Enrollment Requirements
New enrollees to Modesto City Schools are required to provide the following documentation during the online enrollment process.
- Address Verification - one of the following must be submitted (see the Residence Verification Form for more info): - Copy of recent utility bill (i.e. PG&E, or City of Modesto) 
- Copy of recent rental agreement 
- Copy of recent purchase agreement or escrow title paperwork stating buyer will live in the home 
 - (Parent / Guardian name on this address verification must be the same parent/guardian name and address that are written on the registration card.) 
- Adult I.D. verification - The adult registering the student must provide proof of identification, i.e. Driver’s license, or other photo I.D. 
- Immunization Verification - See the guidelines posted by the California Department of Health Services (Board Policy 5141.31, Senate Bill 277) 
- Withdrawal documents/drop papers/unofficial transcripts from the most recent previous school, if the student has been attending another school 
- Guardian/care giver documentation if applicable 
- Current IEP or current 504 plan if applicable 
- Evidence of student’s age (Education Code 48002, Administrative Regulation 5111) - Copy of birth record or a statement by local registrar or a county recorder certifying the date of birth 
- Baptism certificate duly attested 
- Passport 
- When none of the foregoing is obtainable, affidavit of the parent, guardian, or custodian of the minor 
 
Kindergarten Enrollment Requirements
To register a child for kindergarten or transitional kindergarten, parents/guardians should have the following documents available to scan:
- Proof of child’s date of birth (certified copy of Birth Certificate, Notarized Affidavit of Birth, Baptismal Certificate, Physician’s Certificate/Hospital Certificate, County Recorder’s Certificate, Passport, or Family Bible. Ed Code 48002). 
- Immunizations: The following immunizations are required for all students, grades TK–12, upon registration to school according to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). - 2 doses of Varicella (chickenpox) 
- 3 doses of Hepatitis 
- 2 doses of MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) - Only doses given after the first birthday meet the requirement. 
- 4 doses of Polio (3 doses are acceptable if the third dose was given on or after the 4th birthday) 
- 5 doses of DTaP/Tdap/DTP (Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis) (4 doses meet the requirement if at least one of the doses was given on or after the 4th birthday; 3 doses meet the requirement if at least one of the doses was given on or after the 7th birthday) 
- For all 7th grade students an additional dose of Td (tetanus-diphtheria) is required. If this dose is included in the above DTaP/Tdap/DTP doses, and given on or after the 7th birthday, the requirement has been met. 
 Note: Students who are not up to date with their immunizations or do not have valid CAIR-ME exemptions will not be permitted to attend school. A completed “yellow” immunization card copy or verified printout from the physician is required to validate immunizations.
 
- Verification of residence (utility bill, receipts from rent or property tax payments). 
- Copy of child’s most recent health screening (physical exam) 
- Proof of dental exam within the last 12 months. 
