Required Enrollment Documentation

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REGISTRATION PROCEDURES FOR NEW STUDENTS

The following must be submitted to the Admissions Office by the parent/guardian to receive a student assignment:

We will not take incomplete forms documents by fax, mail or e-mail.   Please read the following carefully.

1)    Parent Preference/Enrollment Form (available the first weekend in December at the Kindergarten and New Families Faire or thereafter in our office or online at berkeley.net)

2)    Student’s Birth Certificate (Original, we will make a copy) Passports are not acceptable.

3)   Three proofs of Berkeley residency in parent/guardian’s name

All Proofs must be current originals (dated within 2 months) imprinted with the name and current Berkeley address of the parent/guardian.

 

One Utility Bill (from the following list)

PG&E, phone (non-cellular), EBMUD, garbage, internet or cable  (must provide entire bill)

AND             

Two from the following list of categories.  Cannot be from the same category.

a)     California Driver’s License or California ID

b)     Current bank statement

c)     Action letter from Social Services, CA State or federal offices

d)     A paycheck stub a letter from the employer on official company letterhead

e)     Additional Utility Bill: PG&E, phone (non-cellular), EBMUD , garbage, internet or cable.  Must provide entire bill.

 

A caregiver form must be completed when a student resides with someone other than their parents.

Homeless families should contact Nancy Johnson in Room 8, or call her at 644-6529.

 

After receiving your student’s assignment you must take the following documents to the school (this usually happens in April/May for K-8 students who apply by the February deadline).

1.     Proof of immunization for polio, DPT (diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis), measles, rubella, mumps, hepatitis B and chickenpox is required by STATE LAW.  Tdap, a booster for the whooping cough, and a second measles vaccine (or MMR) is required for all students in grades 7-12.  More school health information is available here.

2.     Copy of latest report card, transcript or some kind of grade proof (if entering 2nd – 12th grade)

Students entering kindergarten and first grade must also bring the following:

1. A CHPD (California Health and Disability Prevention) form signed by a physician.

2. An Oral Health Assessment form signed by a dental professional.

Immunizations are offered by the City of Berkeley Health Department Immunization Clinic at 830 University Ave (corner of 6th St) on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1-4 p.m.  Their phone number is 510-981-5350.