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Jackson County Schools completes randomized pre-K seat selections; waitlists set for multiple sites
Summary
Enrollment staff for Jackson County Schools ran a recorded randomized selection to assign limited pre-K seats at multiple elementary sites, applying a sibling rule and creating waitlists. Families will be notified of placements in the coming days.
Jackson County Schools enrollment staff conducted a recorded randomized selection session to assign limited pre-kindergarten seats at multiple elementary sites across Jackson County, Alabama. The process used pooled lists based on family address and an online randomizer to determine which children filled available seats and who would be placed on waitlists.
Staff member said, "We have 18 seats in all of our sites," and explained that students were placed into pools based on address for each site. Pool A included students who reside in the individual school district; Pool C included students who live elsewhere in the state of Alabama outside the Jackson County school district. The transcript did not specify a complete definition for Pool B.
The session covered seat assignments and waitlist order for more than a dozen sites,…
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