School starts Monday, August 13, so the countdown to “back to school” has begun! Here is information that parents need to know to get the school year off to a great start for their children and for themselves.

• Early Registration: Thursday, August 2, 2007, noon - 8 p.m.
• Regular Registration: Tuesday, August 7, 2007, 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.; 6 - 8 p.m.

Parents should bring the following to registration:

• Proof of residency* or copy of approved transfer
• The student’'s 2006-07 report card (and summer school report card if child attended summer school)
• Child’'s social security card

For new students, or students entering grades K, 4, or 7, Proof of Immunizations required by the State of Tennessee for School Attendance:

• All new 7th graders must show proof of Hepatitis B vaccination
• All new children in K –- 12 must show immunization record, including proof of two MMR's, and proof of recent physical examination
• All Kindergartners must have had:
  • 4 DtaP –- one on or after the 4th birthday
  • 4 polio –- or if only 3, one must be on or after the 4th birthday
  • 2 MMR’'s given after the first birthday, the second at least 30 days after the first
  • 1 Varicella (chickenpox) given after first birthday (or parent or physician diagnosis of chickenpox also acceptable)
  • 3 Hepatitis B’'s

*Proof of Residency

In order to register a child to attend one of the Memphis City Schools, parents or legal guardians should show proof of residence to the principal or his/her designee. Three documents are recommended. In some cases, a principal may accept a minimum of one document and allow up to 10 days for the additional documents to be provided.

Each document should:

• Be the original document (not a photo copy)
• Be recent (dated within the last 30 days), and
• Include the current name and street address of the parent or legal guardian’'s primary residence

Acceptable residency documentation includes:

• Utility bill (MLGW, telephone, cable)
• Housing rental contract, lease agreement, purchase contract, mortgage statement, deed or property tax statement
• Homeowner’'s or renter’'s insurance bill
• Automobile insurance papers
• Automobile registration
• Health insurance papers
• Healthcare medical card
• Payroll check
• Public assistance/government benefits check, card or papers
• Court documents
• Bank statement
• Three or more pieces of U.S. mail
• A letter from a government agency, healthcare provider or employer
• Other documentation deemed credible and acceptable by the school principal

NOTE: There is no charge to residents of the City of Memphis whose children attend Memphis City Schools. However, non-city residents are required to pay tuition. For the 2006–07 school year, student tuition per child was $600 for out-of-city residents, $2,600 for applicants who live outside Shelby County, and $5,300 for out-of-state residents. Tuition costs for 2007-08 will be posted here as soon as they are available.