Registration Information
School Year 2008-2009
Hours of Registration 8:00am-12:00 noon
Monday-Friday

ELIGIBILITY: In order to register your child/children in West Point Schools, you are required to reside in post housing assigned on the United States Military Academy at West Point (please note the following terms of this requirement below) and must provide the following documents at time of registration for enrollment to West Point Elementary School.

•  A CERTIFIED BIRTH CERTIFICATE from the Department of Vital Statistics of the state of birth. The certificate must include the parent's names and cannot be a pocket card or hospital/congratulatory certificate. A copy of the certificate will be retained.

•  If the SPONSOR is not listed on the certified birth certificate as a biological parent, the child's dependency and custody determination must be documented before enrollment is approved. Please contact the Registrar for a list of required documents.

• The CHILD'S SOCIAL SECURITY CARD . This document will be copied and original card returned.
  
• The sponsor's MOST CURRENT military orders .
• A copy of the sponsor's current military orders may be obtained by contacting the Military Personnel Division (MPD), located in building 622, from Laura Perez x 938-8489.
  
• Documentation of the sponsor's housing assignment in permanent quarters with current housing letter .
• PLEASE NOTE : Once the RCI Transfer Date occurs (presently 1 July), you will then be required to submit either a GMH Military Housing Letter listing sponsor and dependents or a 90-180 Day Housing Waiver/Eligibility Impact Letter to WPES School registrar for your child to be eligible to attend SY 08-09. No child will be permitted to start school without this documentation .
  
• Immunization Record.  Up-To-Date (a copy of the record will be made)
• Varicella vaccine is required for all children age 1 and older who have not had the chickenpox disease. 
• Hepatitis A is required for all children at 1 year of age.  
• Haemophilus influenzae type B is required for children up to 5 years of age.                                
  Four-year booster immunizations are recommended for all children entering pre-school

      All students 11 years and older require: 

•   Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine (MCV4)

•  Tetanus and Diphtheria Toxoids and Acellular Pertussis Vaccine (TDAP- adolescent preparation)

AGE REQUIREMENTS:

Children entering preschool must be 4 years old on or before 31 October 2008.

All students entering Kindergarten must be 5 years old on or before 31 October 2008.

(Dates subject to change).

EARLY WITHDRAWALS:
New regulations regarding student transfers have recently been announced by the NY & VA Superintendent's Office.

Early withdrawal for students may occur for up to two weeks prior to the last instructional day. The parent/sponsor must show their military orders to the school principal/registrar validating the need.  The earliest a student can withdraw and receive credit for the full school year is May 25, 2009.

RECORDS:

Withdrawal during the school year: Parents may pick up a copy of their child's final report card, test scores and shot record at the end of their last day of attendance. Please give the registrar at least a week's notice to gather the information.

Withdrawal at end of school year: Please give two weeks notice due to heavy work load at this time of year. Records can be picked up any day of the week following the last day of school as long as notification was given.

If records are not requested by parent, WPES will mail the child's official records to the receiving school once a written request from the new school to WPES has been obtained.