Hays USD 489
USD 489 schools will be ready to enroll students beginning in August. The elementary schools will be accepting walk-in and online enrollments beginning Aug. 1. Walk-in enrollment will begin at Hays Middle School on Aug. 5 and 6, and Hays High on Aug. 6 and 7.
Online enrollment for current middle and high school students will open on Aug. 1.
If you are enrolling a kindergarten student or are new to USD 489, contact the school you plan to enroll in and save the date for walk-in enrollment. Kindergarten and new students should plan to bring a copy of immunization records and a completed physical, as well as contact information from the school that they have recently left.
Forms for physicals and applications for the federal free and reduced lunch program can be obtained on the USD 489 district website, under the “parents” link, at www.usd489.com.
If you have any questions, prior to the enrollment date, contact Elizabeth Jaeger at Rockwell Administrative Center at (785) 623-2400 or [email protected].
As a reminder, here is a summary of the transportation changes and fee schedule parents can expect for the 2014-15 school year:
• Transportation: The Board of Education recently opted to discontinue transportation within a 2.5-mile radius of the student’s attendance center and continue to transport students city and rural routes over 2.5 miles from their attendance center. There will also be a change in the mileage reimbursement rate from 56 cents per mile to 17.5 cents per mile.
• Workbook/materials fee: The Board of Education approved a workbook/materials fee increase from $100 to $160 per student, for the 2014-15 school year only.
• Activity fee: The Board of Education approved an activity fee increase of $50 per student for sixth through 12th grades, for the 2014-15 school year only. The change would result in an increase in the activity fee for HHS students from $16 to $66 and Hays Middle School students from $12 to $62.
• Kindergarten fee: The Board of Education approved a fee of $150 per kindergarten student; with a reduced fee of $75 per student for families that qualify for reduced lunch and no fee for families that qualify for free lunch under the qualifications set forth by the Federal Free and Reduced Lunch program. The kindergarten fee will be applied until future action by the Board of Education.
Click on the image for a complete breakdown of enrollment fees.