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You will need the following items to enroll your child(ren) in our District:
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Completed
Enrollment Information Packets (can also be obtained from Elementary
Office)
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Proof
of Residency (e.g. lease, rental or purchase contract, utility bill,
deposit receipt, payroll check stub, driver's license, or bank account
information)
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Student's
Birth Certificate
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Social
Security Card or Other Identification, if available
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Immunization
Record
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Latest
Report Card, In-progress grades and Unofficial Transcript
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Special
Education Evaluation Report and IEP from previous school (if applicable)
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Special
Services (if applicable): 504 Plan, Reading Improvement Plan
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Court
Documents if applicable (Proof of Guardianship, Divorce Decree, DFS
Placement Papers, Foster Care, etc.)
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**There could also
be additional forms to complete upon arrival at Elementary School.**
**You will complete one packet for each child you are enrolling.**
Kindergarten/First Grade Enrollment
On
July 1, 1997, Senate
Bill 572 went into effect in Missouri public school districts. Assessment
testing for admittance into kindergarten was eliminated and replaced by the
kindergarten/first grade entry age of 5 (five) or 6 (six) by August 1.
In 2008, House
Bill 1678, the Education for Military Children Act, amended the
kindergarten/first grade entry requirements.
Section
160.053, RSMo, states that:
- A child is eligible
for admission to kindergarten if the child reaches the age of five (5)
before the first day of August of the school year beginning in that
calendar year.
- A child is eligible
for admission to kindergarten/first grade if the child is a military
dependent and has successfully completed an accredited pre-kindergarten
program or has attended an accredited kindergarten program in another
state.
- A child who reaches
the age of five (5) prior to the cut-off date is eligible for admission
to the summer school session immediately preceding kindergarten.
- A child is eligible
for admission to first grade if the child reaches the age of six (6)
before the first day of August of the school year beginning in that
calendar year.
- "Any child who
completes the kindergarten year shall not be required to meet the age
requirements of a district for entrance into grade
one." This law does not specify the type of
kindergarten program that must be completed prior to promotion to the
first grade. Most school districts accept successful
completion of kindergarten at any accredited public,
private or parochial school as sufficient basis for promotion to
the first grade. A child transferring from an unaccredited
school, such as a home school, may be subject to additional evaluation
to determine promotion.
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