Kindergarten Roundup

A parent or legal guardian must enroll the student at the zoned school. Find your zoned school here.

Complete the Enrollment and Emergency Forms and any other school specific paperwork.

Individual schools may have additional required paperwork, enrollment packets can be picked up at your zoned school.  The enrollment packet and any additional information (as noted below) must be printed and turned in. No information will be accepted by email.  

You will need the following information to enroll:

• Completed Paperwork: Printed Enrollment and Emergency Forms (as well as any other school specific forms).
• Proof of Birth: Government-issued Birth Certificate, passport, immigration documentation, decree of adoption, or other court-issued records.
• Immunization Records: The student’s Tennessee Department of Health Immunization Certificate (shot record signed by the child’s physician or county health department). Visit the Knox County Schools Immunization page for more details.
• Proof of a recent health/physical examination: The health/physical examination must have been completed within the past year.
• Proof of Residence: One of the following—gas, water, or electric bill. If the utility bill and/or lease agreement is in the name of someone other than the parent/guardian, that individual must provide the utility bill and/or lease agreement, along with a notarized letter confirming that the parent/guardian and children reside at the address.

What about my child's previous school records?

You will need to provide the school with the name and address of the child's previous school and the new school will send a request for your child's records.

A five-year old with these skills is READY
to succeed at school.

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What is the most important way to ensure my child has these skills?

 Read aloud, read aloud, read aloud . . . every day together with your child. Studies show children must hear and share in hundreds of stories and Nursery Rhymes before they are ready to learn and read in school. It is also important for them to talk and talk about what they see every day and say the sounds of the letters they are learning. “The single most important activity for building the knowledge required for eventual success in reading is reading aloud to children. This is especially so doing the preschool years.”

~ The Report of the Commission on Reading ~

What are some simple activities parents can do at home to teach their child these skills?

Whenever you are working with the child, it should always be fun! Early childhood advocates call it playing with a purpose. Some ideas are: