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38002.com theview theview April 2014 MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS ARLINGTON UPDATES Mayor and BOA to Discuss Zoning, Expanding Beer Sales Staff Photo Town of Arlington Superintendent Ed Haley and Rep. Ron Lollar at the March 13 Arlington Community Schools Board Meeting. Rep. Lollar was recognized by schools and town for his assistance with municipal schools. (Note: SES projection includes assumptions that 100% of 11 & 12 students and 50% of 10 grade students who are currently zoned, but will no longer be zoned in 14 -15 will apply for nonresident status. The projected number of students for AHS with only Arlington and Lakeland residents is 1597.) Pre-registration numbers at AHS in February had 88% of all current students, returning. Jeff Mayo, Arlington Community School’s Chief of Staff is/isn’t concerned about the numbers at this point.. “We think we are in a good place as it relates to registration if you consider both our pre registration data as well as our enrollment night data.,” Mayo commented in a written statement. “Based on our preregistration, we are at 96% of our projection and based on our enrollment nights we are at 86% of our projected enrollment. The 86% enrollment night data does not factor in our students who will be admitted through our shared residency policy who are current students in Arlington schools.” Mayo explained that neither of these groups could participate in March’s early enrollment nights. Superintendent Mason also reported at the March 13 ACS Board Meeting that principals will be identifying and contacting students who did not attend enrollment night. Applications for nonresident students at the four Arlingto n Co mmunity Schools are available on the website, www.acsk-12.org, and will be accepted through April 15. As of March 24, 290 applications had been accepted, including 177 for Arlington High School. Mayo stresses the importance of completing nonresident applications on time. “Once teachers have been budgeted for and hired based on actual enrollment numbers (which will include residen ˜[