Bus update for the week of March 1. Service suspended for: #5 – Pine Ridge, #5 – Central Middle/Central High, #6 – Northern Trails, #6 – Northern Middle/Northern High, #74 Knapp Forest, #74 – Eastern Middle/Eastern High, #75 – Central Woodlands, #75 – Central Middle/Central High. Service resumes for: #40 – Northern Trails, #40 – Northern Middle/Northern High, #65 – Thornapple, #65 – Central Middle/Central High, #72 – Knapp Forest, #72 – Eastern Middle/Eastern High, #93 – Pine Ridge, #93 – Northern Middle/Northern High.
Schools of Choice at FHPS
Key Points for Kent ISD Collaborative Schools of Choice
- If selected, we will do our best to place your child at your requested school. However, class sizes may require an alternate placement. Initial placements are tentative and may be changed any time prior to the first day of school.
- Placement may be denied for students who have been suspended, expelled, or convicted of a felony.
- Once accepted into SOC, there is no need to apply every year as long as you reside in a qualifying district.
- Transportation is the responsibility of the parent.
- There are MHSAA requirements for transfer students. Please review the sport-specific transfer rules from the MHSAA .
- For additional information about the Schools of Choice program, please visit the KISD Schools of Choice website.
Must Reside within the Kent ISD
At the time of application, families must physically reside in one of the Kent ISD school districts but not in the Forest Hills Public Schools District.
2021-2022 School Year
The Schools of Choice Application Window for the 2021-22 School Year opens April 12 through May 14.
Application
The Kent ISD Collaborative Schools of Choice Program is a lottery-oriented system and is not based on a first-come, first-served process. Applicants who submit applications to more than one district may be disqualified from the Schools of Choice program.
Applications may be submitted at the Administration office at 6590 Cascade Rd SE or via email at soc@fhps.net. The form must be received by 4 p.m. on May 14, 2021.
2021-2022 Schools of Choice Application (Available April 12, 2021)
Note: For the best experience, please use the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader to open PDF files.
Lottery
We anticipate receiving more applications than available openings. Therefore, applicants are drawn through a random drawing.
Notification of Placements
Parents will be notified about placement by May 26. 2021. Families will receive, via email, a Letter of Acceptance indicating placement details. A parent/guardian must sign and return the Letter of Acceptance no later than June 4, 2021 to soc@fhps.net to confirm their child’s placement.
Waiting List
Those applicants not initially selected for placement are put on a waiting list. Parents will be contacted throughout the summer, if openings become available.
Contact Us
If you have any further questions about this process, please email soc@fhps.net, or call, (616) 493-8826.
