Enrollment

New student enrollments for the 2023-2024 school year will start on 8/10/23 by appointment from 8:30 - 11:30. "New Students" are students who do not currently attend one of our feeder schools (Perry, Penn, Zamorano, Paradise Hills, Boone Elementary, Freese, Pacific View) Please contact [email protected] for current available dates and times. 

Incoming 6th graders coming from Penn, Perry, Pacific View Leadership Academy, Freese, Boone, Parardise Hills and Zamarano are automatically enrolled.

 ***Students who are coming from a feeder school and have a Inter-District Permit need to reapply for a new permit before the start of the school year.

If you are new to our community of schools and/or district you will need to fill out the forms below and email them to Cathy Dean at [email protected]. Please send each form as an individual document.

Enrollment Q&A

If my child attends a feeder school, is my child automatically enrolled at Bell? 

Yes, all 7 elementary feeder schools are automatically enrolled at Bell.  If your student is attending your elementary school on an Inter-district Permit, they will need to reapply for the secondary level. They will need to complete the application with their residence school district. They will be asked for a current proof of address when we pass out the update packets for our feeders and return students in August. Our feeder schools are Perry, Penn, Paradise Hills, Pacific View, Boone, Zamorano, and Freese.

When do I register my child at Bell?/When does registration begin? 

If your child is coming from a feeder school, No need to register, they are in our system already.  But, Ms. Dean will send out information pertaining to this later.  The most important thing you can help us with is to make sure all student have the correct address, phone number and email address in the system.  This way they will receive all the information for orientation and correspondence from Bell to start the new year. If your student is new to our neighborhood or district, please contact Ms. Cathy Dean for more informaiton.

Who should I contact with enrollment questions? 

 Ms. Dean, [email protected] or 619-430-1000 ext. 3019.

Important Dates

Summer School Dates June 21st - July 16th

Office Closed July 17th - August 16th

New Student Orientation    Wednesday, August 25th

First Day of School Monday, August 30th

 

Declaration of Residency English Spanish

Home Language Survey

Health Information English Spanish

Record of Special Education

Record Request

School Parent Compact Agreement Page 1 Page 2

Immunization Registry English Spanish

Transportation Application

Universal Form English Spanish

 

Please be sure you use the following documents/forms for the enrollment:

 

Proof of Residency: Every year we are required to have current proof of residency on file for every student, new and continuing. This may be in the form of a current utility bill, mortgage statement, or rental contract and receipt. Contact the registrar at 619.498.6012 for more information.

NOTE:  Driver’s license and/or bank account documents are not valid for proof of residency.

If you are living with somebody else and you do not have anything under your name, you will need to bring a utility bill under that person’s name and you will need to fill out the declaration of residency document contained in this packet.

If you live outside of the Bell Middle School area, please visit the District's website for Choice Enrollment Options.

 

a)  Complete immunization records, including month and year of all inoculations [Polio (TOPV), DPT and/or TD, MMR (2 doses), Hepatitis B (3 doses—this is for 7th graders only)]

NOTE:  STUDENTS CANNOT BE ENROLLED IN SCHOOL UNTIL PROOF OF ALL REQUIRED IMMUNIZATIONS ARE PROVIDED.  If written proof is unavailable, you may acquire the necessary immunizations at Bell Middle School, provided a permission form is signed by the parent.

b)  Health data signed by a physician, notifying the school of any special health condition, which will require special attention at school, such as physical education exemptions, medicine to be given at school or any class activity restrictions

 

a)  For beginning of the school year pre-enrollment, parent/guardian MUST present the last grade report card/progress report.

b)  Students enrolling after the first week of the school year MUST present an official withdrawal form from the previous school and a report card.  Students without this form will be directed back to the previous school to obtain.

 

A birth certificate, passport to provide proof of age is required.  (A military ID is acceptable.)

 

a)  If the student is living with someone other than the natural parent or step-parent, proof is required of legal guardianship or foster parent custody.

b)  A student not living with his or her parent, legal guardian or other person having legal responsibility, shall be required to complete a custodial document and submit the document with enrollment documents.

Falsification of any information or documents, either written or verbal, relative to this verification procedure, will result in revocation of enrollment for the student at Bell Middle School.

b) A student not living with his or her parent, legal guardian or other person having legal responsibility, shall be required to complete a custodial document and submit the document with enrollment documents.

Falsification of any information or documents, either written or verbal, relative to this verification procedure, will result in revocation of enrollment for the student at Bell Middle School.

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