HOW TO ATTEND NEW EMERSON

WE ARE CURRENTLY A D51 PUBLIC MAGNET K-5 SCHOOL WITH A STEAM CURRICULAR FOCUS.

OUR STUDENT SCHEDULE IS MONDAY - THURSDAY FROM 7:45 A.M. TO 4 P.M. 

LEARNERS FROM ALL OVER THE GRAND VALLEY ARE CHOSEN AT RANDOM THROUGH A LOTTERY SYSTEM EVERY YEAR. 

THE 2023 APPLICATION PROCESS WILL BEGIN FRIDAY, JAN. 6, 2023, AND RUN THROUGH FRIDAY, JAN. 13, 2022. 

PARENTS/GUARDIANS CAN PICK UP LOTTERY REGISTRATION MATERIALS BETWEEN 8 A.M. AND 4 P.M. MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY OR 8 A.M. TO NOON ON FRIDAY IN THE MAIN OFFICE.

NEW EMERSON IS LOCATED AT 2660 UNAWEEP.

CHILDREN WITH SIBLINGS AT NEW EMERSON WILL RECEIVE PRIORITY ENROLLMENT IN NEW EMERSON, AND SIBLING REGISTRATION OCCURS EVERY DECEMBER.

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APPLICANTS CHOSEN IN THE RANDOM LOTTERY DRAWING IN JANUARY WILL BE NOTIFIED BY LETTER NO LATER THAN JANUARY 21, 2023.

PLEASE DO NOT CALL.

LETTERS WILL BE SENT REGARDLESS OF YOUR CHILD'S APPLICATION STATUS.

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PARENTS/GUARDIANS OF ANY CHILD CHOSEN TO REGISTER MUST CALL THE SCHOOL BY THE FIFTH SCHOOL DAY AFTER THE DATE ON THE LETTER TO CONFIRM YOUR CHILD WILL ATTEND THE SCHOOL IN 2023-24.

THE LETTER WILL ALSO LIST A DEADLINE IN APRIL FOR FINAL REGISTRATION FOR INCOMING KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS.

NEW EMERSON ALSO DOES A LOTTERY DRAWING FOR TRANSFER STUDENTS IN GRADES 1-5 AT THIS TIME AS WELL.

WHILE MOST STUDENTS START NEW EMERSON IN KINDERGARTEN, PARENTS/GUARDIANS OF STUDENTS WHO WILL BE IN GRADES 1-5 IN 2023-24 CAN APPLY FOR ANY POSSIBLE OPENINGS IN THOSE GRADE-LEVEL CLASSROOMS. 

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THE WAITING LIST DOES NOT ROLL OVER EACH YEAR, SO ANYONE WHO APPLIED FOR THE WAITLIST LAST YEAR WILL NEED TO APPLY AGAIN.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR INTEREST IN ATTENDING NEW EMERSON SCHOOL!