schools' Elementary programs are conducted at
Harper Elementary, Jerger Elementary, and Scott
Elementary Schools. A student must be five years old by September 1st
to register in the Kindergarten program. A student must be six years
old by September 1st to register for first grade. Registration for
grades K-5 is conducted at the Central Administration Office.
Elementary school students are not assigned to a
school based on "attendance districts". Parents may state a
preference at the time of registration. Priority is given as follows:
- Special Education Needs
- Siblings currently attending the school of
preference
- Address - proximity to the school of
preference
- Space availability
Middle School (Grades 6-8)
Thomasville City Schools' Middle School registration is conducted at
MacIntyre Park Middle School. Students in these grades must register
at the middle school.
High School (Grades 9-12)
Thomasville City Schools' High School program is conducted at
Thomasville High School. Students in these grades must register at the
high School.
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Demographics
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| School |
African American |
Caucasian |
Other Minority |
| Balfour (PreK) |
139 |
107 |
7 |
| Harper (K-5) |
309 |
0 |
4 |
| Jerger (K-5) |
205 |
275 |
12 |
| Scott (K-5) |
443 |
18 |
12 |
MacIntyre Park
Middle School |
467 |
94 |
11 |
Thomasville
High School |
638 |
128 |
9 |
| System-wide |
2201 |
622 |
55 |
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FTE-Full
Time Equivalents
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| FTE is the state funding mechanism based on the
student enrollment and the educational services local school systems
provide for the students. Educational programs are divided into
categories and a specific funding weight is assigned to each category.
The base amount of money received for each FTE student is determined
by the Georgia General Assembly.
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Health
Services
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| Thomasville City Schools' employs two full-time
nurses: |
Frances McDougald, RN (Balfour, MPMS,
Scott, THS)
Linda Pearson, RN (Dunlap Educational
Learning Center, Harper, Jerger)
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Home
School
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| A home school setting allows a parent or guardian
the opportunity to educate their children at home while meeting the
compulsory attendance policy of Georgia.
The parent or guardian must annually submit to
the Director of Student Services of the local school district in which the program
is located a Declaration of Intent to utilize a home study program by
September 1 or within 30 days after a program is established.
Parents or guardians may teach only their own
children in the home study program provided the teaching parent or
guardian possesses at least a high school diploma or a general
education development (GED) equivalency diploma, and the parents or
guardians may employ a tutor who holds at least a high school or a
general education
development (GED) to teach such children.
For additional information, contact the
Student Services office.
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Alternative
Education
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Dunlap Educational
Learning Center
915 E. Lester Street
225-2687This alternative education program
serves students in grades 6 through 12. This program was designed to meet the needs of students
whose behaviors significantly impeded their ability to be successful
in a traditional school setting. Students participating in
this program are placed in a more structured setting designed to
meet the needs of the academically and behaviorally challenged
student. Smaller class sizes, individualized instruction,
social skills assessments and training, and the incentive to return
to the traditional setting are contractually offered to these
students and their parents.
EXALT--Extended Alternatives for Learning
through Technology
Cheryl Gonatos, Lead Teacher
This alternative education program is an
innovative model that serves high school students that are at risk
for dropping out of school and those who have already dropped out
and want to return to earn their high school diploma. EXALT
emphasizes community, school, student, and parent responsibility.
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