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Registration
General
Information | Registration Requirements
| Change of Address | Re-Registration*
School registration for students transferring from a PRIVATE KINDERGARTEN to a Marple Newtown School District FIRST GRADE, and new registrations for school year 2010-2011, will be held at the Gauntlett Center in the Registration Office of Gloria Fredrickson starting Tuesday, April 13, 2010. Please call 610-359-4260 to schedule an appointment. Appointments are only scheduled on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday from 9AM to 12PM. Please register your child as soon as possible.
General
Information
Welcome
to the Marple Newtown School District. We want to do everything
possible to make the registration process efficient and productive.
There is certain information needed for new students, and we must
ask you to complete several forms. Some of this information may
have been collected elsewhere for your child, but unless you brought
the school records with you to the Registration Office, we will
need the information in order to make the registration complete.
Although the school will be requesting your child’s records
from the previous school, we do not always get all the information
in a timely manner. We appreciate your cooperation.
When
you have completed or obtained all necessary documentation, PLEASE
CALL 610-359-4260 TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT
in the Registration Office to register your child. Appointments
are only scheduled on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday from 9 a.m.
until noon (12:00 p.m.). The appointment should take 5-10 minutes
per child. Your child should be able to start school two (2) school
days after all the necessary documents have been finalized.
The
following items are required for all students: (Please click form name to download.)
In
addition (depending on your situation) the following documents
may be needed:
Residency
Requirements
Residency
must be verified by presentation of required documents.
Change of Address
New
proof of residency is required ( a form will be supplied).
Prospective
Residents
Prospective residents may enroll their children by (1) presenting
an agreement of sale not exceeding two months from the date
of entry: (2) paying tuition (which may be refunded) for the
entire period up to the date of occupancy; and (3) assuming
full responsibility for transportation to and from school until
the date of occupancy. When occupancy takes place, a deed or
settlement papers must be presented to the Registration Office
within 30 days:
Custodial guardianship
When
a resident of the school district keeps in his/her home a child
of school age not his/her own and requests registration of such
child, the resident will be required to provide proof of legal
guardianship at the time of registration. A copy of completed
IRS form transferring tax exemption of child to resident, or
a copy of Federal or State tax form which lists child as a dependent
of the resident, or copy of completed County form transferring
child support payments to resident.
Foster
Children
When
a non-resident child is placed in the home of a resident of
the school district by order of the court or by arrangement
with an association, agency, or institution having care of neglected
or dependent children, the resident is required to present a
placement letter from the agency, association, or institution.
The resident must meet all the residency requirements (see above)
and prove immunization and proof of age documents.
Immunizations
In accordance with the Pennsylvania Department of Health regulations,
your child will not be admitted to school until immunization
is in compliance with the stated law. The
Health Services website contains
more detailed information about immunizations and other health
services.
Registration
Requirements
The Parent or legal guardian must present ALL of the following documents at the time of registration.
The student’s registration will be considered incomplete until all the documents are presented. The parent/guardian must personally complete the registration process at the Registration Office.
Parent/Guardian Proof of Residency:
- The parent/guardian must present proof of ownership in the district. Acceptable documents: Deed, current real estate tax bill, mortgage payment statement.
- If the parent/guardian leases a property. The parent/guardian’s and all occupants names must be designated on the lease. (The landlord’s name, address and telephone number shall be on the lease or made available to the district). When no current lease is available, a notarized statement from the homeowner, leasing agent or apartment manager stating that the parent/guardian and student(s) reside at the stated address is required. The district for verification may contact the landlord, real estate company or apartment manager.
- Multiple Occupancy Affidavits are required when a parent/guardian is residing with relatives or other families. THE PARENT AND THE HOMEOWNER/LEASEE EACH MUST COMPLETE A Multiple Occupancy Affidavit (a sworn statement attesting to the parent and students residency).
- These forms must be notarized. The affidavits indicate that the parent and the Homeowner/Leasee are both responsible for the tuition should the student be disenrolled for non-residency.
- All Multiple Occupancy Affidavits are reviewed by the Marple Newtown School Districts Home and School Visitor.
- Township code enforcement officers may be contacted to verify multiple living arrangements. The homeowner/lessee will be required to verify ownership and provide the necessary forms of documentation and identification.
- Multiple Occupancy Affidavits must be updated before the start of the every school year.
- Nonresident: A district resident who houses and continuously fully supports a child not his/her own (except an orphan receiving Social Security), may, upon presentation of dependency affidavit enroll a child in the district.
- Identification: The parent/guardian must present FOUR forms of identification: A valid Pennsylvania driver’s license. DOT identification card or other photo identification and deed/lease or a current property tax bill, plus phone and cable bill.
- Proof of the child’s age.
Any one of the following constitutes acceptable documentation: original birth certificate; notarized copy of birth certificate; baptismal certificate; a valid passport; a prior school record indicating the date of birth.
- Immunizations required by law.
Acceptable documentation includes: either the child’s immunization record, a written statement from the former school district or from a medical office that the required immunizations have been administered, or that a required series is in progress, or a verbal assurances from the former school district or a medical office that the required immunizations have been completed, with records to follow.
- Parental Registration Statement (must be notarized).
- Home Language Survey
Parents/Guardian, Students must physically reside in the Marple Newtown School District.
Change
of Address Procedures
There
is certain information needed for all students, and we must ask
you to complete several forms for your change of address. Some
of this information may have been collected elsewhere for your
child, however, unless you brought the records with you to the
Registration Office, we will need the information again in order
to make the process complete. We appreciate your cooperation.
When
you have completed or obtained all necessary documentation, please
call (610) 359-4260 to schedule an appointment in the Registration
Office. Appointments are only scheduled on Tuesday, Wednesday
or Thursday from 9 a.m. until noon (12:00 p.m.). The appointment
should only take 5-10 minutes. Your change will be entered into
the computer within two (2) school days after all the necessary
documents have been submitted.
The following items must be completed for the change of address
process to be finalized:
You
MUST provide the following documentation during your appointment:
- Proof of Residency - deed OR current school real estate tax
bill OR current lease agreement AND current utility bills – phone, cable, and electric
In
addition (depending on your situation) the following documents
may be needed:
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