Registration

Enrollment Requirements

The following items are required at the time of enrollment.

Immunization Records

No student shall be admitted by a school in the Commonwealth unless at the time of admission the student or his parent or guardian submits documentary proof of immunization to the admitting official of the school. (Section 22.1-271.2 of the Code of VA)

Certified Birth Certificate

No pupil shall be admitted for the first time to any public school in any school division in this Commonwealth unless the person enrolling the pupil shall present, upon admission, a certified copy of the pupil’s birth record. (Section 22.1-3.1 of the Code of VA)

Proof of Legal Residence

Students will be admitted to a school based on their parent(s)/legal guardian(s) legal residence. (Section 22.1-4.1 & 22.1-264.1 Code of VA)

Items accepted as proof of residence (Two Required):

One Lease/Contract/Mortgage on legal residence
AND
One CURRENT utility bill – Must show enrolling parent/legal guardians name/address dated within the last 30 days (Electric, Gas, Water, Sanitation)
Military Housing Acceptance Letter if you reside on Joint Base Langley-Eustis

Documentation NOT Accepted:

Driver License
Personal Check
Telephone
Cell Phone or Cable Bill

A minor child of a legal resident of the city of Newport News is a resident student, eligible to attend a school tuition free in the designated zone if the child is living with his/her natural parent(s), or a parent by legal adoption or an individual who is defined as a parent (not solely for school purposes), pursuant to a Special Power of Attorney executed under Title 10, U.S.C., §1044b, by the custodial parent while such custodial parent is deployed within and outside the United States as a member of the Virginia National Guard or as a member of the US Armed Forces.

When a child is living with an adult other than his/her natural parent(s) in those cases, the enrolling adult must be:

the court appointed legal guardian or has legal custody of the child
acting in loco parentis pursuant to placement of the child for adoption by an entity authorized to do so
an adult relative (a person connected to the child biologically or by marriage) providing temporary kinship care which consist of full-time care, nurturing, and protection of the child(ren) by the adult relative

(Section 22.1-3 of the Code of VA)

Physical Examination

Students admitted for the first time to any NNPS (Pre K through grade 5), are required to provide a comprehensive physical examination, signed by a licensed physician or nurse practitioner, and performed within twelve months of the initial enrollment date when they first attended any school K – 5.

Students transferring into NNPS K-5, a copy of a physical examination in their cumulative record, which meets the above requirements, will be accepted.

Proof of Academic Achievement

Last report card/transcript or withdrawal grades (if applicable).

Individual Educational Plan

Most recent IEP (if applicable)