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Memphis City Schools Registration Information

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Registration:

July 31, 2012
Times TBA

Proof of Residency Required:

All students must bring at least two of the following items that show the parent or guardian's name and address:
  • Sale contract
  • Real Estate Tax receipt
  • Mortgage statement
  • Current MLG&W bill
  • Lease/Rental contract
  • Military letter of assignment

Additional Documentation:

  • Previous year's report card (not applicable to students entering Kindergarten)
  • Social Security Card (requested)

Kindergarten Requirements:

Kindergarten students and new students must bring the following additional documentation:
  • Certified copy of birth certificate
  • Proof of medical exam within the last 6 months
  • Tennessee Child Health Record or Temporary Certificate of Immunization
  • Child's Social Security number

Proof of Immunization (New Enrollees):

Children who are new enrollees in a TN school in grades other than Kindergarten or 7th:
  • Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis (DTaP, or DT if appropriate)
  • Measles, Mumps, Rubella (2 doses of each, usually given together as MMR)
  • Poliomyelitis (IPV or OPV) – final dose on or after the 4th birthday now required
  • Varicella (2 doses or history of disease) – previously only one dose was required
  • Hepatitis B (HBV) – previously only for Kindergarten, 7th grade entry

Proof of Immunization (Kindergarten):

  • Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis (DTaP, or DT if appropriate)
  • Hepatitis B (HBV)
  • Measles, Mumps, Rubella (2 doses of each, usually given together as MMR)
  • Poliomyelitis (IPV or OPV) – final dose on or after the 4th birthday now required
  • Varicella (2 doses or history of disease): previously only one dose was required (July 1, 2010)
  • Hepatitis A –total of 2 doses, spaced at least 6 months apart (July 1, 2011)

Proof of Immunization (7th Grade):

  • Tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis booster (“Tdap”) – not required if a Td booster dose given less than 5 years before 7th grade entry is recorded on the DTaP/Td line (no later than October 1, 2010)
  • Verification of immunity to varicella – 2 doses or history of disease (July 1, 2010)

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