Proof of identity & birth date

A legal copy of the child's birth certificate or another official document proving the child's identity and date of birth is required for school registration.

• Affidavit for absence of birth certificate

These are acceptable alternatives: 

• Valid passport or federal government-issued document
• Prior school records (other than FCPS) identifying student by name and date of birth
• Custody order or parent divorce decree with student’s name and date of birth
• Immunization records
• Valid Kentucky driver’s license or permit

You can get a birth-certificate application from the assigned school or from the Fayette County Health Department, 650 Newtown Pike; call (859) 252-2371.

Immunizations

All students must have a valid Kentucky immunization certificate. Kids are required to be immunized by schedule for DT (diphtheria and tetanus toxoids), DTP (diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis) or DtaP (diphtheria, tetanus and acellular pertussis); OPV (trivalent oral polio virus) or IPV (inactivated polio virus); hepatitis B; Hib (haemophilus influenzae type B conjugate); MMR (measles, mumps, rubella); Td (tetanus and diphtheria); and varicella (chickenpox).

Medical Examination

Every student, including transfers, must have a medical exam within one year of entering school. And all incoming sixth-graders must have another physical within one year of school's start.

Eye Exam

All kids between 3 and 6 entering school for the first time must have an eye examination by an optometrist or ophthalmologist no later than Jan. 1 of the school year.