Parents in

the new Willis Road Elementary School district should register children

for pre-k classes at White Oak Elementary School on Lora Smith Road. A

separate registration process has been established at that school since

the Willis Road school is not yet ready for operation.

Maggie Brown

School serves three Newnan-area schools with five classes.

Parents in

the Atkinson, Elm Street and Jefferson Parkway Elementary School districts

should register for pre-kindergarten classes at Maggie Brown, which is

located on Kellogg Place in Newnan.

Because of

high demand and a limited number of class slots available, a lottery will

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

School System's pre-kindergarten classes for the school year 2002-2003.

Parents may

register their four-year-old at the school in their attendance district

Monday through Friday between the hours of 2:30-4 p.m. from now until

April 26 and from 8-10 a.m. April 27.

Due to the

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

at 10:30 a.m. April 27 at each elementary school with the exception of

Willis Road, which will take place at White Oak Elementary. Maggie Brown

will have the lottery drawing for students that are in the Atkinson, Elm

Street and Jefferson Parkway districts.

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 principal or his/her designees in each school will

draw the names in an open meeting area and the assistant principal 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 teacher

will notify them by mail and/or on the phone.

Children who

register after the April 27 drawing will be added to the waiting list

in the order in which they register.

Students in

the State Lottery pre-kindergarten must be four years of age on or before

September 1, 2002.

A child eligible

for kindergarten may not attend the pre-kindergarten program. Children

must have a date of birth September 2, 1998 through September 1, 1999.

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

and proof of residency is required before the child can enter the lottery.

The school

day for voluntary prekindergarten is from 8 a.m-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. If further information is needed, call the Office

of Curriculum and Instruction at 770-254-2810.