Bus Service Update for the Week of Oct.18-Oct.22

The following bus routes will not be running the week of October 18 through October 22:

  • Bus #1 – Ada Vista Elementary, Central High, Central Middle, Pine Ridge Elementary
  • Bus #13 – Pine Ridge Elementary, Northern High, Northern Hills Middle
  • Bus #23 – Eastern High, Eastern Middle, Meadow Brook Elementary
  • Bus #69 – Thornapple Elementary, Northern High, Northern Hills Middle
  • Bus #72 – Eastern High, Eastern Middle, Knapp Forest Elementary
  • Bus #74 – Central Woodlands
  • Bus #91 – Ada Elementary, Eastern High, Eastern Middle
  • Bus #94 – Central High, Central Middle, Thornapple Elementary
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Goodwillie Environmental School Selection Process

General Information

A letter will be mailed in early March to all fourth grade families in the Forest Hills Public Schools. This letter will explain the nomination/selection process and will include an online parent/guardian nomination form to submit if your student is interested.

Nominating a Student

If you would like to nominate your student, complete the online Parent Nomination/Evaluation Form which will be open from March 1, 2021 until March 19, 2021.

Forms must be submitted online or to Goodwillie Environmental School, 8400 2 Mile NE, Ada, MI 49301 by Friday, March 19, 2021.

GES Student Interview Schedule

To be determined

How are students selected?

Students are selected using the following:

  • Student must be entering 5th Grade
  • Parent Nomination/Evaluation
  • Teacher Evaluation
  • Student Self-Evaluation
  • Student Interview
  • Student Ecological Survey
  • Students scoring 80 percent or higher will be placed in a lottery and 52 names will be drawn from this pool to make up the incoming 5th grade class.

Selection Letters

The Goodwillie selection letters will be mailed to families in June.

Admission Requirements

According to FHPS Board Policy, to be eligible for admission, students must be enrolled by January 31 of their fourth grade year.

As GES is a district-wide magnet school, at the end of the two-year program, students will return to the middle school that corresponds with the current elementary school they are attending.

Questions?

Please read through our FAQ’s, and if you have any further questions, please call Goodwillie at (616) 493-8633.