New Hanover County Schools Enrollment/Registration Procedures
withdrawal procedures

If you have moved to the Wilmington area and you live within the Parsley Elementary district*, your child(ren) may attend Parsley.  If you are unsure which school your child(ren) should attend, you may contact the New Hanover County Community Schools Office at 254-4221.

Information about and applications for NHCS Year-Round Schools, Magnet Schools and Open Choice for the 2008-2009 school year is available on the NHCS School Assignment Options webpage. 

In accordance with New Hanover County enrollment policy, items the parents/guardians need to bring with them to enroll their child(ren) include:

• current record of immunization (if it is not a part of the school record)
• a certified (with the raised seal) copy of the birth certificate (mother's copy does not qualify)
• social security card (if available)
• proof of residence in the form of a signed lease or rental agreement, current tax statement or a newly signed construction agreement or closing statement in the name of the parent(s), court appointed custodian, with a closing date within 120 days (telephone, cable, TV bills or driver's license do not qualify)
• name and address of previous school
• withdrawal slip from previous school (if available)
• copy of the most recent report card from previous school (if available)
• copy of custody agreement (if applicable)

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In addition to completing general information forms, you will also be asked to read and sign the following:

• Media Release Form for Student (granting permission for your child's image and/or work to be used in school related projects)
• Network and Internet Access Policy (Acceptable Use Policy)
• Language Survey
• Safe Schools Enrollment Document
• Health Services Parental Permission Form

Voluntary Student Accident Insurance Forms are no longer be sent home at the beginning of the school year. If interested, you can email Parsley and we will provide you with the form(s).

Kindergarten Registration at Parsley Elementary

Children presented for kindergarten enrollment for the 2010-2011 school year must be 5 years of age on or before August 31, 2010.  Kindergarten registration is Feb. 22 to Mar. 5, 2010.

Kindergartners must be registered at the school within their residence attendance area. Attendance areas may be determined by looking at the NHCo. district maps or verified by contacting the Community Schools Office at 254-4221.

• Proof of Residence which must include one of the following:
  • a closing statement for a real estate transaction with a closing date within 120 days of enrollment
  • a purchase agreement for a home signed by the seller
  • a signed lease or rental agreement signed by the tenant and the landlord
  • a current property tax statement

  Above items must be in the name of the parent(s), court-appointed custodian or legal guardian

• Child’s certified birth certificate with raised seal (mother's copy does not qualify) ¹
• Social Security Card (if available)
• Current Immunization Record²
• Copy of Custody Agreement (if applicable)
• Health Assessment Report showing
  • Physical examination
  • Vision screening
  • Hearing screening

¹Certified birth certificates may be obtained by writing the Vital Records Branch, P.O. Box 29537, Raleigh, NC 27626, by calling (910) 733-3526, or by visiting the Vital Records Branch at 225 North McDowell Street (on the corner of Lane and McDowell). They may also be obtained from the Register of Deeds office in the county of the child’s birth. The charge for a certified birth certificate is $3.00 per copy from the Register of Deeds and $10.00 from the Vital Records Branch.

²North Carolina State law requires the following immunization for all children enrolling in kindergarten or first grade for the first time:

• Five (5) DPT/pediatric DT shots
• Four (4) Oral Polio vaccine doses
• Three (3) Hepatitis B required for all children born after July 1, 1994
• Two (2) MMR doses

Immunizations may be obtained from a family physician or at clinics conducted by the New Hanover County Health Department. Call the Health Department at 343-6500 to schedule appointments for physicals and immunizations as soon as possible if needed.

Parents or legal guardians with questions concerning kindergarten registration may call the elementary school in their residential school district.

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WITHDRAWL FROM SCHOOL

    If you are moving or withdrawing your child from school, please call or notify us in writing a few days prior to the child's last day.  This will allow ample time to complete necessary paper work.