Registration
The Hillcrest Attendance/Registration office is open Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m until 4:00 p.m.
For additional information call 407-245-1770 ext. 2232 or e-mail Attendance.
If a child is being transferred from another Orange County Public School, the only documentation needed is proof of address.
The following items are needed to register a child new to Orange County. Please make sure there are no documents missing, and complete the registration packet.
Physical, within one year, Birth Certificate (State Certified, no hospital certificates)
Proof of Immunization (680 A Form) should have the following:
DTP Series Polio Series
2 MMR (Mumps, Measles, Rubella)
HIB
Hepatitis B Series (mandatory for KG, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th grades)
Varicella (Chickenpox vaccine date or date child had the illness is mandatory for PK, KG and 1st graders)
Current Proof of residence - You will need one of the following:
Lease
Deed
Homestead Tax Exemption Card
Notarized Statement
Report Card showing last grade completed
If person enrolling the child is not the parent, documentation showing legal guardianship is required.
Incomplete registrations will not be accepted.
Hillcrest Elementary Attendance Policy
Attendance and punctuality are critical components of student achievement in school. During the first few minutes of class, teachers orient the students to the work and quickly the boys and girls move into the regular routines of the classroom. Tardy students miss out on the orientation and part of the academic instruction for the day. They also interrupt the flow of the class by walking in late and needing personalized direction.
Thank you in advance for helping your child have a successful year.
TARDIES
School begins at 8:00 a.m. Students arriving after 8:00 are considered tardy.
Verbal excuses will be accepted for the following reasons only:
Medical appointments
Immediate family illness
*Only unexcused tardies are recorded.
If students arrive after 8:00, they will report to the office and receive a tardy slip. After accumulating five (5) tardies in a calendar month, the teacher will send the first letter to the parents requesting help in solving the issue. If a student accumulates ten (10) tardies within a 90 calendar day period, the teacher sends the second tardy letter to the parents, scheduling a Child Study Team meeting.
ABSENCES
Compulsory Attendance requires that all children who have attained the age of six years by February 1 of any school year, or who are older than six years of age, but have not attained the age of 18 years, shall be required to attend school regularly during the school term. Students may withdraw at the age of 16 by completing the Declaration of Intent to Terminate School Enrollment form.
EXCUSED ABSENCES
Illness, injury or other insurmountable condition.
Illness or death of a member of the student's immediate family.
Recognized (or established) religious holidays and/or religious instruction.
Medical appointments.
Participation in an approved activity or class of instruction held at another school site.
Up to 4 days during the school year due to head lice infestation.
ONLY WRITTEN excuses from parents/guardians will be accepted, and these notes must be given to the teacher.
Your child's teacher will contact you when your child is absent for 3 consecutive days.
When students accumulate 5 unexcused absences with a calendar month, the teacher sends the first unexcused absence letter to the parents. If the child accumulates 10 unexcused absences within a 90 calendar day period, the teacher shall notify the parents with a second letter, thereby referring the case to the Child Study Team.