PRESS RELEASE
Contact Information:
Watervliet Public Schools
Office of the Superintendent
269-463-0300
rseaqer@watervlietps.orq
Date
May 23, 2024
Watervliet Schools Announces Fall 2024 School of Choice Openings
Watervliet Public Schools announces that the district will accept applications from non-resident students for the Fall Semester of the 2024-2025 school year which begins on August 26th, 2024. The application period will remain open until June 7th, 2024.
To be eligible for Schools of Choice, applicants must be a resident of a district within an intermediate school district contiguous to the boundaries of the educating district’s intermediate school district. Transportation will not be provided for non-resident students. The non-resident applicant’s district of residence will be asked to provide information for evaluating the student’s application. Watervliet Public Schools may refuse to enroll a non-resident applicant who has been expelled and/or suspended within the preceding two years from school or has a poor attendance record at their resident district.
If the number of qualified non-resident applicants exceeds the enrollment allotments available, the district will use a random draw system that complies with State & Federal anti-discrimination laws. Applications not accepted by the random draw will be placed on a waiting list.
The following grade-level openings are available for the 2024-25 School Year:
Y5/Kindergarten: 55
Grade 1: 26
Grade 2: 0
Grade 3: 2
Grade 4: 3
Grade 5: 11
Grade 6: 15
Grade 7: 15
Grade 8: 15
Grade 9: 11
Grade 10: 11
Grade 11: 8
Grade 12 0
W-A-Y Open Enrollment
Applications are available online, at www.watervlietps.org/o/wps/page/district-enrollment or with any building secretary. For further information contact Deah Muth at 463-0300 or stop by the Superintendent’s office located in Watervliet High School.