Applications for the 2006-07 school year in the Kansas City, Missouri School District are now available. Parents who want to ensure their children get into the schools of their choice will want to fill out applications as soon as possible. The applications may be picked at any District school building, Kansas City, Missouri Public Libraries, and at Admissions Office, located at the Board of Education building, 1211 McGee in Downtown Kansas City. 

The District offers parents a choice of where their children may attend school. If you choose a comprehensive community school, your child will attend school close to home with students in your neighborhood. Comprehensive community schools provide all the courses your child needs to eventually attend college or enter the workforce. Each comprehensive community school has boundaries.  The District’s magnet-theme schools deliver the basics of education as well as provide special classes centered on a specific theme.  Students who wish to remain at the schools they are currently attending do not need to re-enroll each school year. A student entering middle or high school is automatically assigned to a comprehensive community school or neighborhood school.

To enroll at a comprehensive community school, take your application directly to the school in your attendance area. To enroll in a magnet school, a comprehensive school outside your attendance area or special programs such as English as a Second Language (ESL), Special Education Self-Contained Classes and Alternative Schools take your application to:

        Office of Admissions, Room 100
        Board of Education Building
        1211 McGee

OR MAIL IT TO:

        1211 McGee, Room 100
        Kansas City, MO 64106

For more information about enrolling a child in the Kansas City, Missouri School District, contact the Office of Admissions at (816) 418-7505.

Applications

Enrollment applications must be submitted for the following students:

• All students enrolling in the District for the first time (Incoming kindergarten students must be 5 years old by September 1 in order to start school in the fall.)
• Students who wish to transfer to a comprehensive community school that is not in their attendance area
• Students who wish to apply or transfer to a magnet school
• Students returning to the District after transferring out of a District school during the regular school year
• Children enrolled in the District’s Early Childhood Program who have reached age 5 by September 1 and who wish to attend a school other than their comprehensive community school

Note: Fifth grade students at Longfellow and Meservey will receive assignments to KC Middle School of the Arts, and eighth grade students at Lincoln Middle School will be assigned to 9^th grade at Lincoln College Prep.

Enrollment Documents

If a student is new to the District, the following documents are recommended for enrollment:

• A certified copy of the student’s birth certificate 
• An up-to-date immunization record
• The student’s Social Security number
• Proof of residency

Immunizations

Missouri State Law requires school children to be properly immunized or exempted according to established guidelines. Only exemptions for medical or religious purposes are allowed, and these must be filed with the school administrator. A doctor’s statement is needed for a medical exemption.

All current students must receive immunizations as scheduled in order to remain in school. Parents or guardians of new students must furnish proof that children have been adequately immunized or that the immunization process has begun. Homeless students need to contact the District's Homeless Department at 418-8640.

• Hepatitis B, 3 doses. (Legislation was passed requiring the hepatitis B vaccine for all students entering kindergarten beginning with the 1997-98 school year.)
• Diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DPT/DT/Td), 3 doses. (The last one must be given on or after the 4^th birthday. Pertussis is required for all children under 6 years of age, with a maximum of 6 doses.)
• Polio, 3 doses. (The last one must be given on or after the 4^th birthday, with a maximum of 4 doses.)
• Measles, 2 doses. (The first dose must be given on or after the 1^st birthday. At least 28 days must separate the 2 doses.)
• Mumps, 1 dose. (The dose must be given on or after the 1^st birthday.)
• Rubella, 1 dose. (The dose must be given on or after the 1^st birthday.)

• Diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DPT/DT/Td), 3 doses. (The last one must be given on or after the 4^th birthday. A tetanus booster is required 10 years after the last dose.
• Polio, 3 doses. (The last one must be given on or after the 4^th birthday, with a maximum of 4 doses.)
• Measles, mumps and rubella, 1 dose. (The dose must be given on or after the 1^st birthday.)
• Hepatitis B (The vaccine is now recommended for all teenagers.)

Students must prove they live within the boundaries of the District. The following documents will be accepted as proof of residency:

• Lease agreements
• United States or state government forms with the address
• Water, gas or electric bills
• A driver’s license
• Court documents with the address
• Personal property tax statements
• Proof of guardianship, power of attorney or a notarized affidavit if a student lives within District boundaries with someone other than a parent