KINDERGARTEN EARLY REGISTRATION FOR 2023-2024

On Friday, May 5, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., registration will be held for Kindergarten children entering school during the School Year 2023-24. Parents or guardians should register their children at the elementary school served by the buses in your community. Elementary schools holding registration are:

• Frazier (775-7854), Graysville (775-7850),
  Rhea Central (775-7842), Spring City (365-6451)

NEW PLEASE NOTE: All students entering Kindergarten in the fall of 2023 will be screened for vision, hearing, academic, and physical readiness during the first 10 days of school, NOT during the summer months. ALL children MUST be screened at the beginning of Kindergarten.
The following are the requirements for registration:
1. NEW BIRTHDATE REQUIREMENT:
Kindergarten children must be five (5) years old on or before August 15, 2023. (TCA 49-6-2-1(6)(3)) Students must attend Kindergarten before they can enter first grade.
2. Hospital records or birth certificates(optional) must be provided. Applications for birth certificates may be picked up at the Rhea County Health Dept. School personnel will copy these records to keep on file to show compliance with Tennessee’s laws for entering school.
3. Permanent Tennessee Certificate of Immunization and School Entry Medical Examination Form, accurately completed, must be provided. Immunizations and physical examinations may be given by authorized personnel at Rhea County Health Dept. or by parents’ private physicians. Please take your present immunization form to registration. New Immunizations requirements and forms have been issued by the TN Dept. of Health and are now in effect. Please check with your healthcare provider to be sure that your child meets these new requirements.
4.Social Security Cards(optional). These are not required but would be extremely helpful for computerized attendance and testing records. Applications may be obtained by calling 1-800-772-1213 and requesting that an application be mailed to the home address of parents/guardians.
5. The stub of an April or May utility bill—such as electric, cable, or gas, showing your correct residence address, not a P.O. Box. This will be proof as to which school your child should attend.
If all required information is not provided at registration, the child’s name will be placed on a waiting list and will then be taken on a first-come, first-served basis when requirements are met. Each school will send its overflow to the nearest school that has an opening.

Anyone who has questions may call the Rhea County Department of Education at 775-7812 or the school where the child will register. Thank you for your cooperation and assistance.
Rhea County Department of Education
Jesse Messimer, Director of Schools
1385 Broadway Street
Dayton, TN 37321
(423) 775-7812
FAX (423) 775-7831

EARLY REGISTRATION FOR PRE-K (4 YR OLD)

On Friday, May 5, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., registration will be held for Pre-K children entering school for the first time during the School Year 2023 – 2024.
Pre-K students zoned for Graysville, Frazier will register at Graysville Ele.
Pre-K students zoned for Rhea Central, Frazier will register at Rhea Central Ele.
Pre-K students living in the Spring City zone will register at Spring City Ele.
NOTE: Frazier Pre-K students can register at either Graysville Elementary or Rhea Central Elementary.
Elementary schools holding Pre-K registration are:

Graysville (775-7850),
Rhea Central (775-7842)
Spring City (365-6451)

The following are the requirements for registration:
1. Pre-K children must be four years old on or before August 15, 2023. Pre-K eligibility is determined by income. Please bring proof of current income.
2. Hospital records or birth certificates (optional) must be provided. Birth certificate applications may be picked up at Rhea County Health Dept. if you do not have one for your child. School personnel will copy these records to keep on file to show compliance with Tennessee’s laws for entering school.
3. Permanent Tennessee Certificate of Immunization and School Entry Medical Examination Form, accurately completed, must be provided. Immunizations and physical examinations may be given by authorized personnel at Rhea County Health Dept. or by the parent’s private physicians. Please take your immunization form to registration.
PLEASE NOTE: New Immunizations requirements and forms have been issued by the Tennessee Dept. of Health and are now in effect. Please check with your healthcare provider to be sure that your child meets these new requirements.
4. Social Security Cards (optional). These are not required but would be extremely helpful for computerized attendance and testing records. Applications may be obtained by calling 1-800-772-1213 and requesting that an application be mailed to the home
address of parents/guardians.
5. The stub of an April or May utility bill—such as electric, cable, or gas, showing your correct residence address, not a P.O. Box. This will be proof of which school your child should attend.
If parents or guardians do not provide the required information, the names of their children will be placed on a waiting list. Anyone who has questions may call the school where the child will register. Thank you for your cooperation and assistance