For Students Applying to Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle School

The process for applying to Fisher Middle School is identical to the process for applying to other schools through Change in Assignment Choice (see below); there are no special steps for A.J. Whittenberg students.  A.J. Whittenberg students do, however, get priority at Fisher over other GCS students; it is very important, however, that the application for Change in Assignment Choice be turned in at Fisher by December 1, 2023.  The Change in Assignment Choice application asks for your child's elementary school, so they will know that your child is an A.J.W. student. Typically, A.J.W. students who apply during the lottery window are admitted to Fisher.

How do I apply?

1. Once the Change in Assignment Choice lottery window begins, parents should visit the front office of the school they would like their child to attend and complete a 1-page Change in Assignment Choice application. The application includes a number that will allow you to access your child's lottery number later in the spring--be sure to hold on to it!

2. You may apply to as many as three middle schools on the application. Submit the application at your first-choice school.

3. It is extremely important that you submit the application during the Lottery application window to receive a lottery number. Many choice schools have waitlists because the number of students applying exceeds the number of slots available. Any students who do not turn in an application by the end of the lottery window, and therefore do not receive a lottery number, will be added to the waitlist following the students with lottery numbers.

4. By February 7, 2024, access your student's lottery result on the Change in Assignment Choice website (you will need the number on your student's application for this). Your student will receive a placement (lottery) number. The school your student has applied to will offer slots to students based on the lottery numbers until all slots are filled.

5. By March 29, 2024, you will receive a letter informing you if your student received a slot at your requested school or was placed on the waitlist. If your child did not receive a slot at the requested school, his or her waitlist number will be provided. As spaces become available at that school, students on the waitlist will be admitted through the first 10 days of the next school year.