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Kindergarten Enrollment

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Residence Verification Form

Residence Verification Form - Spanish

New enrollees to Modesto City Schools are required to provide the following documentation during the online enrollment process.

• Address Verification - one of the following must be submitted (see the Residence Verification Form for more info): 

  • Copy of recent utility bill (i.e. PG&E, or City of Modesto)

  • Copy of recent rental agreement

  • Copy of recent purchase agreement or escrow title paperwork stating buyer will live in the home

  (Parent / Guardian name on this address verification must be the same parent/guardian name and address that are written on the registration card.)

• Adult I.D. verification - The adult registering the student must provide proof of identification, i.e. Driver’s license, or other photo I.D.

• Immunization Verification - See the guidelines posted by the California Department of Health Services (Board Policy 5141.31, Senate Bill 277)

• Withdrawal documents/drop papers/unofficial transcripts from the most recent previous school, if the student has been attending another school

• Guardian/care giver documentation if applicable

• Current IEP or current 504 plan if applicable

• Evidence of student’s age (Education Code 48002, Administrative Regulation 5111) 

  • Copy of birth record or a statement by local registrar or a county recorder certifying the date of birth

  • Baptism certificate duly attested

  • Passport

  • When none of the foregoing is obtainable, affidavit of the parent, guardian, or custodian of the minor

To register a child for kindergarten or transitional kindergarten, parents/guardians should have the following documents available to scan:

• Proof of child’s date of birth (certified copy of Birth Certificate, Notarized Affidavit of Birth, Baptismal Certificate, Physician’s Certificate/Hospital Certificate, County Recorder’s Certificate, Passport, or Family Bible. Ed Code 48002).

• Immunizations: The following immunizations are required for all students, grades TK–12, upon registration to school according to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH).

  • 2 doses of Varicella (chickenpox)

  • 3 doses of Hepatitis

  • 2 doses of MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) - Only doses given after the first birthday meet the requirement.

  • 4 doses of Polio (3 doses are acceptable if the third dose was given on or after the 4th birthday)

  • 5 doses of DTaP/Tdap/DTP (Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis) (4 doses meet the requirement if at least one of the doses was given on or after the 4th birthday; 3 doses meet the requirement if at least one of the doses was given on or after the 7th birthday)

  • For all 7th grade students an additional dose of Td (tetanus-diphtheria) is required. If this dose is included in the above DTaP/Tdap/DTP doses, and given on or after the 7th birthday, the requirement has been met.

    
    Note: Students who are not up to date with their immunizations or do not have valid CAIR-ME exemptions will not be permitted to attend school. A completed “yellow” immunization card copy or verified printout from the physician is required to validate immunizations.

• Verification of residence (utility bill, receipts from rent or property tax payments).

• Copy of child’s most recent health screening (physical exam)

• Proof of dental exam within the last 12 months.