Each spring PPS-PC, in partnership with Pitt County Schools, hosts a Spring School Tour Series. The 2025 Spring School Tour Series will include at least one school tour at each Pitt County School. This year the tour series begins on February 3rd and concludes on March 13th. Tours are led by a school staff member and typically last 45 to 60 minutes. Children are invited and encouraged to attend a school tour with their family. PPS-PC utilizes SignUp for people to reserve a spot for one or more tours.
Families and community members sign up for a school tour for a variety of reasons including:
– Preparing for a school transition such as starting kindergarten, elementary to middle school or middle school to high school
– Considering making a transition from an attendance area school to an open enrollment school
– To help decide if the family wants to enroll their child in a public school instead of a private school
– Family is considering purchasing a home in a different attendance area in the near future
The tour series is scheduled for the majority of tours to conclude prior to the start of open enrollment as well as kindergarten enrollment for the 2025-26 school year. Enrollment for the 2025-2026 school year including the application for open enrollment will not be available until on or around March 1st. All enrollment applications for the upcoming school year will be completed online. Visit the PCS website for answers to questions about the enrollment process: https://www.pitt.k12.nc.us/Page/263. That page of the website will be updated once the list of school years for open enrollment has been approved by the Board of Education.
To see the tour schedule and to sign up to attend one or more tours click this link: https://signup.com/go/rVZVRJw.
**If a translator is needed for a tour please email jbreazeale@ppspittcounty.org to indicate that need.
PPS-PC would like to extend our gratitude to Children’s Health Services and Pitt Community College for sponsoring the 2025 Spring School Tour Series. Their support helps make the tour series possible.
“Children’s Health Services is thrilled to once again support the PPS-PC Spring School Tour Series. We are always accepting new patients, offer walkins every morning Monday through Friday as well as same day sick appointments and Saturday morning hours. A second location on 10th Street will open soon as well! We hope you enjoy your tour!”
“Pitt Community College is a proud sponsor of the Parents for Public Schools of Pitt County School Tour series. We join the PPSPC in welcoming you to our community and we hope you enjoy learning about the exciting opportunities available through Pitt County Schools. PCC provides high school students the opportunity to enroll in college classes for free through the Career and College Promise program. With over 150 degrees, certificates, and diplomas designed to educate and empower you and your family for success, we invite you to schedule a tour of our beautiful campus by visiting events.pittcc.edu. Enjoy your visit!”
Story of Impact – Spring School Tour Series
“In spring of 2020 our family was trying to figure out where to build or buy a home. Our oldest daughter was supposed to start kindergarten that fall and we needed to find a school that felt right to us. Luckily I heard about the school tours that Parents for Public Schools of Pitt County hosted. I promptly signed up for 4 school tours in the area that we wanted to live.
They were, of course, all wonderful in their own ways, but there was one school that stood out and felt like home. The tours gave me an in-depth look at the curriculum and culture of the school and gave me a chance to meet the principals and staff at each one. I’m so grateful they were offered to our community. We joined the Ridgewood Shark family and have enjoyed every second of it!”
Elise Ironmonger – Parent
