How to Register for N.H. Jones

Acceptance

The student population will consist of 65% majority, (white) students and 35% minority students.

Read below for how minority and majority students are accepted for admittance to Dr. N.H. Jones Elementary School.

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2011-2012 School Entry Requirements

Prior to entry, attendance, or transfer to Florida schools (kindergarten through 12th grade), each child shall have on file a Florida Certification of Immunization, DH 680, documenting the following:

Public/Non-Public Schools Kindergarten through 12th Grade:

Four or five doses of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTaP) vaccine

Two or three doses of hepatitis B (Hep B) vaccine

Three, four, or five doses of polio vaccine*

Two doses of measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine

Two doses of varicella vaccine† for kindergarten and grades one through three

One dose of varicella vaccine† for grades four through ten

* New requirement for 2011-2012, if the fourth dose of vaccine is administered prior to the fourth birthday, a fifth dose of polio vaccine is required for entry into kindergarten.

Varicella vaccine is not required if varicella disease is documented by the healthcare provider.

Kindergarten Acceptance

All kindergarten students take a readiness exam which determines readiness to start kindergarten. A behavior observation is made at the same time the screening takes place. Points are given for the behavior observation as well as for each correct response on the screening. Students are rank ordered from high to low according to points earned. Students are then accepted as follows:

Order of Acceptance of Qualified Minority Students:

First priority: Kindergarten student in the walk-in area are automatically accepted with acceptable proof of address as long as there are minority openings available. We register kindergarten students in March and April and maintain one opening for each kindergarten classroom for area students from registration until July first at which time we fill the openings from minority students on the waiting list. Students applying after classes are full are placed on a high priority waiting list.

Second Priority Kindergarten students that are siblings of students already enrolled at Dr. N. H. Jones are given an additional five points to be used in the calculation of the final point count.
Third Priority are students in schools with minority enrollment above the district wide average.
Fourth Priority are all other minority students.

Order of Acceptance of Qualified Majority Students:

First Priority: Siblings that have a score above the cut off score
Second Priority are all other students with a score above the cut off score.

Criteria for acceptance for students in grades 1 and 2

Test Score

Grades E’s and S’s with no grades of N or U's
Discipline No N’s or U’s
Attendance Good attendance with minimal tardies

Students in grades 3 - 5

Test Scores FCAT 7, 8, 9 stanines
or
Levels 3, 4, and 5 with priority given to level 4 and 5
Grades A/B average with no grades of D or F
Discipline No N’s or U’s
Attendance Good attendance with minimal tardies

Procedure of Acceptance

Students that qualify are ranked from high to low using a rubric. Students are then chosen according to need for minority or majority students in the order of ranking. When two students are equal then the date of the application is used as the deciding factor

The first step is to fill out an application form

• Registration forms may be obtained in the front office at Dr. N. H. Jones. The forms are color coded and are not available on line. Fill out an application, available in the front office and turn it in.
• For kindergarten we accept applications up to one year prior to the eligible enrollment date.
• Turn in a copy of the most recent report card, any letters of recommendation, and the most recent test results.
• We enroll 35% minority, accepting qualifying neighborhood students first and then others, and 65% majority students.
• We utilize a rubric to identify the students that are accepted. Those students that meet the criteria are placed on a waiting list to be considered for any openings that occur. Students are rank ordered according to the rubric score and date of application.
• For kindergarten, we accept all neighborhood children that apply, up to 35% of our kindergarten enrollment. We close enrollment a week prior to the start of school or when we reach our capacity. Typically we screen the first 200 students that apply for kindergarten. We screen and accept all neighborhood children until such time as our classes are full. We hold one slot for each kindergarten until two weeks before school starts.