•  Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten

     
    STATE OF TENNESSEE SCHOOL ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

    * To enroll in Kindergarten, your child(ren) must be five years of age on or by August 15.

    Upon school entry, the following records are required:
    • A record of birth
    • A recent physical (completed in current year)
    • Maury County Public Schools also requires three (3) proofs of residence. (Examples of proof: sales contract, rental agreement, power or gas bill, cable bill, driver’s license with correct address, voter’s registration, change of address from post office, payroll stub, etc.)
    • *Documentation of Immunization for:
    TN Immunization Requirements for Children Enrolling in Pre-Kindergarten:

    • Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis (DTaP, or DT if appropriate)
    • Poliomyelitis (IPV or OPV)
    • Measles, Mumps, Rubella (1 dose of each, usually given together as MMR)
    • Varicella (1 dose or history of disease)
    • Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib): age younger than 5 years only
    • Hepatitis B (HBV) (July 1, 2010)
    • Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV): age younger than 5 years only (July 1, 2010)
    • Hepatitis A: 1 dose, required by 18 months of age or older (July 1, 2010)

    • Lead Test required in Maury County Prek/Head Start Classrooms

     
    TN Immunization Requirements for Children Enrolling in Kindergarten:
    • Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis (DTaP, or DT if appropriate)
    • Hepatitis B (HBV)
    • Measles, Mumps, Rubella (2 doses of each, usually given together as MMR)
    • Poliomyelitis (IPV or OPV): final dose on or after the 4th birthday now required
    • Varicella (2 doses or history of disease) (New requirement as of July 1, 2010)
    • Hepatitis A: total of 2 doses, spaced at least 6 months apart (New requirement as of July 1, 2011)
     
     
     
    TN Department of Health Immunization Program
    Maury County Public Schools Office of Instruction Prek-4