Kindergarten pre-registration planned for next school year

Kindergarten pre-registration for the 2012-2013 school year will begin Thursday, May 17. You are welcome to stop by the elementary office any time and pick up a registration packet. All registration forms need to be filled out and turned in by Tuesday, May 29.

The student must be five (5) years of age as of midnight, August 31, 2012.

All immunizations must be completed before the first day of school.

Required immunizations for entry in to kindergarten:

* five doses of DTaP or DT vaccine, with the last dose on or after the fourth birthday.

* four doses of inactivated Polio vaccine (IPV) with the last dose on or after the fourth birthday.

* two doses of live-virus Measles/Mumps/Rubella (MMR) vaccine on or after the first birthday and at least 28 days apart or laboratory documentation of Measles immunity.

* three doses of Hepatitis B, series takes six months to complete. Series must be started before entry into school.

* two doses of varicella (chickenpox) vaccine or date of disease.

* The month/day/year are required on all certificates of immunization forms.

Exemptions (medical, religious, personal)

A child may be released from the obligation of having any or all of the required doses of vaccines under exceptional circumstances. These waivers from participation are called exemptions. They may be granted for medical, personal, or religious reasons. Children who have been exempted are susceptible to the disease(s) for which they did not receive vaccine(s). Therefore, in the event of a disease outbreak, they will be excluded from school attendance for the duration of the outbreak. Medical exemptions must be signed by a physician or other licensed healthcare provider.