How do I

register my child for school?

Children may

be registered at the school in their attendance area. Please call the

Transportation Department at 770-460-3520 if you are uncertain about the

correct attendance area for residents of your neighborhood.

Kindergarten

students must be 5 years old on or before Sept. 1. First-grade students

must be 6 years old on or before Sept. 1. A copy of the child's certified

birth certificate must be supplied at the time of enrollment.

Immunization:

All students in grades K-12 must provide an immunization certificate (Georgia

Form 3231) at the time of enrollment. This certificate may be obtained

from the county health department or from a physician upon proof of immunization.

A child entering

school in Georgia for the first time must be age-appropriately immunized

with all of the required vaccines (DTP, DTaP, DT, or Td; Hepatitis B;

Hib; OPV or IPV; Measles, Mumps and Rubella or MMR; and Varicella).

For entrance

into the sixth grade of Georgia schools, a child must have at least one

additional dose of MMR vaccine, for a total of two MMR vaccines administered

on or after the child's first birthday and at least 30 days apart.

Effective August

1, 2001, the Georgia immunization requirements for children entering sixth

grade have been expanded to include proof of protection against chicken

pox, also known as varicella. The required certificate and any needed

vaccines may be obtained from the child's physician or from the local

health department. Parents/guardians may submit proof of immunization

on the routine school certificate of immunization (Form 3231) or on a

form specifically for that purpose.

Ear, eye,

and dental examination: All students in grade K-12 must provide a certificate

of ear, eye, and dental examination (Georgia Form 3300). The certificate

may be obtained from the county health department or from a private physician.

Social Security

number: All students entering this school system are asked to provide

to the school the student's Social Security number. No student will be

denied enrollment in the Fayette County School System for declining to

provide his or her Social Security number or for declining to apply for

such a number.

Transfer records:

Students transferring into Fayette County schools must provide a withdrawal

form from the previous school and official notice from that school to

verify grade placement at the time of withdrawal. The name and address

of the previous school must be provided.

Custody: If

any person other than a natural parent has custody of a child, proof of

legal custody or guardianship must be provided before the child may be

enrolled in a Fayette County public school.

Proof of residence:

Proof of residence must be furnished at the time of registration. Examples

of proof of residence are: warranty deed documents, original signed lease

agreement, or an affidavit of residency.

An affidavit

may be obtained by contacting Beverly Pittman at 770-460-3990, ext. 122.

Parents must also bring a current gas or electric bill displaying the

parent's name and address of service, and a photo ID of the parent/guardian

registering the student.

Do the elementary

schools in Fayette County have Pre-K classes?

A number of

private kindergartens and daycare centers in Fayette County provide the

state-funded Pre-K classes as well as two of the public schools in the

system. Information on these sites can be found at the Office of School

Readiness web site: htp://www.osr.state.ga.us.

At this time

the Georgia Lottery funded Pre-K program is currently offered only at

Brooks Elementary and North Fayette Elementary Schools. First admittance

will be granted to students who live in the attendance areas of the two

schools.

If there are

vacancies after all eligible students in the schools' attendance zones

have had an opportunity to register for the program, students residing

in any Fayette County area will be considered for admission.

Admission to

the Pre-K program is on a first-come, first-served basis. Classes are

limited to 20 students each.

A Title I Pre-K

program is also offered at North Fayette, Oak Grove, Robert J. Burch,

Tyrone, Peachtree City, East Fayette and Hood Avenue Elementary schools.

The difference between these programs and the ones funded by the Georgia

Lottery is that students must meet specific readiness criteria to be eligible

to participate in Title I.

What are

school hours?

Elementary

school hours: 7:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Middle school

hours: 8:20 a.m. to 3:35 p.m.

High school

hours: 8:40 a.m. to 3:20 p.m.

Where can

I find a ranking of the schools?

The Georgia

Department of Education publishes Report Cards on all the schools and

school districts in Georgia. The Report Card is available on-line at the

Georgia Department of Education web site.

In addition,

each school has copies of its own Report Card for Parents, which is also

compiled by the Georgia Department of Education.

(Information

for this article was taken from the Fayette County School System's Web

site: www.fcboe.org.)

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