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Enrollment Facts and Requirements
Student Enrollment Fact Sheet
All children in the United States are entitled to a basic public elementary and secondary education regardless of their race, color, national origin, citizenship, immigration status, or the immigration status of their parents/guardians.
The items listed below will be requested at the time of enrollment:
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Proof of Residency within District Boundaries
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The district will accept a gas bill, water bill, electric bill, mortgage or a lease agreement in the parent or guardian name as proof of residency within district boundaries. Students are deemed to be homeless when they do not have an address with which to meet school residency requirements.
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- Birth Certificate
- A birth certificate is used only for verifying student's legal name, date of birth, and parent's name. foreign birth certificate is an acceptable document for verifying student's information.
- Social Security Number (optional)
- Providing a social security card or number is optional. The Dallas Independent School District will not refuse enrollment of any student opting not to provide a social security card/number. In lieu, a state identification number will be provided for educational purposes only.
- Ethnicity Form
- Parents should complete form. If ethnicity form is not completed, school personnel will be left to determine student's ethnicity and race.
- Immunizations
- The law requires that students be fully vaccinated against the specified diseases, which may be found on the Dallas Independent School District website at www.dallasisd.org. Students enrolling in the District for the first time must provide evidence of required immunizations. All immunizations should be completed by the first date of attendance. Please contact Student Health Services for information or assistance with immunization requirements.
"The Dallas Independent School District complies with Titles IV and VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color or national origin by public elementary and secondary schools."