Enrollment/Registration

Enrollment/Registration

Enrollment for the 2011-2012 school year will begin in February 2011.

Enrollment for the current 2010-2011 school year is ongoing in all grades and all schools.

To register for the current school year, visit the school of your choice between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on regular school days.

Kindergarten enrollment: Visit our Kindergarten Enrollment page for more detailed information. View a list of our schools: Elementary (K-5) Middle schools (6-8) Specialty schools and K-8 schools

Please keep in mind that registration takes about an hour. It’s important to register early, as classes at some Tempe Elementary Schools reach capacity very quickly.

The following THREE items are needed to enroll your child:

Certified Birth Certificate (may be obtained from the state of birth) For children who were born in Arizona, a certified birth certificate may be obtained by an immediate family member at the Arizona Office of Vital Records, 1818 West Adams St., Phoenix, AZ 85007 (www.hs.state.az.us/vitalrcd). A certified birth certificate can also be obtained through express service on the Internet at www.vitalchek.com. For more information call: (602) 364-1300.
Two documents showing proof of address (such as mortgage or lease agreement, utility bills, etc.)
Immunization records - State law requires immunizations to attend school. Students who have not started the immunizations or are overdue for the next dose will be excluded from school. Upon enrollment into an Arizona school, parents must provide the child's shot record that has been signed by a doctor's office or medical clinic. Please note the immunizations required for school registration below.

All kindergarten through eighth-grade students:

Hepatitis B (series of three doses)

Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis (DTP)

Tdap required for sixth, seventh and eighth grade (11-year olds)

Polio

Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) (two doses)

Varicella (chicken pox) vaccine

Meningococcal (MCV4) - required for sixth, seventh and eighth grade (11-year olds)

Preschool:

Hepatitis B

Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis (DTP)

Polio

Haemophilus Influenzae b (HIB) series

Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccine

Hepatitis A vaccine**

Varicella (chicken pox) vaccine

* Beginning with the 2010-2011 school year, students entering childcare, preschool, kindergarten, and grades 1 through 12 will be required to have proof of receiving the Chickenpox vaccination (Varicella) OR a history of having had the Chickenpox disease.
** Children, age 1 through 5 years old, who attend a licensed day care facility or Head Start in Maricopa County must also receive Hepatitis A vaccine.
For more information on immunizations, please visit the Arizona Department of Health Services website at: http://www.azdhs.gov/phs/immun/index_parfam.htm.
The Maricopa County Department of Public Health offers immunizations to children younger than 18 years old who are uninsured. To receive information on time, date and locations of immunization clinics, call the Immunization Hotline at (602) 506-6767.

Registration Packet English 2010-2011 (pdf file - 2.55 MB)

Registration Packet Spanish 2009-2010 (pdf file - 1.66 MB)

Gifted Education Brochure 2009-2010 (English) (pdf file - 93 KB)

Gifted Education Brochure 2009-2010 (Spanish) (pdf file - 104 KB)

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