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Porter Ridge Enrollement Cap Guidelines

From the Union County Board of Education:

Cap was effective March 18, 2009 and will remain in effect indefinitely.
 
Porter Ridge Middle currently has 1462 students enrolled.
 
Students new to the Porter Ridge attendance area (enrolled on or after 3-18-09) will be
reassigned to Piedmont Middle and Piedmont High. Union County Public Schools will
provide transportation to Piedmont Middle and High. 
 
Elementary students who move after March 18, 2009 into the Stallings, Poplin, Hemby
Bridge, Sardis, Porter Ridge, and Porter Ridge portion of Fairview Elementaries will,
upon completion of 5th
 grade, move to Piedmont Middle as long as the cap is in place. 
 
Students who move domicile from one home in the current Porter Ridge attendance area
to another home in the current Porter Ridge attendance and are already in attendance at
Porter Ridge Middle or High will remain in the Porter Ridge schools as they are already
occupying a seat there.
 
Children who are domiciled in the current Porter Ridge school district but have not
availed themselves of a public education (i.e. are in private, religious, home, or other
schools) must enroll in Piedmont Middle or High after the effective cap date.
 
NC Wise Managers at Stallings, Poplin, Hemby Bridge, Sardis, Porter Ridge Elementary,
and Porter Ridge portion of Fairview will keep a separate spreadsheet of students in
current grades 1-5 as to the enrollment date. They will also keep a list of kindergarteners
who enroll on or after September 8, 2009 as these kindergarteners would also fall under
the cap. If the cap is still in effect when said child is ready for middle school, any child
who enrolled on or after March 18, 2009 (or on or after September 8, 2009 for
kindergarteners) will attend Piedmont Middle or High.
 
NC Wise Managers at Piedmont Middle and High will keep a separate spreadsheet of
students who enroll in their schools by grade and enrollment date. They will have
enrolling students to complete a transportation form.  The NC Wise Manager will then
fax the transportation form to Mandy Benton at 704-283-9873.  The NC Wise Manager
should indicate on the form Porter Ridge Capping. When the cap is lifted, students will
return to Porter Ridge, possibly by enrollment date.
 
Students who are long-term suspended from either Porter Ridge Middle or High may
return to the school at the end of the long-term suspension.
 
Students who drop out of Porter Ridge High (or Porter Ridge Middle if they reach the age
of 16) and wish to re-enroll must re-enroll at Piedmont Middle or High.