Kindergarten registration begins Tuesday
By Staff Reports
Published in News on April 24, 2017 9:49 AM
Kindergarten registration for Wayne County Public Schools will be Tuesday at 13 elementary schools.
It will take place between 8:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. at most of the schools, with the exception of Edgewood Community Developmental School and North Drive Elementary, which end around 2:30 p.m. due to earlier dismissal times.
Spring Creek Elementary will hold its event from 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. due to its later start time.
A child must be 5 years old on or before Aug. 31 to register for kindergarten for the coming year. Parents or legal guardians must present an official birth certificate and immunization records to school officials. Birth certificates may be obtained from the Register of Deeds office in the county of the child's birth.
Parents or guardians must also show "proof of residence." To enroll a child, parents must present two sources of documentation such as utility bills, tax bills, deed of trust, rent receipt, or any document which clearly proves current resident status. Military families living on base may present a letter from base housing as proof of residence. Parents must enroll their kindergarten child in the school district in which they live, and school assignments are made by the local school system.
North Carolina law requires that each kindergarten child receive a health assessment record of shots. The health assessment must be documented on an official North Carolina Health Assessment Report form, which is available through the school district, the Wayne County Health Department, and most pediatricians' offices. If needed, parents/legal guardians will be given a health assessment form during registration which must be completed by the family physician and returned to the school by the first day of classes on Monday, August 28.
Parents/guardians can go to the district website at www.waynecountyschools.org for a complete list of enrollment requirements, as well as find the school their child will attend.
Those unable to register on the designated day are encouraged to contact the school. If uncertain which school the child will attend, call 919-731-5900, stop by the administrative offices at 2001 E. Royall Avenue, or visit the district website.
Transfer requests will be accepted during the month of June for schools that have space available.
Students currently enrolled in Kindergarten will not attend school on Tuesday, April 25, which will count as a vacation day for these students.