Changes in Registration for Houston County Schools

HOUSTON COUNTY, GA – Beginning Jan.

14, 2013, registration for all new students and students changing school zones

will be offered at one site. The Central Registration office will be located at

the Bert Rumble Complex.

 

Linda Horne, Assistant

Superintendent for School Operations, commented, “Our overall goal is to

improve customer service. This central site will help expedite the process,

ensure consistency across all 38 of our schools, and make it more convenient

for those with children in more than one school.”

 

The International Welcome Center

will be co-located at this site. Valerie Noah will serve as the Central

Registration Secretary. In addition, the system’s Homeless Liaison will serve

the system’s homeless families at this central location.

 

The following items are required

for registration:

• Parent/Guardian photo

  identification

• Certified birth certificate
• Guardianship/Custody Orders

  if the child does not live with his natural parents

• Two Proofs of Residency – a

  lease or mortgage plus one of the following: utility bill (electric, water or

  cable bill); property tax statement or income tax statement; automobile

  registration or insurance; mail from any government agency

• Social Security Card
• Ear, Eye and Dental

  Screening, Georgia Form 3300 (available from a doctor or the Health Department)

• Immunization Certificate,

  Georgia Form 3231 (available from a doctor or the Health Department)

• School records and last report card,

  if transferring from another school system

   

Parents will be encouraged to

complete registration forms in advance to bring to registration. The forms will

be posted on-line in January at http://www.hcbe.net/central-registration.aspx.

 

The Bert Rumble Complex is located

at 303 South Davis Drive in Warner Robins. For more information, please call

Horne at 478-988-6200, ext. 10512. 

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