Registering for school

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Aiken County

First of all, a valid US email address is needed for the parents (ex. ).

This will allow the parents to create a parent portal online where they can enter required documents and have communication with the teachers. There is a registration link in English and Spanish. The student will need a doctor and a dentist for their child to register and will have to provide the doctors’ names, telephone numbers, and addresses. The student will be zoned for a particular school based on where the family is residing.

Registration will need:

• A copy of the child’s birth certificate
• An immunization record.
  Disease immunizations include:

   

  • Hepatitis B
  • DTap (tetanus, whooping cough)
  • Polio
  • MMR (measles, mumps, rubella, requires three months in between two doses)
  • Varicella (chicken pox, requires three months in between two doses)
  • Tdap (the whooping cough booster)
• Two proofs of residency
  These can include mail with an adult family member’s full name and an address to the apartment or rental house for things like:

   

  • car bills or car registration
  • water or electricity bills
  • paycheck stubs
  • w-2 statements after being hired
  • car insurance statements
  • bank statements
  • state supported services
  • Telephone or internet bill
  • Notarized letter from landlord
  • Magazines and junk mail will not be considered. This county allows scans (.doc, .pdf) to be uploaded when registering in the Parent Portal.

For using the bus system in Aiken county, a registered family member must be at the bus stop for students 2nd grade and younger.

There are ESOL (English as a Second Language) programs in Aiken. Their website can be found here: https://www.acpsd.net/domain/93

They provide small group instruction to new English speakers to help build proficiency.

Columbia County

Parents must have an email address for registration online and student must be 5 years old (for kindergarten) or 6 years old by September 1 to enroll in Georgia Parents will need two proofs of residency like:

• Car payment, tax form or registration
• Rent bill or agreement from a landlord
• A utility bill
• A phone or internet bill
• Paycheck stub
• W-2 form after being hired

Required documents are:

• A birth certificate or passport
• A social security card (maybe a visa?)
• Immunization report
• A four point screening report (vision, dental, hearing, and nutrition) from a doctor
• Address and phone number from a previous school

Social workers for Columbia County: https://www.ccboe.net/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1197241&type=d&pREC_ID=1440301

ESOL Services for Columbia County: https://www.ccboe.net/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1235315&type=d&pREC_ID=2279496

Richmond County

Student must have turned 5 years old for kindergarten and 6 years old for first grade by September 1, 2022. Parents are required to have an email and complete the online registration first, which can be found here: https://www.rcboe.org/Page/30672

Once the online registration is completed, parents are given an application or confirmation number that needs to be saved or written down.

Documents required after that are:

• Address and phone number of old school and any old school records
• Photo of legal guardian
• Copy of visa
• One utility bill AND one proof of residency like:
  • Rent bill or letter from the landlord
  • Rental agreement
  • Paycheck stub
  • Car warranty
  • Insurance letter
  • Car payment or registration
• Copy of birth certificate
• Completed eye, ear, and dental form from a doctor
• Completed Immunization form (GA form 3231)
• Completed Home language survey
• Completed Parent Occupational Survey

Support Services can be found at: https://www.rcboe.org/Domain/86

ESOL services: https://www.rcboe.org/Page/47418

For Georgia residents enrolling children, both Richmond County and Columbia County require the student to be vaccinated for the following diseases:

• Tetanus
• Diphtheria
• Tdap (pertussis)
• Varicella
• MMR (Measles, mumps, rubella)
• Hepatitis B

Area playgrounds

Practice Speaking English While Your Child Has Fun

Visiting a local playground regularly is a great way to
meet other people who live in your area and improve
your English. While your children play, you will have
many opportunities to talk with and get to know
other parents who have children too. If you would
like one of our volunteers to meet you and your
child at a playground for the first time, let one of the
nursery leaders know and we would be happy to
figure out a time to meet for a play date.