FOX CHAPEL AREA SCHOOLS 2022-2023 KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATIONS/PARENT ORIENTATIONS
Registration for children who will enter kindergarten in the fall of 2022 is scheduled in the Fox Chapel Area School District for March. The district also offers various pre-registration events (including parent/guardian orientations and 2022-2023 kindergarten story times) that are held beginning in early February.
Children must be five years of age on or before September 1 to be admitted to kindergarten in the 2022-2023 school year. A certificate of birth date, immunization records, two proofs of residency, and a photo ID must be presented for registration. A child will not be officially registered in the school until all of these items are presented.
According to Pennsylvania Department of Health regulations, children must be immunized with the following before being admitted to kindergarten:
•4 doses of tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis (Usually given as DTaP or DTP or DT or Td) (1 dose on or after fourth birthday);
•4 doses of polio (fourth dose on or after fourth birthday and at least 6 months after previous dose given);
•2 doses of measles, mumps, and rubella (usually given as MMR) on or after the child’s first birthday;
•3 doses of hepatitis B; and
•2 doses of varicella (chicken pox) (on or after the child’s first birthday) or evidence of immunity through a written statement from a physician indicating month and year of disease or serologic proof of immunity.
Persons having medical (must have a note from doctor) or religious objections to these immunizations should contact the school nurse.
Additionally, Allegheny County requires blood lead level screening* for students prior to entry into kindergarten. Children shall receive a lead screening test in accordance with the following schedule:
•Each child shall be screened between 9 months to 12 months of age and again at 24 months of age.
•All children designated as high risk, as determined by a health care practitioner and based on the child’s exposure to lead and any other factors indicating high risk, shall be screened annually from 12 months of age to 72 months of age.
*Lead screening information is subject to change.
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