The Houston County school system has concluded the effort to
centralize registration for all students Tuesday and officially opened the
Central Registration Office.
The Central Registration office was built “so we can provide
great customer service to those who are moving in and moving from zone to
zone,” stated superintendent Robin Hines at the ceremony Tuesday.
The office will “take the burden off of the schools,”
because parents will have one place to go in order to register their child for
school.
In addition to the registration office, the International
Welcome Center and the Homeless Liaison office is housed in the building. {{more}}
During the ceremony, Tom Walmer, chairman of the board of
education, noted that the building had been nicknamed “The Horne” after Linda
Horne, the assistant superintendent for school operations. Walmer stated that
the office would continue to have the nickname after he unveiled a saxophone
that had been mounted on a plaque.
“This is an honor,” said Hone. “This is not about me, but
the people who have worked together in this system.”
In a release from the school system, Horne explained that
the “overall goal is to improve customer service. This central site will help
expedite the process, ensure consistency across all 38 of our schools, and make
it more convenient for those with children in more than one school.”
Valerie Noah, Central Registration secretary, said in a
release, “We are excited to invite the public to our ribbon cutting ceremony.
We have lots of beautiful student artwork decorating our building and would
love to show everyone what we are all about here at Central Registration!”
Pre-Kindergarten registration will be held at this site from
Feb. 19 to Mar. 15, 2013.
The Central Registration office is located at 303 South Davis Dr. inside the
Bert Rumble Complex.
Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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