Middle School Transition Timeline

2023 – 2024 School Year

https://www.apsva.us/school-options/middle-school-choices/https://www.apsva.us/school-options/

**Updated as of 1/9/24**

Rising 6th Grade Academic Transition Information and Activities Timeline

Middle School Information Video	Families of students entering middle school in the fall of 2024 will learn about the transition to middle school, core classes, electives, and extracurriculars. Families interested in option schools/programs or neighborhood transfers will learn about the application and lottery process. English Recording Spanish Recording
Middle School Information Sessions – December & January: Swanson 12/7 @ 6:30pm HB Woodlawn 12/12 @ 7pm Dorothy Hamm 12/6 @ 6:30pm Kenmore 1/04 @ 6:30pm Williamsburg 1/16 @ 6:30pm Rescheduled from 1/09 Jefferson 1/10 @ 6:30pm Gunston 1/11 @ 6:30pm	Each middle school offers an in-person information session between December and January. Families are encouraged to attend to learn about their assigned neighborhood school or option school of interest, meet school staff, and ask questions. See full schedule here
Middle Schools Visit Elementary Schools – January – February 2024	A middle school counselor will be coming to Barrett Elementary school to present on the school and course request forms. HB Woodlawn does NOT come to visit since they have their own timelines and orientations.
Course Request Forms Due to Middle Schools: Friday, February 23rd, 2024	CRFs are the forms the 5th graders will use to request their courses for 6th grade. These forms are to be filled out with their parent(s) or caregiver(s). CRFs will be digital on Google Forms, accessed through Canvas.
5th Grade Students Visit Middle Schools Wed, April 24, 2024 Thurs, April 25, 2024	5th graders will be visiting their assigned homeschool during the school day. Visits are from 10:00am – 11:30am and do NOT include lunch. Students accepted into HB Woodlawn are encouraged to visit their neighborhood school.
5th Grade Grouping Cards TBD	“Grouping Card” spreadsheets communicate academic levels, interventions, IEP or 504, or social-emotional or behavioral needs. They are completed collaboratively by 5th grade teachers and student services staff.

Option Schools & Programs Timeline for 2024-2025

https://www.apsva.us/schools-programs/#ms-options

Option Schools & Programs Application Timeline:
November 6, 2023 – January 14, 2024

Application Window: Students interested in attending an option middle school/program must submit an online application between Nov. 6, 2023, and Jan. 12, 2024.
HB Woodlawn: 75 6th-grade slots are available. Click here to learn more about the slots available for each elementary school.

Option Schools & Programs Lottery:
January 22, 2024

The 2024-25 school year lotteries for the middle and high school option programs will be held online on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024 at 1 p.m.
Families are notified of their acceptance or placement on the waitlist by email and/or text by January 29, 2024 at 8pm.
If the number of applications exceed the available seats for any of the Options Schools, APS will conduct a lottery to determine admission.
If families apply to more than one school/program, their application will go into all lotteries simultaneously.
Families do NOT receive lottery results on the day of the automated lottery.

Option Schools & Programs Lottery Notification:
January 29, 2024

Families will be notified of their acceptance or placement on the waitlist by email and/or text by the APS Welcome Center on January 29 , 2024 by 8 p.m.
If families do not accept or decline their seat by the deadline, their seat will be given to the next student on the waitlist.

Option Schools & Programs Accept/Decline Deadline:
February 5, 2024

Families must confirm or decline attendance to the school or program by February 5 2024 by 11:59 p.m.

Transferring to Another School Timeline for 2024-2025

https://www.apsva.us/transferring-to-another-school/

An announcement regarding which schools, if any, will accept transfers for the following school year is made in early February after the January enrollment update to the Superintendent and the School Board.

Neighborhood Transfer Application Timeline:
TBD

If neighborhood middle schools (Dorothy Hamm, Gunston, Kenmore, Jefferson, Swanson, or Williamsburg) are accepting neighborhood transfer

Neighborhood Transfer Lottery:
TBD

If the number of applications exceed the available seats for any of the neighborhood schools, APS will conduct a lottery to determine admission.
If families apply to more than one school/program, their application will go into all lotteries simultaneously.

Neighborhood Transfer Lottery Notification:
TBD

Families will be notified of their acceptance or placement on the waitlist by email and/or text by the APS Welcome Center on January 29, 2024 by 8 p.m.
If families do not accept or decline their seat by the deadline, their seat will be given to the next student on the waitlist.

Neighborhood Transfer Accept/Decline Deadline:
TBD

Families must confirm or decline attendance to the school or program by February 5 2024 by 11:59 p.m.