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Pre-K and Kindergarten Round-Up
Underway for
Oklahoma City Public Schools
OKLAHOMA CITY
– If you have four or five-year-olds it’s time to start
planning for the fall as OKCPS Pre-K and Kindergarten
enrollment is underway from Monday, May 1 through Friday, May
12. Children who are five-years-old on or before September 1,
2006 are eligible for kindergarten. Children who are
four-years-old before September 1, 2006 may enroll in OKCPS’
numerous four-year-old programs. Tuition is free for the
four-year-old program. Children who are three-years-old on or
before September 1, 2006, may enroll in the tuition-based
three-year-old program where space is available. The cost for
the tuition program is $6.00 per day.
To
enroll parents must bring their child’s Birth Certificate;
Immunization records; Proof of address - utility bills i.e. gas,
electric, water (telephone bills are not accepted); Home
telephone number plus emergency and work telephone numbers.
Pre-Kindergarten Immunization
Requirements:
Immunization records must clearly
indicate which immunizations the child has been given, dates
administered, and signatures or stamp of physician or agency
giving immunization. The following immunizations are required:
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Four (4) DTaP (Unless the fourth dose was given
after the 4th birthday)
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Three (3) OPV (Unless the third dose was given
after the 4th birthday)
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One (1) MMR with first dose given after 12
months of age
(Measles,
Rubella, and Mumps)
(Not
administered after the fifth birthday).
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Three Hep B
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Two Hep A+
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One Varicella (or proof of chicken Pox)
Kindergarten Immunization Requirements:
Immunization records must clearly
indicate which immunizations the child has been given, dates
administered, and signatures or stamp of physician or agency
giving immunization.
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Five (5) DTaP or Dt (Unless the fourth dose was
given after the 4th birthday)
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Four (4) Polio (Unless the third dose was given
after the 4th birthday)
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Two (2) Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) given
on or after the student’s first birthday. A second MMR
vaccination is required before the student enters kindergarten.
A student who has just started the immunization series is on an
acceptable schedule as outlined by the State Department of
Health.
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3 Hepatitis B
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2 Hepatitis A
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1 Varicella (Chicken Pox)
For more
information parents are encouraged to call the school their
child is to attend.
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