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School Enrollment
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, or
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Property Tax Statement, 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, or
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Property Tax Statement, 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 $2,492.50 for the 2008/09 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 student’s social security card
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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 |
Doses |
Comment |
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DTP/DTaP/DT/Td |
4 |
One dose must be given after age
four. For those starting after
age seven, only 3 doses are
required.
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Polio |
4 |
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 |
2 or 3 |
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 |
2 |
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 |
(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, or the individual
school nurse. 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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