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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
- Minimum of TWO utility
bills (gas or electric and water, or hook-up verification) for last
month prior to enrolling, and
- 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
- Property Tax Statement,
and
- Photo I.D. (driver’s
license or passport).
Current Williamson
County Resident
- Minimum of TWO utility
bills (gas or electric and water, or hook-up verification) for last
month prior to enrolling, or
- 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
- Property Tax Statement,
and
- Photo I.D. (driver’s
license or passport).
Non-Resident Moving Into Williamson
County at a Later
Date
- Copy of signed Lease
Agreement or signed valid non-contingent real estate sales contract,
and
- Semester out of county family
tuition rate of $2,439.50 for the 2006/07 school year (to be
reimbursed if move into county prior to end of semester), and
- Photo I.D. (driver’s
license or passport).
Parent/Guardian Residing with a Legal Williamson
County
Resident
- Notarized
statement from both parent/guardian and
legal resident (must be present at time of registration) verifying
residence at the Williamson
County
address, and
- Documentation verifying
proof of Williamson
County
resident from both the resident (stated above), and
- 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
- 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. High School registration requires an appointment
with the school in order to schedule your child’s classes.
Please call 472-4806 to schedule this appointment.
Additional items
required are as follows:
- Copy of student’s
social security card
- Copy of certified birth
certificate
- School records or
address to request transcripts
- Current school physical
if it is not (or will not be) included in transcripts
- 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, 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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