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How can I obtain school district boundary maps?
What is the difference between school district boundaries and school attendance zones?
How can I find out which school district and campus my child will attend?
Can my child attend school in District A, even though we live in District B?
My property sits on the boundary between District A and District B. Which school district does my child attend?
Where else can I go to verify school district boundary information?
The boundaries TEA shows for my school district are incorrect. How do I submit a change?
My child has to take a bus 45 minutes to school every morning, even though there is a school (in a different school district) right across the street from my house. Who makes this decision? Is there anything I can do about it?
Where did TEA get the school district boundary information?
The school I am looking for is in the wrong location on the map or isn't there at all. What can I do?
Can I find charter schools in the School District Locator?
The district and school data listed to the left of the map is incorrect. Who updates this?

How can I obtain school district boundary maps?
You can print maps showing general boundary information from the School District Locator. For more information about district boundaries, contact the district, county tax assessing authority, or county appraisal district.
What is the difference between school district boundaries and school attendance zones?
School district boundaries define the geographic limits of school districts established under Chapter 11 of the Texas Education Code. School districts must submit information about their boundaries to TEA under Section 13. 010 of the Texas Education Code.

School attendance zones are geographic areas that a district uses to assign children to schools. TEA does not collect school attendance zone information. Contact school districts for information about attendance zones.
How can I find out which school district and campus my child will attend?
School districts assign children to schools by attendance zones, other assignment methods, or transfer policies. Once you find out your child's school district, you can contact that district to find out the school your child will attend.

TEA collects and reports information regarding school district boundaries. TEA makes available reproductions in electronic formats. Because the accuracy of the original data and reproduction techniques varies, TEA's maps show approximations of actual school district boundaries. These approximations are adequate for general information, but are not suitable for commercial transactions or legal purposes. For more detailed information about school district boundaries, contact the districts, county tax assessing authority, or county appraisal district.
Can my child attend school in District A, even though we live in District B?
Generally, a child must attend the school district in which he or she resides. School districts can make transfer agreements to accept each others' students. Transfer arrangements may also result from wealth-sharing arrangements under Chapter 41 of the Texas Education Code. For more information, contact your school district or the TEA Division of State Funding at (512) 463-9238.

In addition, Texas Education Code, Chapter 29, Subchapter G, provides for the Public Education Grant (PEG) program. Under this provision, a child who attends a school that does not meet specific performance criteria may seek to attend another public school in the district. The child can also use a public education grant to attend a district other than the district in which the student resides. For more information, see the Performance Reporting web site. For funding-related information, contact the TEA Division of State Funding at (512) 463-9238. For questions about the PEG program, contact the TEA Division of Performance Reporting at (512) 463-9704.

A parent may make a transfer agreement with “District A” according to Section 25.036 of the Education Code.The receiving school district may charge a tuition fee to the extent permitted by Section 25.038.
My property sits on the boundary between District A and District B. Which school district does my child attend?
Generally, a child is eligible to attend the school district in which the child resides. If a residence is located on a district boundary, the boards of either or both districts may determine that the student is eligible to enroll in their district. The school district board of trustees in the district makes the final determination if there is a question. If there is a dispute regarding a student's residence, a grievance may be filed with the district by or on behalf of the student. There is no commissioner’s decision, reported court opinion, or other legal precedent relating to a determination of student residency within a district boundary.
Where else can I go to verify school district boundary information?
In addition to TEA and the school districts, you can verify school district boundary information with the county tax assessor-collectors' offices and appraisal districts.
The boundaries TEA shows for my school district are incorrect. How are changes submitted?
If you discover an error in the boundary information reported by TEA, inform your school district. District officials will inform TEA and provide evidence of corrected boundaries. TEA will verify the changes with other affected districts.

School districts must submit information about their boundaries to TEA under Section 13.010 of the Texas Education Code.
My child has to take a long bus ride to school every morning, even though there is a school (in a different school district) right across the street from my house. Who makes this decision? Is there anything I can do about it?
School district boundaries, in most cases, were drawn several decades ago. As a result, newer housing developments or subdivisions may be inconveniently split among two or more school districts. In such cases, residents may petition for detachment and annexation of territory from one district to another, as outlined in Section 13.051 of the Texas Education Code.
Where did TEA get the school district boundary information?
TEA collects maps and legal descriptions of school district boundaries from school districts under Section 13.010 of the Texas Education Code. Districts are required to submit any changes to TEA. This information forms the basis for the digitized school district boundary maps maintained by TEA.
The school I am looking for is in the wrong location on the map or isn't there at all. What can I do?
Only regular, alternative, and charter schools are shown in the School District Locator. Budgeted, DAEP (disciplinary) and JJAEP (juvenile justice) school locations are maintained by TEA but are currently not displayed. For more information on specific schools of these types, go to AskTED.

School locations provided in mapping applications by TEA are approximate for general information only. Although the locations are being updated continuously, there is a lag time between actual changes like a new school, and when the data is updated. If you see a discrepancy, consult the school address listing among the school district data, or contact the school or school district for more information.

The last major update for schools was in July 2013. For geographic discrepancies, please email us so that we can update our data.
Can I find charter schools in the School District Locator?
Charter schools are shown within the boundaries of ESC regions and school district boundaries, but charter school boundaries are not maintained in the maps. Contact the Division of Charter School Administration for additional information related to charter school boundaries.
The district and school data listed to the left of the map is incorrect. Who updates this?
Information for each district is maintained by the district itself in the Texas Education Online Directory website.

The district's TED Administrator is the person responsible for maintaining this data.

Contact TEA GIS Administrator with technical questions regarding this application. Contact the school district if there are administrative questions on school district boundaries.

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Age, Grade Level, and School Location
Your child’s age and grade level are the indicators of the right school level: elementary, middle, or high school.

Age
Your child’s age is your first indicator of his or her eligibility for beginning school. Students may start kindergarten if they turn five on or before August 15. A
child does not have to enroll in school at age five, but must enroll no later than his or her sixth birthday. TCA 49-6-3001a, b, c.

Voluntary Pre-K program in some districts. Enrollment in the Voluntary Pre-K program is based upon a child’s eligibility as identified in TCA 49-6-101─104.* Available space in each school system is limited and is based on the funding awarded each year through a grant process. Children must be four years old by Aug. 15 prior to the new school year and reside in the area served by the school district. No child who is age eligible for kindergarten (five years of age on or before Aug. 15 prior to the new school year) may be enrolled in pre-K.
*http://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/tncode/

Grade Level
Schools are traditionally organized by grade bands.

Elementary school: Pre-kindergarten, Kindergarten, and grades 1-5. Some districts include grade 6 in the elementary school
Middle school: Grades 6-8
High school: Grades 9-12

Most schools follow this grade distribution, though some districts may include a sixth grade or ninth grade school/academy to help students adjust to middle school and high school. A few other arrangements exist in some districts, such as grades K-8 in one school.

The following link gives information about public, charter, non-public schools, and home schooling.
https://www.tn.gov/education/school-options.html

School Location
Which actual school is your child to attend?

Your residence address determines which actual school building your child will attend. In some districts, specialized magnet schools and academies may accept students from multiple zones; criteria for magnet and academy school eligibility are available directly from those districts. Additional attendance zoning exceptions may occur from district to district; policies regarding exceptions are also available directly from those districts.

District and Individual School Information
You may access your county’s district information either of the following ways:

Click on either of these two links:
- https://k-12.education.tn.gov/sde/CreateDistrictList.asp?status=A&activeonly=Y It opens to a page with all the county/district names. Under the district name is the superintendent/director’s name. The address of the district office follows. Clicking on the name of the district links you to a page with phone numbers and web addresses for contacting the district. On the right side of the page (before clicking on the district name) there is a link to schools in the district, active and inactive. Clicking on the “active” link takes you to a list of all schools in the district, addresses, phones, principal’s name, and the grades served by the individual school. Some schools have included a hyperlinked web address for the school. If no web address is listed, contact the school or district at the phone number provided for that information. Also on the right side of the page is a link to the CORE office which is the regional office overseeing information and needs for that district. These offices are used by the district; they are not intended for parents to access.
- A link above the county name, “Active District Schools,” takes you to a list of all schools in that district with their addresses, phone numbers, principal’s name, and other basic information. Each school name is linked to a page with the school address and phone number. If you already know which school your child will attend, you may contact the school directly. Some school Websites show zoning maps or zone assignments to help you locate your child’s school. A district office phone also appears on that page. If the district Website does not guide you to the information you need, call the district office. They will assist you in finding that information. A school’s web address usually has a Parent link. Information about attendance zones may be found here if multiple schools exist for your student’s grade level.

School websites are also listed on individual TDOE district pages. They are not hyper-linked. Go to the district’s web address and access the Parent link. Information about attendance zones may be found here if multiple schools exist for your student’s grade level. A link above the county name, “Active District Schools,” takes you to a list of all schools in that district with their addresses, phone numbers, principal’s name, and other basic information. Each school name is linked to a page with the school address and phone number. If you already know which school your child will attend, you may contact the school directly. Some school Websites show zoning maps or zone assignments to help you locate your child’s school. A district office phone also appears on that page. If the district Website does not guide you to the information you need, call the district office. They will assist you in finding that information.*Copy and paste the school address into your browser window OR you can go to the district site and access each school from there. In the actual district Website, schools’ Websites are hyperlinked.

NOTE: Because each district maintains its own Website, there is not a consistent format or heading title for locating the details of how to enroll; use the search window or an identified link on the site to help find your child’s correct school. It may be necessary to call the district office for assistance.

https://www.greatschools.org/schools/districts/tennessee/TN/
This site provides information about schools when you click the county name. It includes data about the schools, academics, and the local community as it relates to schools. There are phone numbers for the schools, so you can contact them for more information.

Changes in School Zones
In districts with multiple schools for each level, zones may change occasionally. It is important to check your residence zoning regardless of what it has been in previous years. Some districts provide a ‘Transportation’ link to guide you through finding the appropriate zone for your child’s school.

Transportation and Buses
Information about available transportation and details regarding school bus routes is available from the school or by contacting the district Transportation Department. Some districts include a Transportation link that may provide the needed information.

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Checking if your child is ready for school (spoiler: reading and counting have nothing to do with it)

Some parents start preparing their children for school almost from the cradle: they teach counting, writing, memorizing poems and complex texts. But not only this is important. With the help of experts from the Stone City Educational Center - psychologist Sergey Galiullin and neuropsychologist Natalia Romanova-Afrikantova - we have compiled a list of markers that can be used to determine whether your first grader easily adapts to school.

Very important

The child wants to go to school. He gladly buys stationery, a uniform and a backpack with you, tells everyone that he will go to school in the fall, plays homework. Perhaps the preparation for school will turn out to be more interesting for him than the study itself, but this is not scary. Interest in the attributes of "adult" life shows that he is already ready to get older and play by new rules.
He is curious , he likes to solve riddles, bombard adults with questions, invent and conduct experiments. If a child can read, then he wants a new book. If he doesn’t know how, then he wants to learn, but for now he enjoys watching educational videos on YouTube. If YouTube is banned for you, then it simply asks a thousand questions every day. Without natural curiosity, it will be difficult for a child to study at school: there is a risk that he will begin to focus only on grades.
He can communicate with other adults, not just with his parents. Until the age of seven, the parent remains the main adult for the child. In elementary school, a teacher takes his place. If the child cannot trust him, it will be difficult for him to fulfill his requests, receive and do homework.
The child is ready to communicate with children. There will be more children in the school than in the playground, more contacts and, unfortunately, more possible conflicts. It is important that the child knows how to react to other children in different ways: agree, share, argue, defend, step aside. It’s great if he is already beginning to develop empathy and the ability to understand where his words and actions will lead.

Advice: If you answered “no” to all of the items on this list, it may be difficult for your child to adapt to the rules of school life. To make the process softer, you can, for example, go to a consultation with a psychologist - you have almost two more weeks, during which the specialist will be able to work with the child, correct problems and help him (and at the same time you) cope with the excitement or fear of novelty.

Important

The child is assiduous. At school, you need to sit at your desk from break to break, listen to the teacher, be attentive. Of course, children in the first grade are given time to adapt. But completely restless hyperactive children may have difficulties, and stress can only worsen the situation.
He understands what independence is. At first, the teacher tries to explain how and what to do, involves the children in group work so that they help each other. But gradually it will require you to complete tasks on your own. The teacher will help if there is a problem, but not to everyone and not immediately. It is important that the child first tries to do something on his own and only then asks for help.
The child is ready to talk about himself and ask questions. It is important that he can turn to the teacher and talk about his problem, ask a question. It often happens that children do not dare to go to the toilet, they are afraid to ask for something. It is also important that the child can tell you that something is bothering him at school. If a child is afraid or does not know how to talk about difficulties, he will have to deal with stress one on one. At this age, it can trigger anxious behavior.

Advice: the above skills are acquired and most likely the child will acquire them in the process of adaptation. To make this happen sooner, try to minimize your stress levels. Walk a lot after school, do not demand from the child to "become an adult" quickly, encourage his impulses to show independence (but do not insist on it), respond when the child tries to share with you some information that is important for him (even if it is real for you). trivia).

Not important

Can read, count and write. It's okay if the child does not yet possess these skills: in order to learn this, a person goes to school.
Knows a lot. It is important that the child does not know much, but is able to find connections between phenomena. It is more important to guess, to be able to find information in a book and ask the teacher, than just to know a lot.

Tip: Don't worry about your child being bored in first grade if they can already add, subtract, and write their name. Doing all this not by inspiration, but by the instructions of the teacher can still be difficult, plus a good teacher will surely single out your child prodigy from the crowd and find him an interesting activity - for example, offer to help classmates.

Helping to cope with parenting difficulties, answering acute questions - at the annual conference of the educational center "Stone City". For the first time there will be a separate section for parents!

Illustration: Shutterstock / Tasnim Ahmad

How to understand whether your child is ready to go to first grade

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And is it necessary to load the baby with “development” and “genius” tests [podcast]

The main thing that parents need to understand is that readiness to study at school is not the ability to read, write and count Photo: Vladimir VELENGURIN

read and count to get into a prestigious school? How to choose a "second mother" for a first grader? And in general, what is the main thing in preparing a six-year-old for classes?

This was discussed at Radio KP by Aleksey Obukhov, a leading expert of the Center for Modern Childhood Studies at the Higher School of Economics, Alexander Milkus, a columnist for Komsomolskaya Pravda, and Valentin Alfimov, a radio host.

Audio : 5 signs that your child is ready to go to school

Not by letter or number

The main thing that parents need to understand is that readiness for school is not the ability to read, write and count. Moreover, it is better not to teach children this before entering the first grade, unless the kid wants to master it himself. The fact is that physiologically these skills usually correspond to the age of seven. And the teacher has the right methodology for teaching writing, reading, counting. It often happens that a child, taught this by parents too early, then holds the pen incorrectly all his life. And in this position, he quickly gets tired of writing.

Readiness for school is the ability to keep attention for a certain time while solving various problems. This is social readiness - that is, an interest in communicating with peers, the ability to build relationships with them and with adults. The ability to follow certain rules.

The skill of self-regulation in communication with peers without the intervention of adults is very important. Especially when conflicts arise. For example, for a toy. The constructive solution of such conflict situations in cooperation with their comrades is an important indicator.

In kindergarten, readiness for school is usually checked not at the end of the school year, but at the beginning or in the middle, so that during the preparatory group there are more opportunities to develop such skills.

And one more important point - whether the child is motivated to study at school. Parents usually understand this behavior. The kid begins to prepare himself for study: “Mom, I want the same portfolio! I want to wear a school uniform!”

Readiness for school is the ability to keep attention for a certain time while solving various problems Photo: Oleg UKLADOV

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An important element of preparing for school in kindergarten is role-playing games. According to research by experts, interaction in a children's team begins only twenty minutes after the children are left without the intervention of an adult, a teacher. And in total, to get an important communication experience, you need at least an hour and a half. Parents, on the other hand, sometimes believe that at this time the children are left to their own devices, they are not engaged with them, and this is a bad kindergarten.

Preparing for school, if we recall our great psychologist Lev Vygotsky, is connected with mastering one's own behavior, memory, and attention. The problem is that many activities in kindergarten are associated not so much with the organization of the child's activities, but with the so-called action according to the model, according to the instructions. When children are put at their desks and kept as long as possible. So it seems to be accustomed to the future school life.

In fact, such a technique hinders the development of a preschool child, because it is disproportionate to the tasks and needs of children of this age. Moreover, such violence against physiology leads to the fact that even before entering the 1st grade, the very image of the school becomes disgusting to the child.

Kindergarten finished, but not ready to study

The difference between passport age and psychological age in children often does not coincide. Children of six years old can be in completely different stages of development. But parents often think: nothing, even if the child is not socially and physiologically ready to go to first grade, he will get used to it, catch up, catch up. It is not right. Focusing only on the fact that on September 1 the child was already six and a half years old is completely inadequate.

If the preparatory group in the kindergarten is over, and the child has not grown up to school yet, it will be better if this year the child will do something outside of school. Additional education, developmental activities. The child needs to be ready for school.

How a child has adapted can only be seen from the results of the first half of the year. Critical periods are the first day of school, the first week, the first month.

The difference between passport age and psychological age in children often does not coincide Photo: Alexey BULATOV

Choosing a “second mother”

It is interesting that the image of the educator does not have the same power in the child's value system as the first teacher. Preschoolers are more focused on solving their own problems. But the first teacher is not accidentally called the “second mother”.

Therefore, it is important to choose not a school, but a teacher.

The qualification of a primary school teacher can be determined by a key attribute. What is more important to her: that all children are the same or she considers the diversity of children as a resource. That is, the ability to work simultaneously with a group of children with different psychological ages.

You can come up and talk to the teacher who is recruiting a class, say - my child has such and such features. What do you think would be best for him? If the teacher thanks and says that he will take into account these features, this is your teacher. If he says - oh, you have a special child, go to the head teacher, tutor, psychologist - these are not my problems, then it’s better not to enroll in this class. Such a teacher will try to build all the children like tin soldiers, because it is more convenient for him.

Get up early for a "strong" school

The usual situation: there is a simple mass school near the house, and there is an "advanced" one, but far away, you need to travel by transport. There is no universal solution here. If a child is not physiologically assembled, the early road for him is like an abyss. And the effects of stuffing him into a strong school will be minimal. If the child gets up early, tolerates the road well, then it is better to focus on a strong teacher.

But now, when choosing a school, parents are often guided by certain ratings. This is absolutely pointless. Even in the most rated school in the primary grades, there may be a teacher who is not suitable for your child.

By the way, choosing a school based on its academic success, involvement in various forms of extracurricular work is not about elementary school. Modern psychodiagnostics has revealed that the individual style of accepting, using, processing this or that information in the broadest sense of these words is formed at the beginning of adolescence. The choice of a school for the realization of the child's abilities and abilities is important by the seventh grade. Then it will be clear what the child is striving for, what abilities he has.

Interesting statistics

Parental stereotypes

Some parents believe that the best teacher is the one who is more demanding, keeps discipline, so that everyone sits and trembles, so that it is difficult for children to study. So, modern research shows that such tactics give results lower than those of teachers who let children play, chat, establish a friendly, free atmosphere. Children who were taught by a tough teacher have a worse situation with learning activities, self-organization, self-regulation, which are important in high school.

Is it necessary to test the child

Babies have not developed their abilities yet. No tests at five or six years old will show whether your baby is a genius or not. The fact that children learned to read at the age of three and read poetry at four is not an indicator of their future genius. Therefore, it is so important in elementary school to allow the child to develop in a natural way, to help him open up, to find himself.

BY THE WAY

Current first-graders have to study for 16 years

According to the HSE Institute for Statistical Research and Economics of Knowledge, students who enter first grade this academic year will have to study for about 16 years on average. According to research conducted since 2000, the average duration of training is increasing every year. Twenty years ago, it was 14 years - that is, a ten-year school plus four years of undergraduate studies.

Now they have been studying at school for 11 years. Plus the same four years at the university. And plus two years of master's degree, which is becoming more and more popular (16 years is obtained on average because, of course, not everyone stays at the university after a four-year bachelor's degree).

In fact, 16 years is the minimum number. Today's children will have to learn much more, because in the modern digital age, knowledge quickly becomes obsolete, and professions appear and die off rapidly.

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