2020-21 School Year: 2020-21 JTASD Online Registration
Use this link to register kindergarten students and any student planning on attending in the 2020-21 school year.
Kindergarten Parents: Here is a good resource for checking your child's readiness for kindergarten: Kindergarten Readiness Checklist
2020-21 Kindergarten Registration Dates
LBM - TBD
PKC - TBD
Student Registration Information
Welcome to the Jim Thorpe Area School District. This site will provide
you with the information you need to register your child in our
district. Please review the Registration Requirements page for a list of documents required for student registration. Please use the Online Registration system to submit your application, then call to make an appointment. No appointment for registration will be made unless the electronic application is made. Once all documentation is
has been submitted, please call for an appointment at 570- 325-3691. Please bring all necessary documentation.
Once at the correct site, follow the directions below.
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Enrollment Requirements
Age requirements:
- Kindergarten- The student must be five (5) years old by September 1st.
- First Grade - The student must be six ( 6) years old by September 1st.
The following are the required documentation necessary for student registration:
- *Proof of Student's Age: Any one of the following constitutes acceptable documentation:
Birth certificate; notarized copy ofbirth certificate; baptismal certificate; copy of the record of
baptism- notarized or duly certified and showing the date of birth;
notarized statement from the parents or another relative indicating the
date of birth; a valid passport; a prior school record indicating the
date of birth.
- *Immunization Records:Acceptable documentation includes: either the child's immunization record, a written statement from the former school or from a medical office that the required immunizations have been administered, or that a required series are in progress, or verbal affirmation from the former school district or medical office that the required immunizations have been completed, with records to follow.
- *Proof of Residency: includes the following acceptable documentation: A deed, a lease, current utility bill, current credit card bill, property tax bill, vehicle registration,driver's license, DOT identification card. A district may require that more than one form of residency confmnation be provided. Jim Thorpe School district requests two (2) proofs of residency.
- *Home Language Survey:All students seeking first time enrollment in a school shall be given a home language survey in accordance with the requirements of the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights. Enrollment of the student may NOT be delayed in order to administer the home language survey.
- *Act 26 (1995} Affidavit with Current address within district limits: A sworn statement to affirm or deny that a student has been Suspended or ExpelJed for violentbehavior or a drug policy violation.