Enrolling Students in Tyler Elementary Schools

• Student Transfers

• First Time Students

• Immunization Requirements

• Guidelines for Immunization Exemption

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Enrollment Procedures for Student Transfers

Families moving to Tyler with students not currently enrolled in the Tyler ISD register their child at the school they will be attending.  Call the Public Information Office if you are unsure which school your child will be attending.  Proof of residency, social security number, shot record and their most recent report card is required of students transferring into Tyler ISD.  Other records will be requested by the district via mail as needed.
 

Enrollment Procedures for First-Time Students

Parents or guardians enrolling their child for the first time should contact the school for an appointment time.  A child must be five years of age on or before September 1 to enter kindergarten and six years old on or before September 1 to enter first grade.  A birth certificate or hospital record, proof of residency, the social security number and the following immunizations are needed:

DPT: Pre-Kindergarten: 3-year-olds are required to have 4 doses with a 5th dose received on or after the 4th birthday.
Kindergarten – 1st Grade: Students are required to have 5 doses unless the 4th dose was received after the 4th birthday. A fourth dose received on or after the 4th birthday meets this requirement.
Students age 7 and older: Students are required to have 3 DTPs with the last dose received on or after the 4th birthday.

TD: Booster ten years after last dose received on or after the 4th birthday.
Polio: Series of 3 doses with at least one dose having been received on or after the 4th birthday.
Measles, Rubella, Mumps (MMR): Two doses of a measles-containing vaccine with the first dose on or after the first birthday; second dose by age 5 or entry into kindergarten.
Hepatitis B: Three doses are required for the following grades in the following school years:

(HIB) Influenza Type B: Required only for pre-school programs. Four doses if received before 15 months of age. One dose if received after 15 months of age.
Chicken Pox: Required for students born on or after Sept. 2, 1993, received on or after first birthday AND students 12 yrs. and older who were born on or after Sept. 2, 1987, or doctor or parent verification of illness OR serologic confirmation of immunity.

Guidelines for Requesting an Exemption for Reasons of Conscience

Effective September 1, 2003, exemptions from Texas immunization requirements may be granted by school officials provided the parent or guardian submits an official Texas Department of Health affidavit to the school.

• Only official forms developed and issued by the Texas Department of Health (TDH), Immunization Division, will be accepted by the school. No other forms or reproductions will be allowed.
   
• All requests for an official TDH Affidavit Exemption for Reasons of Conscience including a religious belief form must be mailed to:
  
  Texas Department of Health
  Immunization Division
  1100 West 49^th Street
  Austin, Texas 78756.
  
  The letter must include the following information:
• Full name of each child for whom a form is requested (first, middle and last)
• Date of birth for each child for whom a form is requested
• Parent or legal guardian's complete returning mailing address, including zip code
• Number of forms needed for each child

E-mail, telephone, or facsimile requests cannot be processed. The official Texas Department of Health form must be notarized and submitted to school officials. The form is only valid for 90 days after it is notarized. Forms will be available no later than September 1, 2004.