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NEWS RELEASE
An Additional Day of Kindergarten Registration – March 19, 2014
Tri-Creek School Corporation will be holding an additional day of registration for children
entering kindergarten next fall on March 19, 2014, at the offices of Lake Prairie, Oak Hill, and
Three Creeks elementary schools of the Tri-Creek School Corporation from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m.
and 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. Failure to participate in Kindergarten Roundup may cause children to
be transferred to another school due to classes being filled.
Tri-Creek School Corporation provides full day kindergarten for all children at Three Creeks
Elementary School, Oak Hill Elementary School, and Lake Prairie Elementary School. Tri-Creek
does not provide a half-day kindergarten program.
A child must be five years old on or before August 1, 2014, to be eligible for
kindergarten. A legal birth certificate or hospital birth record should be presented during this
registration. Birth certificate verification, complete immunization records which are verified
with the physician’s signature and date, and proof of physical examination will be necessary
before a child may start school. State law requires that children newly enrolled in
kindergarten must have had the following immunizations and please read
information immediately following the immunizations for important changes:
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Two (2) doses of MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine on or after the first
birthday*;
Three (3) doses of hepatitis B vaccine;
Five (5) doses of diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis (DTaP), diphtheria-tetanuspertussis (DTP), or pediatric diphtheria-tetanus vaccine (DT), or four (4) doses are
acceptable if the fourth dose was administered on or after the fourth birthday*;
Four (4) doses of any combination of inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) or oral polio
vaccine (OPV). The fourth dose must be administered on or after the fourth
birthday, and at least six months after the previous dose. (Three doses of all OPV
or all IPV are acceptable if the third dose was administered on or after the fourth
birthday, and at least six months after the second dose)*;
Two (2) doses of varicella (chickenpox) vaccine on or after the first birthday and
separated by three months or physician written documentation (parent
documentation is no longer accepted) of history of chickenpox disease,
including month and year of disease*;
Two (2) doses of Hepatitis A (Hep A).
*Important changes: The State of Indiana is now requiring for the 2014-15 school year that
if the student has had a vaccine shortly prior to the birthday noted in that description then the
student will need to have an additional immunization. All vaccines will need to be completed
on or after the birthday noted in the description not shortly prior.
Parents and legal guardians of students new to the district will need to meet with the
corporation residency official and provide a valid Indiana Driver’s License and either
195 West Oakley Avenue
Lowell, IN 46356
www.tricreek.k12.in.us
Phone: 219-696-6661
Fax: 219-696-2150
mortgage papers, payment book, or a lease agreement. They must also provide two (2)
of the following items: a NIPSCO bill, water bill, pay stubs, insurance bill, telephone
bill, or bank statement. All the above items must include parents’ or legal guardians’
name(s) and their current Tri-Creek address. The residency official will be available to
meet with parents at the Administration Building located at 195 West Oakley Avenue on March
19 from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The district is considering open enrollment. Information
regarding open spaces will be forthcoming later in the semester.
Students presently enrolled in Tri-Creek schools need to register in August to confirm
enrollment.
Tri-Creek School Corporation would appreciate parental cooperation in notifying friends and
neighbors of registration dates and times.