Window opens for Cherokee school choice transfers

First graders in teacher Janeen Jepson’s class at Knox Elementary School in Canton participate in the recent Hour of Code, which encourages students to learn computer science. The Cherokee County schools have opened the window for reassignment and transfer requests for the 2017-18 school year. CHEROKEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

First graders in teacher Janeen Jepson’s class at Knox Elementary School in Canton participate in the recent Hour of Code, which encourages students to learn computer science. The Cherokee County schools have opened the window for reassignment and transfer requests for the 2017-18 school year. CHEROKEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Cherokee County School District opened the window Feb. 1 for school choice reassignments and transfer requests for the 2017-18 school year.

Sixteen Cherokee schools are “open,” meaning classroom space is available to accept students seeking to transfer in from outside their attendance zones, officials said. The window for transfer requests closes March 1.

Information and application forms: cherokeek12.net/forms/

Separately, the enrollment window for Cherokee’s STEM and Fine Arts academies will be open from March 15 to 31. Details on how to apply will be posted later.

The STEM academies include Ball Ground, Canton, Clark Creek and Holly Springs elementary schools. Fine Arts Academies include Hasty and Oak Grove elementary schools.

Descriptions of all Cherokee County school choice initiatives can be viewed in the CHOICES document: bit.ly/2kNcElw