Registration

School Registration

If you have additional questions after reading the information below,
call the school office at 770-740-7055.

According to Georgia law, children must be five years old by September 1 in order to enroll in kindergarten. To enroll in first grade, children must be six years old by September 1.

The only exceptions are

students who are age five by December 31 and who have lived outside the state of Georgia for the past two years and have enrolled in a public or accredited private kindergarten may enroll in public kindergarten in Georgia,
students who are age six by December 31 and who have lived outside the state of Georgia for the past two years and have completed public or accredited private kindergarten or have attended a public or accredited private first grade may enroll in first grade in Georgia.

To enroll in Fulton County schools, the student's parent or legal guardian must be a resident of the school system.

REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS

To enroll in Fulton County Schools, the student's parent or legal guardian must be a resident of the school system. Please bring a photo ID.

Immunization certificate

Georgia requires students to be immunized against measles, mumps, polio, rubella, whooping cough, tetanus, and diphtheria. Sixth grade students must have an additional MMR (mumps, measles and rubella) vaccine. Students born on or after January 1, 1992, must have completed the hepatitis B series. Effective July 1, 2007, all children entering kindergarten, sixth grade or new entrants (children of any age entering Georgia schools for the first time or returning to Georgia schools after being out of our system for a year) will need: 2 doses of MMR or 2 doses of Measles vaccine, 2 doses of Mumps vaccine and 1 dose of Rubella vaccine, or year for serology; AND 2 doses of varicella (Chicken pox vaccine) or have a year for history of the disease, diagnosis, or serology.
Immunization information must be on the proper Georgia Department of Human Resources form. These are available through the Fulton County Health Department or local physicians. Form # 3231.

Certificate of eye, ear and dental screening

Only required for students who have never been enrolled in a Georgia public school.
Must also be a Georgia Department of Human Resources certificate and must be signed by the Health Department or a licensed Georgia physician. Form # 3300.

Birth Certificate

Must be government issued--hospital certificates are not acceptable. Birth certificates for children born in Georgia may be requested from:

Vital Records
2600 Skyland Dr. NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30319
(404) 679-4701

Personal Identification

Parent/Guardian photo ID (driver's license, passport, employment ID)

Proof of residency

Residency documentation assists in establishing that you and your child reside full-time within the Crabapple Crossing Elementary School boundaries. You must provide documentation in your name that shows you and your family physically reside full-time at the stated address (primary residence). Both the name of the parent/guardian and the address must be stated on the documentation presented. Crabapple Crossing accepts the following as verification of district residency: Two (2) original current documents are REQUIRED to establish residency. Post Office boxes are not acceptable. Only street addresses are accepted. Cell phone bills, cable/satellite bills or any internet copies do not meet residency requirements.

Acceptable Documentation

Mortgage payment book
Copy of Home Contract
Current paycheck with employer and employee name and address printed on paycheck
Rental Lease agreement fully executed with all parties signatures. Lease agreements must show street or road location and must be from a real estate office not an individual
Current homeowner's/renter's insurance statement/card
Current gas, electric or water bill
Two current months of banking statements. No new accounts.

Affadavit of Residency

A notarized affidavit of residence is now mandatory for all students new or returning.
Click here for the Affidavit of Residency form for new enrollees and students entering grade 6 and grade 9.
Click here for the Affidavit of Residency form for all students OTHER THAN new enrollees and students entering grade 6 and grade 9.

Social Security Number

This is voluntary.
Waivers are available in local schools.
Applications for social security numbers are also available in local schools.
Migrant number is acceptable.

Academic records

If possible, please bring most recent report card, withdrawal form from previous school,
or transcripts. These will assist in proper placement of students.
Students in grades 7-12 also will need copies of any discipline records.