Student Enrollment Information

Health Requirements

 

To comply with Kentucky State Law, students entering McCracken County Public Schools for the first time must have the following:

 

1_____           Physical Examination

                                    Exam must be completed on the “Preventative Health Care Examination Form”

                                    within one year prior to entry into Kindergarten or Sixth Grade.

                                    **Students entering a Kentucky school from out of state must have a physical completed within 30 days of entry.

                                    **Students entering a Kentucky school from a private school must have a physical completed within 2 weeks of entry.

 

2_____           Current Immunization Certificate*

                                    This certificate must be presented to the school in which the student plans to enroll. The certificate should have the following documented:

                                    Kindergarten students:

 

                                    DTaP              5 doses one being AFTER the age of four

                                    Polio              4 doses one being AFTER the age of four

                                    MMR               2 doses

                                    Hib                  4 doses after 1 year of age; not required after five years of age.

                                    Hep B                        3 doses for students born AFTER 10/01/1992

                                    Varicella        1 dose or history of the Chicken Pox

                       

                                    Sixth Grade students or older entering Kentucky schools for the first time:

                                   

                                    Tetanus booster     1 dose at 6th grade (or higher) entry                                  

                                    *Certificates from other states accepted

 

3_____           Certified Birth Certificate

                                    A copy of the birth certificate must be presented for enrollment.  Copies of the hospital record of birth or wallet cards cannot be accepted.  An application is                                                 available to those needing a certified copy.

 

4_____           Vision Exam (Preschool and Kindergarten students ONLY)

                                    Exam completed on the “Kentucky Eye Examination Form for School Entry”

                                    This must be submitted to the school no later than January 1st of the first year that a three (3), four (4), five (5), or six (6) year old child is enrolled in school.

 

5_____           Social Security Card

                                    A copy of the student’s social security card must be presented for enrollment.

 

The forms can be obtained at any McCracken County Public School.  Contact the school your child will attend and speak with the school nurse for information.

 

If financial assistance is needed to obtain a physical or immunizations, contact our Health Department Outreach worker, Lacretia Robinson at (270) 444-9631 extension 171 or pager (270) 444-1619.