Columbus, GA- In an effort to further increase transparency and provide clarity to its public stakeholders, the Muscogee County School District has updated its data points related to active COVID-19 cases to reflect school-based sites only. The data reflects information made available to the District from individual sources. Information is updated each Friday and accessible on the District’s COVID-19 website.

The following individuals serve as part of the MCSD medical panel advising the District during the Covid-19 pandemic:

• Lewis David F – Superintendent
• Dr. Erik Heiss – Rivertown Pediatrics
• Terri Jordan – Acute Care Emergence PA
• Josephine Gosa – Epidemiologist
• Dr. Rebecca Reamy - Chief of Pediatrics at Piedmont Columbus Regional.
• Dr. Kathrine Cheek – Rivertown Pediatrics
• Brent Smith -Physician Assistant Rivertown Pediatrics
• Dr. Brandi Nelson – Department of Public Health Epidemiologist
• Gregory S. Ellington – General Legal Counsel
• Arleska Castillo – Chief Human Resources Officer
• Tracy…

Columbus, GA- The Muscogee County School District has set the window for school year 2021-2022 Hardship and Open Seat Transfer requests in accordance with Georgia House Bill 251 (HB 251). Applications will be available online, at 12:00 a.m., May 10-21, 2021. Application submissions will close at 11:59 p.m. May 21, 2021; late submissions will not be considered for selection. Exceptions to the deadline include parents or legal guardians of students who are new to the district. Approvals and/or denials statuses will be sent, by email, to the parent and/or legal guardian by June 30, 2021.

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Kindergarten and new students

• The application window opens March 15, 2021.
• Kindergarten eligibility: any child, who is a resident of Muscogee County, and five (5) years of age, on or before September 1, 2021, is considered eligible.
• Application link: online registration
  • New student: This option is for families who DO NOT have an existing student in MCSD or your child is transferring from another school district, institution, or home school environment and you have no other children enrolled in MCSD.
    • Select New Students
    • Select registration for the 2021-2022 school year
  • New student with a sibling who…