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Mark Your Calendars!
Zoning applications are open for the 2019-2020 school year. Parents must re-apply every year. This can be done on-line. Go to the "Parents" tab on the KCS website. You can also use this link: 2019-20 Zoning & Tuition Application. See additional information below.
Week of April 22nd - April 26th - TN Ready testing
Thursday, April 25th - PreK, K and 1st art (5:30) and music (6:00) show
Thursday, May 2nd
10:30-11:30 - Volunteer Appreciation Brunch (please rsvp!)
K students - Bays Mtn
4th grade - Exchange Place
Friday, May 3rd
3rd grade - Exchange Place
5th grade - Quantum Leap and Warriors Path
Wednesday, May 8th
2nd and 3rd grade - Farmer's Mkt
Thursday, May 9th
Jerry Pollatto, author visit, K-2nd: 8:45-9:30, 3rd-5th: 9:45-10:45
Chorus - Creation Kingdom
Tuesday, May 14th - 5th graders tour Sevier Middle School
Wednesday, May 15th - 5th grade - Bays Mtn
Thursday, May 16th - End-of-the-year Grade Level celebrations (parents invited!)
1st grade: 11:50
4th grade: 1:00
2nd grade: 2:30
Friday, May 17th - End-of-the-year Grade Level celebrations (parents invited!)
PreK/K: 12:00
3rd: 1:30
Monday, May 20th, 3:30-5:00 - Parent Move Up day
Tuesday, May 21st - Student Move Up day
Wednesday, May 22nd, 10:00 - 5th grade graduation
Thursday, May 23rd - last day of school, half day
Volunteer Appreciation Brunch
Thursday, May 2, 2019, 10:30 AM
Jackson Library
RSVPs are enabled for this event.
Parent Move Up Day - Save the Date! Receive lots of freebies!
Monday, May 20, 2019, 03:30 PM
Andrew Jackson Elementary School, Jackson Street, Kingsport, TN, USA
Calling all 5th graders!
Leader in Me parent survey
Please click on the link below to complete a short survey regarding our school-wide leadership progress. We need your input!
Jumpstart for 5th graders
Be sure to register your student for Sevier Middle Schools' Jumpstart program. Applications can be obtained in the main office or from a 5th grade teacher. This is a very important opportunity for our upcoming 6th grade students. Don't miss out! For more information, please email tweaver@k12k.com.
Zoning request deadline - Tuesday, April 30th
Parents who would like to request their child attend a different city school instead of one for which their child is zoned, must apply for a zoning exception. Parents of students who are not legal residents of the City of Kingsport must submit a tuition application to attend Kingsport City Schools. Parents or legal guardians must apply annually for their child’s tuition and zoning status, even if they attended Kingsport City Schools during the preceding school year.
Applications can be found online at k12k.com via the "Parents" drop down menu, 2019-20 Zoning and Tuition Application or in-person at the KCS Administrative Support Center, 400 Clinchfield Street, second floor, downtown Kingsport. Application deadline is April 30, 2019.
The following are excerpts from the Kingsport Board of Education’s policies and procedures for zoning and tuition:
- Parents or legal guardians must apply annually for their child’s tuition and zoning status.
- Students who are not legal residents of the City of Kingsport shall pay tuition charges as approved by the Board of Education.
- Failure to pay tuition will disqualify a student’s application for the next year.
- Tuition students are accepted and zoning exceptions are granted only if current enrollment permits.
- The system does not provide bus transportation for tuition or zoning exception students, except in specific circumstances.
- Documented medical reasons
- Child care availability
- An expected move to a different zone
- Specialized school programs
- A fifth or an eighth grade student with a previous zoning exception
- Documented justifications related to the child’s specific educational experience
- Zoning and tuition for Kingsport City Schools employees and retirees, as well as City of Kingsport employees
- Zoning exception reapplications
- Siblings of currently enrolled out-of-zone students
- New zoning exception applications
- Tuition reapplications
- Siblings of currently enrolled tuition students
- New tuition applications for out-of-district residents
For more information please contact Jim Nash, Chief Student Services Officer at (423) 378.2169 or visit k12k.com.