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Lakewood Schools Kindergarten Registration Begins March 4

Kindergarten registration will take place at the Lakewood Board of Education, 1470 Warren Road, beginning Monday, March 4, 2013. Students must be 5 years old on or before September 30, 2013 in order to be age eligible to enter kindergarten.

 

If you would like to have a kindergarten packet sent to your home, please call 216-529-4203. If you have friends or neighbors who have a child eligible for kindergarten in August but do not currently have a child attending Lakewood City Schools, please share this information with them.

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Registration will be by appointment only from 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Extended registration hours will be available March 4-7 when walk-ins with completed packets will be accepted from 4-7 p.m.

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After collecting all the required documents and completing all registration forms, you may schedule an appointment to register your child. To schedule an appointment, please contact the registration secretary at 216-529-4279 or by email at kyna.eldred@lakewood.k12.oh.us.

You will need to provide the following documents at registration:

Child’s Information:

  • Birth certificate, original or certified copy; Passport or Visa
  • Immunization record, doctor’s name and phone number

Parent Information:

  • Valid driver’s license or state ID with current address
  • Residency (provide two):

1. Current gas/electric bill – portion showing your name & address

(Faxed confirmation of new utility service:  (216) 529-4104 Attn:  Mrs. Eldred)

2. Fully executed lease:  includes landlord contact information

3. Owner Affidavit (completed in full and notarized by landlord/property manager - only when numbers 1, 2, and/or 3 cannot be provided

4. Residency and Custody Affidavit completed in full and notarized

Official Documentation of Custody (required only when child does not live with birth parents)

 Children enrolled in Lakewood City School’s pre-kindergarten program are already enrolled in the District and do not need to re-register.  Kindergarten information will also be sent to these families.

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