Registration Deadlines Near for Gwinnett County Charter Schools

    Parents interested in having their children attend a Gwinnett County

Public Schools (GCPS) charter school next school year should pay special

attention to some key dates this winter. The registration windows for the

district’s four charter schools, and a special technical education program,

soon will close.

     To date, four Board-approved charter schools operate in Gwinnett

County, offering students and families a variety of options in addition to

traditional schools. These charter schools are Gwinnett County Online

Campus; Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology; Maxwell

High School of Technology; and New Life Academy of Excellence. In addition,

Grayson High Technical Education Program also is enrolling students for

next school year.

   ·    Gwinnett Online Campus (GOC) - GCPS’ diploma-granting, virtual charter

      school - will host informational meetings at the school’s campus on

      Jan. 23, Feb. 10, and Feb. 27 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. for

      students in grades 4-12 interested in attending. In addition, webinar

      sessions will be available on Jan. 28 and Feb. 17 beginning at 6:30

      p.m. Registration for full-time students will be open from Feb. 1

      through Feb. 28, 2014.

   ·    Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology (GSMST), the

      district’s STEM-focused charter high school, will hold the final

      informational meeting for interested 8th graders on Jan. 14, 2014, at

      7 p.m. The registration deadline for rising 9th graders is Jan. 31,

      2014. If more registrations are received than available seats, the

      school will hold a public lottery February 10, 2014.

   ·    Maxwell High School of Technology begins online registration this

      week. An open house is scheduled for Feb. 13, 2014. Maxwell High

      School of Technology is GCPS’ technical/career-focused charter high

      school. Students attend classes at both Maxwell High and their local

      GCPS school.

   ·    New Life Academy of Excellence will enroll new Kindergartners this

      week,

      Jan 13-17, 2014. For more information, parents should call

      678-720-9870 or visit newlifeacagemyga.com

   ·    Grayson High Technical Education Program is a career-focused special

      program housed at Grayson High. Registration for 2014-15 opens this

      week. An Open House is scheduled for Jan. 23 from 6 to 8 p.m. For

      more information, parents and students can visit graysontech.org

Source: Gwinnett County Public Schools