Admission

Welcome to the J.O. Combs Unified School District. In order to make the registration process as quick as possible, please complete the following steps. 

1. Print and complete the district registration forms for grades K-11. For more information on what you will need to register your student, please view our Enrollment Information 2010-2011. 
2. If your child will be in 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, or 11th grade please print the appropriate class forms below and complete the class registration forms and the district registration forms.
3. Gather the following documents: Certified Birth Certificate (the CDC Web site offers information on obtaining a certified birth certificate), Immunization Records, Withdrawal form from previous school, and Proof of Residency (a utility bill/lease/contract to build).
4. As a parent or guardian, you will need a valid Photo ID.
5. After you have completed ALL the Registration Forms, you are ready to take them to the school office.
6. To find out what school your child will be attending, please see our Boundary Map.   

Open enrollment is for those students who live outside of the district boundaries. If you live outside the boundaries and would like to attend a J.O. Combs School, please fill out an Open Enrollment Attendance Exception Application. This form must be submitted to the requested school by April 15. Once your exception is approved you will then complete the Registration Forms.

Download, print, and fill out the required forms. Please double check and make sure you have ALL of these forms with you when you go to the school:

• All Grades Enrollment Forms 2010-11
  • English
  • Español 

Please have ALL of this information with you when you come to register! 
¡Favor de tener TODA la informacion abajo al llegar para registrar!

• Certified Birth Certificate (the CDC Web site offers information on obtaining a certified birth certificate)
• Immunization Records
• Proof of Residency
• Your Valid Photo ID
• Withdrawal form from previous school
• Copies of previous school records (not required)
• 6th-11th grade students will need to have a Class Registration Form 
  
  

  	2010-2011
  	6th & 7th Grade Handbook 6th Grade Letter 6th Grade Course Selection 7th Grade Letter  7th Grade Course Selection  8th Grade Academy Registration Form High School Registration Form

45-Day Screening

We will screen every child within 45 days of entrance for health, behavior, and academic strengths and weaknesses. We'll use this information to identify those students in need of special services. 

Kindergarten Options and Age Requirements

Read a full list of the kindergarten registration options.

A child must be five years old before September 1st of the current school year to enroll in Kindergarten. To enter first grade, a child must be six years old before September 1st of the current school year. 

Transfer/Withdrawal

If you plan to move, please sign a withdrawal form for your child in the school office.

To help protect your child, state law requires an original copy of your child's immunization from the Doctor. The required immunizations include:

DPT	5 doses needed if 4th dose was given prior to 4th birthday
OPV	4 doses needed if 3rd dose was given prior to 4th birthday
MMR	2 doses needed, 1st dose on or after 1st birthday
Varicella	1 dose required (chicken pox vaccine)
Hepatitis B	3-shot series

State requirement for all 6th, 7th, and 8th graders who are 11 years and older:

• Tdap
• Menningococcal

 For immunization information and clinic dates and times:

• FREE Childhood Immunizations Information (English)
• FREE Childhood Immunizations Information (Español)

 Children May be Exempt:

• If a physician certifies that one or more of the immunizations would endanger the child's life.
• If the parents submit a signed statement that immunizations are contrary to their personal beliefs.
• The law allows exemptions. However, the County Health Department may request we exclude your child from school should there be an outbreak of any of these diseases.