ENROLLMENT FOR THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR
BEGINS MARCH 1, 2024

Are you ready to register your child for kindergarten?
Click the button below that applies to you to begin your journey with School City of Mishawaka.

Are you interested in the Kindergarten Class at Bethel University?
Find out more information here.

WHAT'S NEEDED?

• Proof of birth date, preferably a certified birth certificate
  Children need to be 5 by October 1, 2024.

• Proof of residency, such as a lease, mortgage, or utility bill*
  *NOTE: This does not include a cell phone or cable bill
  

• Immunization records or exemption
  (See Kindergarten Immunization section below for more detailed information)

• You can take a picture of the documents and securely upload them in Skyward or you can bring the documents to the school your child will be attending. Documents either need to be uploaded in Skyward or delivered to your school before the start of school on August 14, 2024.
  
  

QUESTIONS?
Please contact the school your child will be attending with questions Monday-Friday at 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM.

Your child’s health is important to us.  It is well known that healthy children are in a better position to take advantage of the educational opportunities presented to them than children who are physically or emotionally struggling.  

Immunizations are used to protect your children against certain diseases as well as other children in the school. In accordance with state law, you are required to furnish—no later than the first day of school after your child’s enrollment— proof of your child’s immunization status, either as a written document from the health care provider who administered the immunizations or documentation provided from the state immunization data registry. Please furnish the immunization paperwork BEFORE the first day of school on AUGUST 14, 2024. By doing so, this will prevent any interruption to your child’s attendance at the start of the school year.

**Immunizations may be obtained from your family doctor, St. Joseph County Health Department, or other area clinics. Please call the school health office for resources.  

Minimum Immunization Requirements:

• 5 doses of DtaP/DTP/DT (4 doses are acceptable if the fourth dose was administered on or after the fourth birthday)
• 4 doses of Polio (3 doses are acceptable if the third dose was on or after the 4th birthday and at least 6 months after the previous dose and only one type of vaccine was used. The final dose must be administered on or after the 4th birthday and at least 6 months after the previous dose!)
• 3 doses of Hepatitis B (the 3rd dose of Hep B must be after the age of 24 weeks)
• 2 doses of MMR (on or after the first birthday)
• 2 doses of Varicella (chickenpox)-(on or after the first birthday and separated by 3 months or written physician documentation of the month and year of disease)
• 2 doses of Hepatitis A (The minimum interval between the dose #1 and dose #2 is 6 calendar months)
  
  

Immunization Recommendations:

• Annual influenza
• COVID-19
  
  

Questions about immunizations can be directed to the school health office.

PRINTABLE FORMS

Annual Health Update Form

Children and Hoosiers Immunization Registry Program (CHIRP) Form