Kindergarten registration to be next week
Kindergarten registration for all county children entering school this fall will take place next Thursday and Friday at the Civic Center.
As in recent years, registration for all children entering next school year will be held at a central location so that all of the school system’s personnel resources can screen the future students for problems that could hinder their progress during their first year of school.
Officials stress the screening is not an achievement or intelligence test, rather just a way to recognize such problems as hearing, speech or vision impairments, or underdeveloped physical or learning skills.
Such screening is required by the Tennessee Department of Education for all students before they enter school. Officials urge parents to take advantage of next week’s screening as any child who misses it will be delayed when the school year begins.
The registration and screening process will take about one hour and parents are urged to remain with their children at all times. No special preparation is needed, although the following records for each child will need to be brought: birth certificate, immunization record, Social Security number, record of medical examination by a physician and an insurance card.
All children who will be 5 years old by Sept. 30 of this year are eligible to attend kindergarten in the 2003-2004 school year. Officials remind parents that all children must complete one year of state-approved kindergarten before they can enter first grade in Tennessee.
Kindergarten registration will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. next Thursday, April 24, and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. next Friday, April 25, at the Civic Center.
For parents’ convenience, appointments will be made for the registration. To schedule an appointment, call the secretary at the school your child will attend. Appointments can be made beginning tomorrow and continuing through next Wednesday, April 23, during school hours.
Kindergarten registration
Where: Civic Center
When: Thursday, Apr. 24, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Friday, Apr. 25, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.