2025-2026 Optional Attendance Zone Letter for New 6th Grade Entrants

December 2024

Optional Attendance Zone Information for New Entrants Only

Greetings:

The Board of Education of the Great Neck Public Schools is pleased to offer an “Optional Attendance Zone” choice to current 5^th grade students who live in the E.M. Baker and Saddle Rock attendance areas, who are zoned to attend South Middle School, and who are fully registered and enrolled in 6^th grade by September 30, 2025. Ideally, 35-40 students will elect to attend North Middle School. Students electing to attend North Middle School must remain continuously enrolled in the Great Neck Public Schools in order to attend North Middle School through 8th grade, and to continue at North High School for grades 9-12. Guidelines for new registrants apply to students whose enrollment in the Great Neck Public Schools is not continuous All students who exercise this option are eligible for transportation if they reside beyond North Middle School’s “walker” limits, and their younger siblings will be provided with the same “Optional Zone” choice when they reach 6^th grade. Please note that older siblings who are not presently enrolled at North Middle School or North High School are not eligible.

The Optional Attendance Zone FAQ (https://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/administration/curriculum-and-instruction/optional-attendance-zone-faq) can provide you with more information about each of our secondary schools prior to making your Optional Attendance Zone decision. In addition, you are welcome to attend public events as shown on the GNPS Interactic Calendar. (Please go to https://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/calendars/calendar.)

If you meet the “Optional Attendance Zone” requirements listed above and elect to have your child attend North Middle School, please complete this Google Form, or print (legal size), sign, and return a PDF or paper copy of the form to Dr. Stephen C. Lando, Assistant Superintendent for Secondary Education by January 31, 2025. No action is required if your child will attend 6^th grade at South Middle School.

• Google Form (preferred): CLICK HERE to complete the form on-line
•       Email:                                           slando@greatneck.k12.ny.us

•       US Mail to                                          Dr. Stephen C. Lando

Phipps Administration Building

345 Lakeville Road

Great Neck, NY 11020

Note that you must submit a request even if your child’s older sibling(s) already attend North High School or North Middle School. Confirmation approving your request will be sent on or about February 14, 2025. Please contact Dr. Lando (516-441-4009) if you have any questions.

Very truly yours,

Kenneth R. Bossert, Ed.D.

Superintendent of Schools

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I request that my child attend North Middle School beginning with the 2025-2026 school year.

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