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School Entry
Requirements and
Attendance
A resident parent or guardian admitting a pupil to an
Osceola County school must produce the following documents.
For further information, contact your child’s school or
Student Services at 407-870-4897.
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Residency requirements:
at least two(2) of the following categories
• Mortgage document, rental or lease
agreement, property tax records;
• Current utility bill (A 30-day waiver is granted
when the family is just moving into the address
for this provision. A date should be attached to
this waiver providing information as to when the
utility bill should be presented.);
• Income tax records;
• Proof of receipt of government benefits; or
• Notarized statement signed by the owner of the
home in which the parent resides with two (2)
supporting documents from the owner as listed
above.
Migrant and homeless families may contact
Special Programs at 407-870-4934.
Proof of physical examination
Students must have a physical exam
completed within the last twelve months prior
to enrollment. If the student has ever been in
a Florida school, records will be requested.
If no physical examination documentation is
presented, the student will be required to submit
documentation of a physical examination.
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Immunizations
All student immunizations must be
up-to-date and on a Florida 680(blue) form.
Proof of Date of Birth
State law requires that a child must be five
years old on or before September 1st of the
coming school year to be eligible to enroll in
kindergarten. A child must be six years old on or
before September 1st of the coming school year
to be eligible to enroll in first grade. Such proof
can be provided with one of the following
documents:
• Birth certificate (certified copy), or
• Certificate of baptism, with sworn affidavit,
or
• Two-year-old life insurance policy on child,
or
• Bible record, with sworn affidavit, or
• Passport showing age, or affidavit of age sworn
to by parent and a certificate of age signed by
health officer, school physician, or licensed
physician.
A child must be enrolled in school if he/she
will be six years old by February 1st of that
school year.
Every Day Counts
The School District of Osceola County is
committed to the concept that students must
be in school on a regular basis if they are to
succeed. Non-attendance in a class is
classified as an absence unless the student is
participating in a class activity. Absences shall
be classified as:
Excused Absences
• Illness or injury of the student.
• Illness, injury, or death of the immediate family
member as defined by the United States
Internal Revenue Service guidelines.
At the discretion of the principal, notes from a
competent medical authority may be required.
Permitted absences shall be granted in
advance as excused absences with approval of
the principal. Arrangements for make-up work
shall be made in advance with the instructor of
the classes to be missed.
Unexcused Absences
Unexcused absences shall be all absences
that do not meet the standard of excused or
permitted absences.
If you have questions regarding issues related to attendance, contact your child’s school or
the Department of Student Services at 407-870-4897.
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