Elementary schools throughout Richmond County are gearing up to welcome children to the school system during the 2013-14 Kindergarten Registration and Pre-Kindergarten Application periods. Sessions will be held at each school beginning March 1, 2013. Registrations for both programs will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day. Parents are encouraged to start preparing now for the registration process.
The earlier deadline is because of the state’s switch from the NC WISE information system to the PowerSchool system. All students must be registered early in order for their information to be included in the upload into the new data system.
Information for parents enrolling students in Kindergarten:
All children who will be five years old on or before August 31, 2013 are eligible for kindergarten enrollment for the 2013-14 school year.
2013-14 Kindergarten Registration Schedule:
Schools will be registering students from 8:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. each day.
Friday March 1 LJ Bell Elementary
Thursday, March 7 East Rockingham Elementary for Kindergarten. Cordova School for Pre-K applications only
Friday, March 8 Fairview Heights Elementary
Thursday, March 14 Monroe Avenue Elementary
Friday, March 15 West Rockingham Elementary
Thursday, March 21 Washington Street Elementary
Wednesday, March 27 Mineral Springs Elementary
To register a student for kindergarten, parents must bring the following:
• The Child: Registration cannot be completed unless the child accompanies the parent or guardian. The child must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. It’s very important that the child comes to meet the teachers and tour the school.
• Certified Birth Certificate: Birth Certificates can be secured from the Office of the Register of Deeds in the Richmond County Courthouse. For children born in other counties or states, a birth certificate can be obtained by writing the Register of Deeds office in the county where the child was born. Hospital copies of birth certificates are not acceptable.
• Immunization Record: Immunizations are available by appointment at the Richmond County Health Department from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Fridays. The health department’s mobile unit will also be at each registration site to provide immunizations to those children still needing them. Please be sure to bring your medicaid or health insurance card with you. After 30 days, students who do not have all of their immunization requirements, will be suspended from school.
• North Carolina Health Assessment: According to North Carolina law, every child entering kindergarten in the public schools must receive a health assessment. The health assessment must be made no more than 12 months prior to the date of school entry. No child may attend kindergarten unless a health assessment transmittal form, indicating that the child has received the health assessment, is presented to the school principal. The parent, guardian, or responsible person has 30 calendar days from the first day of attendance to present the required health assessment form for the child. After the 30 days, those students who do not have a health assessment will be suspended from schools.
• Proof of Residency: Two different examples needed: Examples include a recent utility bill (including electric, gas, water, sewer, and cable), rent receipt or property tax receipt.
Information for parents seeking to enter children in the Pre-Kindergarten Program:
To be eligible for Richmond County Schools Pre-Kindergarten program, the child must turn four years of age on or before August 31, 2013. Pre-Kindergarten applications will be accepted at each elementary school except for at East Rockingham Elementary. Applications will instead be taken at the Cordova School. Children will be screened during the registration process. Parents must complete an application process at the registration site, but the application does NOT guarantee that the child will be enrolled in the Pre-K Program, because the program is not necessarily first-come first serve.
Pre-Kindergarten Application Schedule:
Friday, March 1 LJ Bell Elementary
Thursday, March 7 Cordova School (Pre-K application only)
Friday, March 8 Fairview Heights Elementary
Thursday, March 14 Monroe Avenue Elementary
Friday, March 15 West Rockingham Elementary
Thursday, March 21 Washington Street Elementary
Wednesday, March 27 Mineral Springs Elementary
To complete an application for Pre-Kindergarten, parents must bring the following:
• The child: each child will be assessed using the Brigance Screening Tool.
• The child’s birth certificate: which can be secured from the Register of Deeds office at the Richmond County Courthouse, or the County Register of Deeds office in other counties, states where the child was born. Hospital copies of birth certificates are not acceptable.
• The child’s immunization record: Current record of all immunizations. Immunizations are available at the Richmond County Health Department by appointment, between the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Fridays. The Health Department will also provide immunizations on site for children who will still need them at that time. Families should carry insurance or Medicaid cards with them when seeking immunizations.
• Proof of income: a W-2 form or two consecutive pay stubs.
• Proof of residency: Two examples are needed. Examples include a recent utility bill including electric, gas, water, and cable, property tax or rental receipt.
Immunizations required for Kindergarten and Pre-Kindergarten Registration include:
Several immunizations are required before a student can enter school. Students who do not have their immunizations after 30 days are subject to suspension from school.
• DTP/DTaP: Four doses are required if at least one was administered on or before the child’s fourth birthday. Five doses are required if previous doses were administered before the child’s fourth birthday.
• Polio: Three doses are required if at least one was administered on or after the child’s fourth birthday. Four doses are required if previous doses were administered before the child’s fourth birthday.
• Measles: Two doses are required with one on or after the child’s first birthday. The second shot should be administered at least 30 days after the first shot.
• Mumps: Two doses, one administered after the child’s first birthday, but before age 16 months, and the other before enrolling in school.
• Rubella: One dose is required on or after the first birthday and before age 16 months
• HiB: Three or four doses are given in a primary series. The series is complete if one dose is given after 15 months. HiB is not given if child is 5 years old or older.
• Hepatitis B: Three doses. One dose by age three months, second dose by age five months and a third dose by age 19 months. Persons born on or after July 1, 1994, are required to receive the Hepatitis B vaccine.
• Varicella: One dose should be administered on or after child’s first birthday, and before the age of 19 months.
For more information about Kindergarten registration, families can contact individual schools. For information regarding Pre-K registration, families can contact Julie Brigman, Pre-K specialist, at 895-6715 or Teressa Beavers, Pre-K academic coach, at 910-997-4928 for more details.
NOTE: The original article had an error that has been corrected. This article is the correct version. We apologize for this mistake.
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