District Entrance Requirements
Students must have the following to enroll:

• Birthdate Verification - Children who are five years of age on or before September 1st of the school year are eligible to attend kindergarten. Parents are required to provide birthdate verification. A birth certificate, baptismal certificate, or hospital certificate may be used as verification as well as adoption papers and passports. For children who were born in Minnesota, a birth certificate may be obtained from the Minnesota Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics, Office of the State Registrar, P.O. Box 9441, Minneapolis, MN 55440-9914. Phone: (612) 676-5120.
• Minnesota School Immunization Law - Minnesota Statutes Section 121A.15 and Minnesota Rules Chapter 4604 requires that each student enrolled in and remaining in an early childhood program, elementary school or secondary school, must submit a record stating that they have received immunizations consistent with medically accepted standards. Immunization records from parents or health care provider stating the month, day, and year of each dose are acceptable. If the student meets one of the legal exemptions: contraindication for medical reasons or contraindication for conscientiously held beliefs, the health care provider or notary needs to sign an appropriate exemption.
  
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For students entering Kindergarten - 12th grade, the following immunizations are required:

• 5 DPT, DT, Td (Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis) - with the last given after the 4th birthday
  
• 3 Hepatitis B (HBV) - these injections are given over a 6 month period
• 4 Polio (OPV or IPV) - with the last given after the 4th birthday
• 2 MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) - with the first given after the 1st birthday
• 2 Varicella (Chicken Pox) - with the first given after the 1st birthday or verification of having had the disease (mo/yr)

For students entering 7th grade - 12th grade, the following additional immunizations are required:

• 1 Booster dose of Tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis) - given at or after 11 years of age
• 1 Meningococcal (Meningitis) - prior to entering 7th grade

District Enrollment Materials
Registration for all students wishing to attend White Bear Lake Area Schools:
New families will register at our Centralized Enrollment Center located at District Center, 4855 Bloom Avenue in White Bear Lake. For additional information, please contact 651-407-7674.

The following forms will need to be completed by parent/guardian.

• Birth Date Verification - To be provided by parents. (Please bring photocopy of the document as it will not be returned.)
• Proof of Residency - To be provided by parents (ex. Driver's license, utility bill)
• Enrollment Materials as applicable:
• 2018-19 Middle School Registration Guide
  
• 2017-18 Middle School Registration Guide
• Middle School Packet to be completed in paper form or online:
• online enrollment (find instructions for online enrollment here)
• paper packets (please complete the appropriate packet):
• 2018-19 6th Grade Enrollment Packet
• 2018-19 7th Grade Enrollment Packet
• 2018-19  8th Grade Enrollment Packet

The following special forms will need to be completed as applicable:

• Open Enrollment Form
• Day Care Provider Form
• Intra-District Transfer Request Form
• Free and Reduced Meals Application
• Non-Legal Guardianship Form