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Open Enrollment: Are you interested in your child attending a school outside of your zone? If so, read on...

For the 2022-23 school year and beyond, the State of Tennessee adopted legislation Public Law 479 stating how school districts must consider zone exemption requests. Following the guidelines of this law, Bedford County Schools will conduct the open enrollment process from May 1 – May 31, 2025. During this time, a parent or guardian of a student may seek to transfer their child to an open zoned school for the 2025-26 school year if there is availability.

 

Open Enrollment Applications submitted during this open enrollment process time frame are subject to approval through a lottery system, if more students apply than available seats, as directed by this new state law.  To ensure your application is considered, it is important to submit your application between May 1 –  May 31, 2025.  The open enrollment application will be approved based on the open seats listed below. Please note: An application must be completed for EACH student in the household. 

 

25-26 BEDFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS OPEN ENROLLMENT

SEATS AVAILABLE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GRADES

K

1

2

3

4

5

CARTWRIGHT ES

 6 0 0 0 0 0

CASCADE ES

 10 8 12 2 0 0

COMMUNITY ES

 10 0 2 0 10 10

EAKIN ES

 6 0 2 0 0 0

EAST SIDE ES

 2 0 2 0 8 0

LEARNING WAY ES

 10 6 0 0 0 0

LIBERTY ES

 6 2 4 4 10 0

SOUTHSIDE ES

 0 0 0 0 0 0

THOMAS MAGNET

0

0

0

0

0

0

 

          

 

MIDDLE SCHOOL GRADES

6

7

8

    

 

CASCADE MS

 12 12 12    

 

COMMUNITY MS

 12 15 15    

 

HARRIS MS

 14 12 12    

 

LIBERTY MS

 12 8 8    

 

THOMAS MAGNET

0

0

0 

    

 

 

          

 

HIGH SCHOOL GRADES

9

10

11

12

  

 

CASCADE HS

 8 8 12 12  

 

COMMUNITY HS

 16 20 16 16  

 

SCHS

 16 12 12 12

 

 

 

The following schools have been designated as closed schools with no open enrollment option for 2025-26: Southside Elementary and Thomas Magnet.

 

Beginning May 1, 2025, and ending May 31, 2025, parents may apply for the open enrollment process here when it opens on May 1, 2025.  It is important to fill out the application completely.  Incomplete applications will not be considered. For current students, the online Student Information Verification form is required to be completed BEFORE an open enrollment application will be considered. Please note: An application must be completed for EACH student in the household.  After reviewing these documents, please feel free to call BCS central office with any questions at 931-684-3284 and ask for Attendance.

 

Once your open enrollment application is completed and submitted, you will receive an e-mail notification; please be sure your e-mail address is entered correctly. Notification of acceptance or denial will be sent by July 1 also via e-mail.