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 (available from March 2, 2020, to March 27, 2020).
Forms must be submitted online or to Goodwillie Environmental School, 8400 2 Mile NE, Ada, MI 49301 by Friday, March 27, 2020.
Prospective Student and Parent/Guardian GES Visitation: Friday, May 1, 2020
We will have a visitation for interested students and their parents/guardians at GES on Friday, May 1 from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.
GES Student Interview Schedule – May 2020
(Coming Soon)
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.
