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Enrollment
2009-10 Student Fees
Parents with first-time
students who are to be enrolled in Williamson County Schools
are required to have their address verified as the first
step in registering their child for school. The entire
registration process takes place at the school.
PROOF OF RESIDENCE
New Williamson County Resident
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Minimum of TWO
utility bills (gas or electric and water, or hook-up
verification) for last month prior to enrolling, and
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Copy of signed Lease
Agreement (including renewed lease agreements), signed
valid non-contingent real estate sales contract, or
signed executed Settlement Statement with supporting
documentation, and
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Photo I.D. (driver’s
license or passport).
Current Williamson County
Resident
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Minimum of TWO
utility bills (gas or electric and water, or hook-up
verification) for last month prior to enrolling, or
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Copy of signed Lease
Agreement (including renewed lease agreements), signed
valid non-contingent real estate sales contract, or
signed executed Settlement Statement with supporting
documentation, and
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Photo I.D. (driver’s
license or passport).
Non-Resident Moving Into Williamson County at a Later Date
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Copy of signed Lease
Agreement or signed valid non-contingent real estate
sales contract, and
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Semester out of
county family tuition rate of $2,533.50 for the 2009/10
school year (to be reimbursed if move into county prior
to end of semester), and
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Photo I.D. (driver’s
license or passport).
Parent/Guardian Residing with a Legal Williamson
County Resident
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Notarized Residence Affidavit (sections A and
C) from both parent/guardian and
legal resident (must be present at time of registration)
verifying residence at the Williamson County address,
and
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Documentation
verifying proof of Williamson County resident from both
the resident (stated above), and
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Documentation (two
required) verifying proof of the parent/guardian
residing at that address within ten days of the date of
registration. (examples: driver’s license, checking
account, credit card statement, voter registration, copy
of paycheck indicating name at the address used, phone
bill, or some type of legal mail), and
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Photo I.D. of both
the resident and the parent/guardian (driver’s license
or passport).
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
The legal/custodial
parent (custody guidelines found below) must register
the student. The Student Enrollment Data Form must be
presented to the registrar of the zoned school with proof of
residence at the time of enrollment. Middle and
High School registration requires an appointment with the
school in order to schedule your child’s classes.
Additional items required are as follows:
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Copy of certified
birth certificate
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School records or
address to request transcripts
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Current school
physical if it is not (or will not be) included in
transcripts
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Tennessee School
Immunization Certificate (original green form if coming
from out of state, private school, or entering
Kindergarten or copy if transferring from another TN
public school with 30 day grace on receiving the
original form with transcript). Children entering
school (K-12) must have the required immunizations
listed below or the appropriately documented exemption:
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Required Vaccine
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Doses
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Comment
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DTP/DTaP/DT/Td
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4
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One dose must be given after age four. For
those starting after age seven, only 3 doses are
required.
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Polio
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4
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If the 3rd dose is given after age four, the 4th
dose is not required. If a combination of
OPV and IPV is used, all 4 doses are needed
regardless of age.
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Hepatitis B
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2 or 3
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For Kindergarten entry (3 doses) and seventh
grade. (For adolescents, vaccines with either a
2 or 3 dose schedule are available.)
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MMR
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2
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Given after the first birthday. Second
dose given at least thirty days after the first.
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Varicella (Chickenpox)
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1
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(For Kindergarten Only) Given after first
birthday. Parental or Physician History of
disease is acceptable.
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Physical Examination
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Must be within a year of entrance.
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If transferring from
another Tennessee public school, a copy of the Tennessee
School Immunization Certificate must be presented to the
school at time of enrollment. If a copy of the form is
not available at the time of registration, the state law
permits a 30 day waiting period for the original for to be
sent from the previous Tennessee public school. If not
received after the 30 day period, it will be the
responsibility of the parent/legal guardian to obtain a
current Tennessee School Immunization Certificate. If
transferring from an out-of-state school or private or
parochial school, an original Tennessee School Immunization
Certificate form is required at the time of registration.
This immunization certificate may be obtained from a private
physician or any medical facility, such as the Williamson
County Health Department. The Health Department is
located next door to the Williamson County Administrative
Complex where the Williamson County School Board office is
located. Their office hours are 8:00 – 4:30 and their
phone number is 615-794-1542.
Custody Guidelines: Custody or
court-ordered parenting plan documents are required at the
time of registration in cases of legal custodial, shared
parenting, or guardianship placements. The legal
residence of a student is defined as the domicile of the
student’s primary residential parent (court order 1999 and
after) or the parent with custody (court order prior to
1999).
Full Custody: Copy of legal
custody papers.
Guardianship or Temporary
Custody: Copy of legal
custody papers.
Joint Custody: Copy of legal
custody papers including a copy of the Parenting Plan that
has been signed by a judge and notarized.
Parents Married Not
Living Together but no Legal Separation: School is determined by where the child
resides overnight. Parent must reside in Williamson
County.
Parents Not Married and
Not Living Together:
A certified copy of birth certificate showing legality of
parent and parent’s photo ID is required for enrollment.
Process of Changing
Custody: Copy of court
petition of change request and allow 30-60 day grace to be
handled by the court.
Exchange Student: Form I-20 is
required for student to be authorized a student visa.
Whereabouts of One Parent
Unknown: A certified copy
of birth certificate showing legality of parent and parent’s
photo ID is required for enrollment.
Transfer Students: For placement
purposes, all transfer students should bring, if possible, a
copy of the most recent standardized test scores
available and a copy of their report cards or an unofficial
copy of their transcript of high school grades.
Transfer students will not be placed in accelerated, honors,
or AP courses unless standardized test scores are available
to indicate that such placement is appropriate.
Bus Transportation and/or
School Zone Information:
Please visit our WebQuery site found at
http://www.wcs.edu/webquery/
for school zone and bus route information. You
may reach our Transportation Department at 472-4950 for
additional bus route questions or Susan Parker at 472-4002
for additional school zoning questions.
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