Please call to set up an appointment to register an upcoming Kindergarten student at Brooks Museums Magnet Elementary School.
Your child does not have to be present to be registered,
but you will need to take along the following:

Certified copy of the child's birth certificate
Certified copy of immunization
Proof of residence in Wake County
Parent photo identification
Latest report card if entering Wake County Public Schools

In order to attend kindergarten, children must be 5 years old on or before Oct. 16 of the current school year .

• A certified copy of the child's birth certificate, which can be obtained from the county or state health department where the child was born.
• An updated immunization record. Medical evidence of the following immunizations must be submitted:
  
  
  • Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis (DTP or DtaP): 5 doses. If the 4th dose was given on or after the 4th birthday, the series is complete.
  • Polio (OPV): 4 doses. If the 3rd dose is given on or after the 4th birthday, the series is complete.
  • Measles: 2 doses received at least 30 days apart: one dose on or after 1st birthday and a second dose before enrolling in school (k-1) for the first time. (Commonly given as MMR)
  • Rubella and Mumps: 1 dose of each on or after the 1st birthday. (Commonly given as MMR)
  • Haemophilus Influenza type b (Hib): 1 dose at or after 15 months or the complete series. Hib is not given if the child is 5 years or older.
  • Hepatitis B (HBV): 3 doses (children born on or after July 1, 1994)
  • Varicella: 1 dose for children born on or after April 1, 2001 without documented history of disease.
  
  If you do not have a certified immunization record, contact your physician or the Wake County Human Services. A new series of shots can be administered. If a record of completed immunizations is not received after 30 days, the principal is required by law to suspend the child from school on the 31st day until evidence of immunizations is presented.
  
  
• Proof of residence in the form of a current electric, city gas or city water bill, signed lease agreement or closing statement in the name of the parent(s) or court-appointed guardian with a closing date within 45 days (telephone, cable television bills and driver's licenses don not qualify).
  
  
• A Kindergarten Health Assessment needs to be completed between August 27, 2006 and the beginning of school in the year 2007. You will recieve this form when you register your child at school. North Carolina law requires that a kindergarten health assessment be completed on or before the first day of school before a child can enter kindergarten. The health assessment must be completed no more than 12 months prior to the date of entry. Physical examination forms are available at Wake County schools, area doctors' offices or at the Wake County Health Department. Parents whose children do not have a regular physician can get health assessments and immunizations through the Wake County Health Department. First-time appointments should call (919) 250-4571.

Please visit Wake County Public School System's
Newcomer Resource Center