Enrollment requirements include the following:
Age
Students entering kindergarten or first grade must be five or six years old, respectively, on or before September 1st of the year they are starting school.
Birth Certificate
A copy of the student’s birth certificate must be provided for school files.
Name Verification
In cases of adoption or name change, a copy of any relevant legal documents must be provided for school files. In cases of custody, foster or other guardianship agreements, a copy of legal documents must be provided for school files.
Medical Records
A current physical exam report must be provided for school files.
Immunization Certificate
A copy of the scholar’s immunization certificate (official Florida form) must be provided for school files. Florida law requires that students enrolled in Florida schools have a Florida Certificate of Immunization (blue form) showing the child is current on required immunizations.
Parents must supply the school with this certification before a child is allowed to enter school.
The certificate is available at the Escambia County Health Department or from your family doctor.
It must be completed by the Escambia County Health Department or a certified Florida physician.
It is necessary for all children advancing to the 7th-grade to submit a Florida Certificate of Immunization demonstrating they have received required immunizations.
Testing
A grade-level screening is required to determine placement.
For more information, an application, or to request a guided tour please call the school at 850-435-0511 or email our Principal, Dr. Kevin Kovacs, at kovacsk@dixonschoolota.org.
HOW TO ENROLL
1. Complete our Online Application:
Click HERE to access our online application from our website:
2. Complete the online Step Up for Students Tax Credit Income-based Scholarship:
Click and complete the STEP UP FOR STUDENTS scholarship application on the SUFS Portal.
Please also provide (via email or to our front office):
School records (academic and conduct)
Your child’s most recent report card
Your child’s birth certificate
The two School Entry Health Forms:
□ Florida Certificate of Immunization DH 680 (or DH 681 [religious exemption])
□ School Entry Health Form – DH 3040
Both pages are required. The second page of this form must be filled out, signed, and dated by their doctor.
Please call our front office with any questions: 850-435-0511 or email our Principal, Dr. Kevin Kovacs: kovacsk@dixonschoolota.org