JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, VA HANDBOOK FOR PARENTS OF SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN Connecting Families, Schools, & Communities (757) 764 – 8246 • Langley AFB, VA 23665/ (757) 878-5882 • Fort Eustis, VA 23604 Table of Contents Welcome To Hampton Roads ………………..………………………………….3 Joint Military Services School Liaisons …………………………………………4 General Information ……………………………………………………………….5 New Student Registration Immunizations School/Bus Locator Delayed Openings Parent Teacher Student Association Impact Aid Standards of Learning (SOL) Testing Special Education Home Schooling School Websites Magnet Schools/Specialized Programs Public Preschools/Early Childhood Centers Hampton City Public Schools ……………………………………………. ........... 12 *** The Academies of Hampton; My Future, My Journey (See Website) Schools Serving Langley AFB (Main) Burbank Elementary Tarrant Middle School Hampton High School Hampton City Schools Important Phone Numbers …………………………….. 13 York County School Division……………………………………………………….14 Schools Serving Bethel Manor Housing Bethel Manor Elementary Tabb Elementary Grafton Middle School Tabb Middle School Grafton High School Tabb High School York County Schools Important Phone Numbers………………………………...17 Newport News School Division …………………………………………………….19 Newport News Schools Important Phone Numbers ………………………………20 Poquoson City Public Schools………………………………………………………21 Private Schools……………………………………………………………………….23 APPENDIX A At-A-Glance Summary of Surrounding School Districts/Schools Comments/Definitions……………………………………………………. ......... 25 APPENDIX B List of Surrounding School Districts/Schools…. ……………….28 APPENDIX C Fort Eustis and Langley Air Force Base Resources ………... 33 Legislation - School Related………………………………………….38 Community Resources/Programs/Alternatives …………………………………..40 2 School Liaison Officer Welcome Welcome to the start of a new school year. If you’re new to the area, congratulations and welcome to Hampton Roads, home to more military families than anywhere else in the world. This area boasts over 68,000 military children from all branches of the service: Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine, and Coast Guard. Hampton Roads is a superb place for families. In addition to great amenities and recreational facilities found on each installation, our location offers unlimited points of interest in the surrounding communities with local schools committed to providing a quality education for our families. As your School Liaison Officer, my role is to improve transitional support for school children of military personnel by establishing partnerships between the base and local schools, advocating for military children, increasing awareness of the unique needs of military children, and providing a process to address and resolve military specific issues affecting students in Kindergarten through 12th grade. There are two school systems serving Langley AFB. Main base housing residents attend Hampton City Schools, with 36 schools and approximately 23,000 students. For main base there are one elementary, one middle, and one high school serving as primary feeder schools. The nearby Bethel Manor housing area residents attend York County Schools, with 19 schools and approximately 13,000 students. Bethel Manor residents are serviced by two elementary, two middle and two high schools, depending on where you live in Bethel Manor. There is one school system serving families who live on Fort Eustis--Newport News Public Schools, with 45 schools and approximately 33,000 students. General Stanford Elementary is located on Fort Eustis with a student population of approximately 600. Reservoir Middle School with approximately 550 students, and Woodside High School with approximately 2000 students, are located not far from the installation. There are many opportunities to expand educational opportunities by applying to a Magnet school to further challenge the talents of your children—we encourage you to explore your options. For those living off the installation, there are opportunities for families to attend schools in nearby cities. There is also an extensive listing of private schools in the area for you to choose from. We have a superb relationship with the school districts. Our commitment as a member of the surrounding school districts/communities is very strong—we will need your help to continue to expand this relationship to help improve our schools. Please consider volunteering in your children’s schools. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the School directly. Once again, welcome to Hampton Roads! 3 GENERAL INFORMATION New Student Registrations Bring the following documents at the time of registration: Student’s original certificate of birth or certified copy Record of immunization: See additional information below. Document of recent physical, within 1 year of date of entry: Virginia School Entrance Health Forms may be picked up at any school, or downloaded from the Virginia Dept of Education website: http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Forms/ Legal proof of residence: Letter from housing, settlement or rental contract, utility bill, etc. Student’s Social Security card IEP: Individual Education plan for student with special needs/disability (best if evaluations are current within past 12-months) Legal Documents: As needed (court custody, adoption, foster, etc.…) Records from previous school: Or, the correct address for request of records. (recommend you hand carry records from previous school) Please note that students entering Kindergarten must have reached their 5th birthday on or before 30 September of the year in which they enroll. Immunizations Upon entry or transfer into a school setting, documented proof of immunization is required, as listed below: Diphtheria, Tetanus, & Pertussis (DTaP or DTP) – Minimum of 3 doses. A child must have at least one dose of DTaP or DTP vaccine after the fourth birthday. DT (Diphtheria, Tetanus) vaccine is required for children who are medically exempt from the pertussis containing vaccine (DTap) or DTP). Adult Td is required for children 7 years of age and older who do not meet the minimum requirements for tetanus and diphtheria. Polio Vaccine – a minimum of 3 doses of polio vaccine with one dose administered after the fourth birthday. However, a child who has received four doses of polio vaccine before the fourth birthday is adequately immunized and does not need a dose after the fourth birthday. Measles, Mumps, & Rubella (MMR) – A minimum of 2 measles, 1 mumps, and 1 rubella. First dose must be administered on or after the 1st birthday. Second dose of measles vaccine does not have to be administered until age 4-6 years (usually at entry to kindergarten). Hib Vaccine – Influenza vaccine required only for children by 30 months of age administered as recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Hepatitis B: 3 doses required for all children born on and after 1 Jan 1994 (with at least four months spacing between the first and third doses). Varicella: All susceptible children born on or after 1 Jan 1997 will be required to have one dose of chicken pox vaccine not earlier than 12 months of age. TDAP BOOSTER SHOT BEFORE 6TH GRADE 4 School/Bus Locator Your address determines which elementary, middle, or high school your child will attend. You may locate your child’s school by going to the school district website, clicking on school zone finder, and entering your address; or you may call the school district office. School district website addresses can be found at the end of this booklet. All bus stops are based on student addresses provided by each school. If you do not find a bus stop, the district may not have the correct address. Contact your school to be sure they have the correct address on file including any day care addresses. If the address is incorrect, call your school district office. Delayed Openings – Early Closure The Superintendent of each school district makes the decision to close schools. After receiving information and recommendations from the Director of School Transportation, and considering the time and severity of the inclement weather, the Superintendent makes a decision no later than 0600 for schools to close, delay opening for 2 hours, or to open under regular schedule. Hampton: Delayed opening decisions will be aired on cable channel 46, other television stations, posted on the school district website, and recorded on the HCS Infoline, 727-6789. York County: Decisions will be aired on York County School Division (YCSD) TV, Channel 47, and other television stations. Messages will be recorded on 898-0300 or 898-0391 after 0600. Newport News: The Superintendent makes the decision no later than 0600. Decisions will be aired on Newport News Public Schools (NNPS) TV, Channel 47, or call 283-7810. Poquoson. Delayed opening and/or closure decisions will be aired on cable channel 48 (Cox) and 25 (Verizon), and posted on the school district website. In addition, parents are notified by telephone. For all other cities, please check the school division’s website for information on closings. Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA): You are encouraged to become active in your schools. All schools have PTSAs; contact your child’s school to determine time/location: Impact Aid: The mission of the Impact Aid Program is to disburse Impact Aid payments to local educational agencies that are financially burdened by federal activities and to provide technical assistance and support services to staff and other interested parties. At the beginning of each school year, your child’s