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ENROLLMENT DAY
New and Transfer Students
Thursday, August 12, 2010
12:30 – 7:00 p.m.

REGISTRATION DAY
Returning Students (Including Pre–K)
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
12:30 – 7:00 p.m.
NOTE: W. M. Bass Elementary School registration was July 8, 2010.

Pre–K, Kindergarten and Sixth Grade Orientation
Thursday, August 19, 2010
8:55 A.M.
Transportation provided for Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten students and their parents/guardians. Buses will pick-up students and parents according to scheduled times. Schedules will be distributed on registration day.

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
Monday, August 23, 2010

For Student Entering Pre-K or Kindergarten

Prior to entry for the first time to any public pre-kindergarten, kindergarten or public elementary school, a child must have a comprehensive physical exam and proper immunization by a qualified licensed physician; the scope of this examination is prescribed by the State Department of Health. Any transfer student enrolling in Lynchburg City Schools for the first time from another state must have a comprehensive physical exam. The physical exam must have been completed within twelve months prior to enrollment. Admission of students without a physical examination is not allowed. Your doctor’s office should have the appropriate forms or you may download them from the listing below.

For Student Entering 6th Grade

Effective July 1, 2006, a booster dose of Tdap vaccine is required for all children entering the 6th grade, if at least five years have passed since the last does of tetanus-containing vaccine. This is mandated by the state of Virginia. Students cannot start the 6th grade until they have the Tdap booster.

Students registering for 6th grade are required to have a Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis vaccine (Tdap) vaccination prior to registration. Parents must bring proof of vaccination to registration. Students will not be allowed to complete registration unless they had the vaccination.

Central Virginia Health department provides the Tdap vaccination. For information call (434) 947-6829.

Additional Information

The following schools will need proof of residency at registration for all students—those new to the school and students returning to the same school for 2010-11:

• Dearington Elementary School for Innovation
• Thomas C. Miller Elementary School for Innovation
• Robert S. Payne Elementary School
• Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle School for Innovation
• Perrymont Elementary School 

Two of the following will be accepted as proof of residency:

• Current utility bills
• Current rent receipts with address on receipt
• Closing papers of home purchased
• City registration of vehicle (The City of Lynchburg requires that vehicles be registered within 30 days of moving to Lynchburg)

If a family is living with someone else in the city and does not have any of the above items, a notarized letter from the person with whom they are living, stating:

• that the parent/guardian and child(ren) are residing with them at this address AND
• the date they moved to this address.

If a family is homeless and living in temporary shelter within the city, the children will be accepted into school upon receipt of documentation from the shelter administrator.

New and Transfer students are requested to make contact with the school as soon as possible to make arrangements to register and transfer records from the previous school attended.

Children who are five years old by September 30th are eligible to attend Kindergarten. Before a child may enter school, the parent or guardian is asked to provide the following records:

• the child’s state birth certificate
• the child’s current physical examination record (this record must be submitted before the child can be enrolled)
• the child’s immunization record
• the child’s social security number

Class schedules and assignments will be given on registration day, for elementary and middle school students, as well as information on school lunch, transportation and other important information for the 2010-2011 school year. High school students will receive their schedules in the mail.