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Enrolling Your Child

Welcome to University City!

To enroll in kindergarten your child must be five years old before August 1st of this year. New kindergarteners and students moving into University City should enroll at the school they will be attending this school year. Our elementary schools Barbara C. Jordan, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Pershing Accelerated, Delmar-Harvard, Flynn Park & Jackson Park are from kindergarten to grade 6. Seventh and eighth grades at Brittany Woods Middle School and grades 9-12 at University City High School. At the elementary schools, please see the school secretary to enroll your child. At Brittany Woods, and the High School, see the registrar to enroll.

When enrolling your child, please bring the following documentation with you:

• Child's original Birth Certificate (original, if not on file)
• Immunization Record (Complete from infancy required by State) (original, if not on file)
• Parent photo identification along with proof of guardianship if other than custodial parent. (e.g. driver's license, employment photo identification badge)
• Proof of Guardianship (if other than custodial parent)
  
• Updated University City Occupancy Permit (Contact University City City Hall at 314-505-8500 for more information.)
• PLUS, two of the following:
  • Current unpaid utility bill (electric, gas, water, trash, sewer, phone, not cell phone)
  • Voter registration card
  • Current lease
  • Property deed
  • Real estate tax receipt (current year)
  • Personal property tax receipt (current year)
  • Receipt or payment stub from rent check (previous month)
  • Paycheck stub identifying employee name and address (less than a month old)

If your child is transferring from a different school, the following information is needed:

• Last report card for children enrolling in kindergarten through eighth grade and unofficial transcript of children enrolling in ninth through twelfth grades
• Withdrawal form from previous school (if issued) *
• Discipline report * Placement of report in a sealed envelope from previous school/district will expedite enrollment.
• Individual Education Plan (IEP) and Evaluation (if serviced by Special School District or out-of-area equivalent)
  

*Required by the Missouri Safe Schools Act (HB 1301 & 1298 & SB 944)

Free immunization clinics are held most first Fridays of each month at Julia Goldstein Early Childhood Center.  Check the calendar for dates and times.

Additionally, enrollment packets must contain a completed Student Enrollment Form, Safe Schools Affirmation, Residency Verification, ESOL Survey and other school-specific forms. Students are also expected to have information on file from previous schools such as, but not limited to, report cards or unofficial transcripts, screenings, evaluations, assessments, etc.

For nonresident students, tuition rates will be charged. This may vary according to grade level and are subject to change.

If you have any questions regarding the following procedures or you are uncertain as to which school is your neighborhood school, please contact the district Administrative Office of Pupil Personnel at 314-290-4045.

As of August 18, 2005, the School District of University City no longer requests, requires, stores or records Social Security numbers of students.

Notice: The School District of University City actively investigates and prosecutes cases of Educational Larceny. Do not register a child at an address that is not the child's legal residence.

For more details about residency requirements and school boundaries, contact the District’s office of pupil personnel at 8136 Groby Road, 63130, or call (314) 290-4045.