Birthdate Verification - Children who are five years of age on or before September 1st of the school year are eligible to attend kindergarten. Parents are required to provide birthdate verification. A birth certificate, baptismal certificate, or hospital certificate may be used as verification as well as adoption papers and passports. For children who were born in Minnesota, a birth certificate may be obtained from the Minnesota Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics, Office of the State Registrar, P.O. Box 9441, Minneapolis, MN 55440-9914. Phone: (612) 676-5120.
Early Childhood Screening - Minnesota Statute, Section 123.701, requires children to participate in Early Childhood Screening before entering kindergarten. The White Bear Lake Area School District provides this service. Your pre-school child needs to be screened only once. If your child has not participated in early childhood screening or you have not received a letter in the mail, please contact Cheryl Vadnais, 651-773-6186, to schedule an appointment.
Minnesota School Immunization Law - Minnesota Statutes Section 121A.15 and Minnesota Rules Chapter 4604 requires that each student enrolled in and remaining in an early childhood program, elementary school or secondary school, must submit a record stating that they have received immunizations consistent with medically accepted standards. Immunization records from parents or health care provider stating the month, day, and year of each dose are acceptable. If the student meets one of the legal exemptions: contraindication for medical reasons or contraindication for conscientiously held beliefs, the health care provider or notary needs to sign an appropriate exemption.
For students entering Kindergarten - 6th grade, the following immunizations are required:
5 DPT, DT, Td (Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis)
3 Hepatitis B (HBV) - These injections are given over a 6 month period)
4 Polio (OPV or IPV)
2 MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella)
1 Varicella (Chicken Pox) or verification of having had the disease (mo/yr).
For students entering 7th grade-12th grade, the following additional immunization is required:
1 Booster dose of Td (Tetanus, Diphtheria), given at or after 11 years of age.
For students entering 7th grade for the 2009-2010 school year, the following additional immunization is required:
2nd Varicella (Chicken Pox) or verification of having had the disease (mo/yr).
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