Thursday, January 14, 2010

Kindergarten registration open now in Sac City Unified for 2010-11 school year



Sacramento City Unified School District


Kindergarten registration open now in Sac City Unified for 2010-11 school year

Kindergarten registration for children in the Sacramento City Unified School District hasbegun and will run through June 17.

Parents register their children by visiting their neighborhood school.

Children must be four years and nine months of age on or before September 1, 2010 (5
years of age on or before December 2, 2010). Parents must bring verification of their address such as a driver’s license or other picture identification, utility bill or cell phone bill; the child’s original county birth certificate (hospital record of birth will not be accepted); and verification that the child has received required immunizations. A child cannot be registered without proof of an up-to-date immunization record.

The following immunizations are required for kindergarten registration:

Polio – three doses if at least one dose was given on or after the fourth birthday
Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (Whooping Cough) - four doses if at least one does was given or after the fourth birthday; otherwise five doses are required
Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) - one dose of each separately or combined on or after the first birthday. Pupils entering a kindergarten (or first grade if kindergarten
skipped) are required to have two doses of measles-containing vaccine, both given on
or after the first birthday
Hepatitis B – three doses
Chickenpox (Varicella) – one dose

For information about immunizations or the dental exam, parents may call the district’s
Health Services Office at (916) 643-9412. For other question about kindergarten information, parents may call the Student Hearing and Placement Department at (916) 643-9425.