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Department Overview

Each student in the Cumberland County Schools System is assigned to the school of his/her grade level serving the attendance area in which the student’s parent or court-appointed custodian resides. The Student Assignment Office has the responsibility of ensuring all students are attending the appropriate schools. Our guidelines and procedures are developed based on the following:

• Maintain efficient use of facilities
• Provide options to parents to best meet the needs of their family
• Provide choices to explore a variety of educational opportunities toward meeting the diverse needs of our students.

In addition to school assignments, the Student Assignment Office also helps parents, students, and schools with issues involving custody, residency, family hardships involving school assignments and Choice Program application procedures. All students residing in Cumberland County are eligible to apply to the Choice Program during the application period. For more information on the Choice Program, please visit the  Cumberland County Schools Choice Program Website .

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Student Assignment Department 2465 Gillespie Street Fayetteville, NC 28306 Phone: 910-678-2616

Dr. Melody Chalmers McClain, Associate Superintendent, Student Support Services Saundra McNeill, Student Assignment Manager

How do I find out what school my child is assigned to?

Every child in the Cumberland County School system is assigned to a school district by their address. Click on the following link, type in your street address, and the school that your child is assigned to will appear in the display box on the right-hand side of the screen: Find My School .

My family is new the area. How do I enroll my child into school?

Enrollment takes place at the school by contacting the school's data manager or registrar. Click on the link for more information:  Enrollment for CCS Students

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When you live on campus, you are steps away from everything LR has to offer. Classes, friends, facilities and services are all within walking distance. Plus, you will experience living with others who share the same academic goals. You will find a fun, caring community and a sense of acceptance.

Explore our virtual campus tour to learn more about our campus and LR housing options for first-year and upperclassman students.

As part of your LR experience, we strive to provide a welcoming home in our on-campus communities to help you build life-long friendships and develop skills for current and future successes.

All new incoming students will receive an email from the Residence Life Office once the student has a valid Lenoir-Rhyne email address established. The email from the Residence Life Office will contain a link to complete the freshman or transfer housing application, depending on the student’s classification. This application needs to be completed by all incoming students, even if the student is planning to live off-campus.

Students can request a particular roommate(s) on this application. Additionally, there are questions on the application asking about roommate characteristics. If a student does not know someone they would like to live with, then these questions will help determine who students will be paired within housing.

Once the application is completed the student needs to submit the application. All housing assignments and roommate information will be sent to new incoming Fall semester students via their Lenoir-Rhyne email at the end of June/beginning of July. All first-year students beginning in the Spring semester will receive their housing assignment and roommate information via their Lenoir-Rhyne email in December.

Room Assignments

The university will not discriminate in room/hall assignments. The Residence Life Contract is for residence in campus housing and not for a particular accommodation, room, hall or roommate. However, consideration is given to students' preferences and requests. The university reserves the right to assign roommates and/or to change room or hall assignments, including consolidation of occupancy as spaces are vacated.

Room Changes

Students are allowed to make room changes at identified times. These dates are publicized through the Residence Life Staff via e-mail, postings and/or by mail. Students desiring to move to a new room must follow procedures as directed by the Residence Life Office to formally change rooms.

A student making an improper room change is subject to a fine and may be requested to return to the appropriate assigned room. The Residence Life Office must approve all room changes.

When a student is living alone in a double room, the university reserves the right to assign a second occupant to that room or to charge the student a single occupancy fee.

If one of the occupants of a room moves out or fails to enter LRU as planned, the remaining occupant must do the following.

• Accept another roommate, if the university has one to assign
• Select a new roommate from the same residence hall who also does not have a roommate
• Move into a new room in the same residence hall with a student who also does not have a roommate
• Pay the additional cost to keep the room as a single room. This option may not be available if other students are in need of campus housing. Because freshmen live in either Morgan or Isenhour, they do not have the option to pay for a single room.

Residents without roommates may be reassigned to another room.

A residence hall damage deposit of $200 will be assessed with the fall semester's billing. This deposit is refundable after a student ceases to rent a room on campus, pending any damage charges that may have accumulated.

The residence hall contract is for the entire academic year, through the end of the spring semester. The residence hall contract obligates the student to live in the residence hall for the entire academic year, or if entered into after the start of the fall semester, for the remainder of the academic year. The summer term is regarded as a separate agreement.

Students may occupy an assigned space from the date designated as the official opening of campus housing to the date designated as the official date and time of the residence hall closing. Residents are to vacate their rooms no later than 24 hours after their last exam each semester. Graduating students residing in the residence halls will be provided housing through commencement without additional charge.

Termination of the Contract

If enrollment at the university is terminated for any reason during the course of an academic term, the resident must vacate the assigned room and residence hall within 24 hours.

Similarly, if the university decides to terminate the residence life contract for disciplinary reasons, the resident must move out of the assigned room and residence hall within 24 hours. Violations of residence hall or university policies are considered sufficient grounds for immediate termination of the residence life contract and removal from the residence halls.

Cancellation of the Contract

Students not required to live on campus or not enrolling in the university must notify the Residence Life Office in writing by June 30 to cancel this agreement. Contracts canceled between June 30 and August 1 will be assessed a $200 fine. Contracts canceled after August 1 or during the academic year will be assessed a $600 fine.

The Lenoir-Rhyne campus is monitored 24/7 by well-trained public security officers who do regular patrols of campus to ensure the safety of all Lenoir-Rhyne students.

All residence halls on campus are equipped with a card swipe or passcode. Students are only given access to their particular residence halls to confirm that only people who live in the building are guaranteed access.

In each residence hall, there is a resident assistant (RA) on every floor that serves as a student resource. Additionally, each residence hall has a residence director (RD) who is a graduate student at the university who oversees the resident assistants in the building. Resident directors and resident assistants, help ensure the safety of the building and are trained to handle a multitude of situations.

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Enrolled students who are in good academic and disciplinary standing have the opportunity to apply to live on campus at Lenoir-Rhyne University. Interested students should complete an application and submit proof of full-time enrollment at their community college.

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We are committed to providing a safe, supportive, and enriching environment for all students. Our Student/Parent Handbook serves as a valuable resource outlining school policies, procedures, and expectations to ensure a successful academic journey. From attendance guidelines to disciplinary procedures, this handbook serves as a roadmap for fostering a positive learning community where every student can thrive. We encourage parents and students alike to familiarize themselves with its contents to promote a collaborative partnership between home and school. Together, let's embark on a fulfilling educational experience here at Hickory City Schools.

2024-2025 Student/Parent Handbook

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Mission & Vision

Hickory Career and Arts Magnet School will pursue excellence in teaching and applied learning by providing engaging, innovative, and unique opportunities for all students by promoting technology and community partnerships.

Hickory City Schools is proud to announce a special celebration honoring the 60th anniversary of the legendary Ridgeview High School Panthers football team, famously known as "The Untouchables." This historic event will occur on September 13, 2024, with a reception at 6 PM in the Hickory High School Media Center, located at 1234 3rd St NE, Hickory, NC 28601. Doors will open at 5 PM.

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Hickory City Schools Families,

As we welcome you back to the 2024-2025 school year, I am filled with excitement and pride, reflecting on the accomplishments of our incredible students and anticipating the wonderful new opportunities ahead.

Hickory City Schools is proud to announce that Alanda Johnson, Career Development Coordinator at Hickory High School, and Zabrina Pitts, 8th-grade science teacher at Grandview Middle School, have been selected for the prestigious Appalachian State University Principal Fellows program.

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Planning Services

Student Assignment Plan

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has identified a critical set of beliefs in the district's strategic plan, Strategic Plan 2024. This plan serves as the basis for how CMS will educate the students in Mecklenburg County. Though this document aims to present a plan for where students will go to school, we need to be reminded of these beliefs, as they are the foundation for all of the district's work.

• Every student is entitled to a free, appropriate, and high-quality education.
• Every student should have access to academic rigor.
• Every student deserves a competent and caring teacher.
• Teachers are leaders whose prime responsibility is to lead their students' work.
• Teaching focuses on accelerating learning for all students.
• Teachers encourage learners' creativity.
• Teachers regularly analyze and redesign their instructional strategies to prevent student failure.
• Students at every school should have equal access to appropriate instructional resources.
• Learning should take place in facilities that offer each student an equal opportunity.

The foundation established through these core beliefs must be paired with the three essential partners: students, teachers, and families. In the background is the community providing support. All curriculum definitions, instructional materials, and quality facilities are useless without quality faculties. Each school's teaching and learning environment is created and shaped by its principal and faculty. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, and this community, are very fortunate to have such high-quality professionals in our schools. Our principals and teachers do care, and they are constantly seeking strategies that will enable students to be more successful. Our strong professional staff will provide positive learning environments, regardless of what the student assignment plan yields.

Families are the students' first teachers, and we later join in this shared experience with the school faculty. Though formal education takes place in the classroom, continued support and encouragement are provided in the home. The family also shapes the values that a student develops for themselves. The student also has a role. A teacher can teach, a family can provide support, and the student must be an active participant. The individual initiative allows a student to create and explore the possibility of their dreams. Then with the help of teachers and family, the student can achieve those dreams.

The strength of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is not a student assignment plan or the bricks and mortar that create facilities. Student achievement is what matters --- student achievement for all students in every school in every area of Mecklenburg County. This is accomplished through a rigorous and appropriate instructional program.

The platform for delivery of the instructional program is in schools. With the number of schools in Mecklenburg County, it is necessary to determine how students and their families can enroll in the schools of the district. School selection should be the role of the family and the students. The district should provide the platform for access. Therefore, the new student assignment strategy is one of the family options. Families will have the opportunity to select and receive transportation among magnet programs, a "home" school, and other elementary, middle, or high schools within a zone. In addition, families can provide their transportation if the school that meets their needs is outside of their zone. This strategy is a significant shift in how Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools proposes to serve the children of this community. Families will now be the decision-makers for where their children will attend school.

Over the last few years, we have heard from our community that stability is one of the most critical factors for a new student assignment plan. We recognize that in a child's life, there are lots of changes that occur. While this transition from K-12 happens for a student, we believe that the school should be stable. In the plan, families will know what schools their children will have the option of attending over their school career from elementary through high school. As mentioned above, families will continue to have opportunities throughout the continuum of grade levels if another arrangement best meets the family's needs. Through this type of plan, we hope that students who begin school together will have the opportunity to progress through the grade levels together. Therefore, the proposed plan includes stability and predictability for families.

In developing each student assignment plan since 2002-03, we have used the June 1, 2000 plan and the Resolution adopted by the Board of Education on March 27, 2001, as starting points. The underlying concepts can be summarized as follows:

• Options: all families will be expected to select from various schools. Transportation will be provided when a family chooses a magnet program, a school within their zone, or their "home" school.
• Magnet programs: specialized curriculum areas for which a student may have a particular interest or talent;
• "Home" school: The school a student is assigned based on their residential address and school boundaries;
• Zone schools: elementary, middle, and high schools included in pairings of high school feeder areas; and
• Other schools: selection of a school outside of the zone in which seats are available; district transportation not provided;
• Stability: families will know the progression of schools available for their address; that means the elementary, middle, and high school that will be their "home" school and the progression through the magnet and non-magnet schools;
• Contiguous boundaries: all satellite zones have been eliminated; efforts have been made to allow families and students who live close together to have the option of going to school together;
• Utilization: options have been developed that allow for the facilities to be utilized as thoroughly as possible;
• Diversity: diversity will no longer be mandated by an assignment of students to schools. Instead, it will be based on the family's decisions.

Student Assignment Plan Sections

Student assignment methodology/community overview.

Guiding Principles/Regulation & Policy

Section 1: Boundary Descriptions

Section 2: Non-Magnet Programs School Feeder Chart: This section outlines the elementary school areas that make up the middle school and the high school boundaries. Elementary schools were used as the building blocks to develop middle and high school boundaries.

Section 3: Magnet Programs This section outlines the magnet programs with the alignment from elementary through high school and changes in the magnet programs for the current school year.

Section 4: Transportation Zones This section outlines the feeder high school areas that have been combined to form four transportation zones. The zones can be used to determine which elementary, middle, or high school a student can choose to attend. To receive transportation, admission into a non-magnet school requires that a student lives in the defined zone and that space is available at the requested school. Families can request to have their child or children attend a school outside their zone. Requests will be granted based on seat availability. Students who attend a school outside their zone will not be provided district transportation. The schools available for selection have been listed for each transportation zone.

Section 5: Exceptional Children Self-Contained (EC) Programs This section outlines the methodology used to determine the placement of EC Programs for the current school year. In addition, a summary chart listing the EC Programs and each program's location (map) has been provided.

Section 6: Pre-Kindergarten Program This section outlines the four-year-old pre-kindergarten program. In addition, we have provided a map showing the proposed sites for the current school year.

Student Assignment Methodology The guidelines described earlier served as the foundation for building the "new" student assignment plan. As such, the development of the elementary boundaries served as the building blocks for developing middle and high school boundaries. Developing these boundaries resulted in each elementary school boundary feeding into middle schools and a high school. Where possible, school boundaries were developed using natural boundaries, such as major streets and roadways, railroad tracks, and creeks. Generally, we used major and minor arteries as dividing lines for boundaries.

The current geographic student data was used to represent the population currently being served by the district (as of the 20th Day of school). The student data file was geocoded to determine where students live within the district. Based on where students live, magnet recommendations, exceptional children requirements, and pre-kindergarten programs, we could develop boundaries to accommodate the school population. This plan assumes that magnet students will remain in the magnet program currently serving their educational interests.

The Building Services Department analyzes each school facility to determine the actual number of classrooms and mobile units. Based on this data and estimated completion dates of new classrooms to be in place for the current school year, we were able to identify the capacity of each school building.

Based upon this methodology, we can provide the parents and children we serve a:

• K-12 feeder system;
• non-magnet opportunities;
• guaranteed school assignment; and
• diversity through choice.

Student Assignment Plan Regulations and Policies

• Equity B-EQU
• Student Assignment Plan S-ASGP
• Student Assignment Plan - School Options Lottery Guarantees and Priorities S-ASGP/E1
• Student Assignment Plan - Criteria for School Boundaries S-ASGP/E2
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