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The Yancey County Schools Foundation will be having inflatable fun in the Wachovia parking lot from 10-5 on Saturday, August 7, 2010 during the Craft Fair. One activity will be a water activity. Cost will be $5.00 per hour.

REMINDER

Yancey County Schools will begin school on Monday, August 9, 2010.  This is a scheduled 1/2 day for students.  Since Monday is a 1/2 day, kindergarten students will not be required to attend.  If you have a child that is going to attend kindergarten this school year, please contact your area school for the schedule.

Yancey County Board of Education Board Meeting Monday, August 2, 2010 6:00 p.m.

The Yancey County Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meetings on the dates listed below:

Monday, August 2, 2010  6:00 p.m.

Monday, September 13, 2010  6:00 p.m.

Monday, October 4, 2010  6:00 p.m.

Monday, November 1, 2010  6:00 p.m.

Monday, December 6, 2010  6:00 p.m.

These meetings are held at the Board of Education office, 100 School Circle, Burnsville, NC 28714.

Note:  The above listed dates are subject to change due to weather conditions.

YCS ANNUAL HEARING SCREENING


Yancey County Schools will be conducting its annual hearing screenings during the weeks of August 9th thru the 13th and 16th thru the 20th. All students in grades one through five will be screened. Students in the middle schools and the high school will be screened only upon request of the parent, new referrals to the Exceptional Children’s Program, and upon request of the special education teacher.

All incoming kindergarten students should have been screened by their pediatrician as part of their physical for entering kindergarten. If your child has not been screened, please contact your child’s school.

Any parent who does not wish for his/her child to be screened must submit a written request to the school principal indicating that the hearing screening should not be conducted.

This screening is completed in accordance with State and Federal guidelines. If you have any questions please contact Pete Peterson, Director of Student Services, at the Yancey County Board of Education at 828-682-6101.
 

YANCEY COUNTY SCHOOLS TRANSFER APPLICATION REMINDER

Parents of students who have attended a school outside their home school district in the past and those students who desire to attend a school outside their home district for the first time must complete a cross boundary request form each year. The request must be approved by the school principal for the student to attend the school of their choice. Cross district student transfer applications may be picked up at the central office any day Monday thru Thursday from 7:30 – 5:00 or from your child’s home school or from the school you wish your child to attend. The completed form may be returned to the Central Office or to any school with the understanding that the form will be forwarded to the Central Office. In most cases these forms were completed and returned prior to the end of the last school year however this is just a reminder for those parents who did not get the form in. The form should be completed as soon as possible and returned since principals will soon be reviewing the requests to determine if approval will be given. In order for a request to be honored, there must be space available; the student must be in good standing with attendance, behavior and grades. Questions may be directed to Kim Burleson at 682-6101.