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KINDERGARTEN
ENROLLMENT 2009-2010
The following
documents are required by Arkansas State Law for
enrollment.
1) Proof
of your child's age such as birth certificate,
passport, signed affidavit of birth, etc.
A child must be
five (5) years old on or before September 1, 2009 in
order to enroll in kindergarten for the
2009-2010 school
year. This change from September 15 to September 1
is required by a new state
law, Act 29 of 2009. This
law also makes provision for children who attended a
state-approved pre-kindergarten program during the
2008-2009 school year but will not meet the September 1
age requirement. Parents
of these children may apply for a waiver.
Waiver requirements are that a child must be five
(5) years old on or before September 15, 2009, parents
must provide proof of enrollment in a state-approved
pre-kindergarten program and an attendance record showing
that the child attended a minimum of 100 days.
For the 2010-2011
school year, students may enter kindergarten in public
schools of this state if they will attain the age of five
(5) years on or before August 15, 2009.
For the 2011-2012
school year and afterwards, students may enter
kindergarten in the public schools of this state if they
will attain the age of five (5) years on or before August
1 of the year in which they are seeking initial
enrollment.
2) Social
Security Card
3) Up-to-date
Immunization Record
Requirements are; 4-DTP
3 doses before fourth birthday AND
4th dose after fourth birthday; 3-Oral
Polio 2 doses before fourth birthday AND
3rd dose after fourth birthday OR 4 doses total
regardless of age; 2-MMR
1 dose after
first birthday AND 2nd dose before kindergarten
enrollment; 3-Hepatitis B before kindergarten
enrollment; 1-Varicella (chickenpox) after
first birthday OR proof that the child had the
disease.
4) Proof
of Physical Assessment The physical must be
dated within 24 months of August 19, 2009
Kindergarten
Enrollment Packet for 2009-2010
Birth
Certificate Request Form
Physical
Assessment Form
Childcare
and Early Childhood Education - State of Arkansas
Center
for Effective Parenting
2009-2010
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