A lottery will

be used to select students who will participate in Coweta County School

System's pre-kindergarten classes for the school year 2001-2002.

Parents may

register their 4-year-olds at the schools in their attendance districts

Monday through Friday 2:30 - 4 p.m. beginning immediately through April

27, and Saturday, April 28 from 8 - 10 a.m..

Due to the

demand, there are no transfers for pre-kindergarten. Names will be drawn

at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 28 at each elementary school.

Twenty names

will be drawn for each class. Twins or triplets will be registered and

drawn together unless it is for the 20th slot.

In this case,

if no other slot becomes available before school begins, the parent or

guardian must make a decision concerning the slot. The remaining names

will be drawn and placed on a waiting list in the order in which they

are drawn.

The principals

or their designees in the schools will draw the names in open meeting

areas and the instructional lead teacher or designated person will record

the names and number the registration forms in the order in which they

are drawn.

It is not necessary

for parents to be present when names are drawn. The pre-kindergarten teachers

will notify them by mail and on the phone. Children who register after

the drawing April 28 will be added to the waiting list in the order in

which they register.

Each elementary

school has one pre-kindergarten class with the exception of Eastside,

Newnan Crossing and Moreland. They each have two classes.

Students in

the State Lottery Pre-kindergarten must be 4 years of age on or before

Sept. 1. A child eligible for kindergarten may not attend the pre-kindergarten

program. Children must have been born between Sept. 2, 1996, and Sept.

1, 1997.

To attend the

pre-kindergarten program, a child must have a Social Security card (or

waiver); a birth certificate; hearing, vision, and dental certificate;

and an immunization certificate. Hearing, vision and dental and the immunization

certificate can be obtained at the Coweta County Health Department or

from your pediatrician. A birth certificate is required before the child

can enter the first day of school.

The school

day for pre-kindergarten is from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and the calendar

days are the same as the regular school calendar.

Pre-kindergarten

students have access to the regular bus lines, breakfast, lunch and the

After School Program. For information phone the Office of Curriculum and

Instruction at 770-254-2810.