COAL TOWNSHIP - Shamokin Area Elementary School will register children for the 2014-15 kindergarten program. Children must be five years old by the first day of school, which is tentatively set for Monday, Sept. 8, 2014.
Registration will occur March 3, 4, and 5 at the elementary building, 3000 W. State St., by appointment only. The elementary school office will be making appointments throughout February. Parents are asked to call the elementary office at 570-648-5721, extension 2900, between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. after Feb. 1 to schedule a date and time.
At registration, parents must present a certified copy of the child's birth or baptismal certificate, a record of all immunizations (shots), a history of their child's health, including serious illnesses, proof of residency and copy of custody order if applicable.
Children must have received all of the following immunizations for admission to school: Hepatitis B (three doses); diphtheria/tetanus (four doses with one dose on or after the fourth birthday); polio (three does); two doses measles, two doses mumps, one dose rubella and two doses of varicella (vaccine or history of disease).
The child must be present for the registration process.
Children enrolled in the district's Pre-K program are already registered with the district and do not need to attend this registration. These children have received information letters at their Pre-K sessions. For those who received this information, contact the Pre-K program teacher.
Recognizing that children enter kindergarten with a variety of experiences and different rates of developmental growth, the early childhood educators at the elementary school have developed a series of assessment tools that are used with the children at the time of registration.
The results of these assessments do not reflect the academic progress or intelligence level of the children; they merely indicate their developmental level and provide the teachers with information needed to best meet their educational needs.
The assessment sessions are organized into several short segments and are administered by district personnel, allowing the children and their parents to spend time in the school building and to meet and work with some of the faculty and staff. The procedure lasts from 60 to 90 minutes.