Registration

tips for new students offered by Coweta School System

Registration will be conducted at

individual schools.

For attendance zone

information, call the office of the director of

operations at 770-254-2736 or the transportation office

at 770-254-2820.

Elementary schools (grades

Pre-K through 5) will have registration Aug. 2 and 3 from

8:30 - 11 a.m. and 1 - 3 p.m.

Pre-K students must be 4

years old by Sept. 1. Kindergarten students must be 5

years old by Sept. 1. First grade students must be 6

years old by Sept. 1.

Middle schools (grades six

through eight) and high schools (grades nine through 12)

will register students Aug. 3 and 4 from 8:30 - 11 a.m.

and 1 - 3 p.m.

Parents should bring the

following:

- Georgia immunization

certificate (including hepatitis B inoculations).

- Vision/hearing,

dental screening certificates.

- Sixth graders need

proof of MMR and booster.

- Social Security

card.

- Birth certificate.

- Records such as

transcripts and last report card from previous school.

Immunization and health

screenings can be obtained from private physicians and

from the Coweta County Health Department. The county

health department gives immunizations and screenings

Monday through Friday from 8 - 11 a.m. and 1 - 3:30 p.m.

with no appointment necessary at its Newnan office. For

more efficient service, bring copies of all former

immunization records with you.

The costs are $10 per shot

plus $3 for the certificate at the health department. The

vision/hearing/dental screening is $18 plus $3 for the

certificate. For information, call the Health Department

at 770-254-7400.

Orientation for elementary

and middle schools will be Aug. 11 from 1 - 3 p.m.

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