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2010-11 Enrollment

 

New & Returning students If you missed Central Enrollment, enroll students at the school where the child will attend. 

New Students: Information you should bring to enrollment:

  • Immunization records
  • Birth certificate
  • Record of physical examination (for kindergarten students: within past 12 months; all other students: anytime during school career)

Follow this link for school addresses and contact information: School Directory

If you have questions about which school your child will attend, call Mary Herbert Education Center, 620-341-2200. 

Still have questions? Call or email us at 620-341-2200 or nhorst@usd253.org.

Enrollment Fees

School Supply Lists

Applications for free or reduced-price meals are available at all schools; at Mary Herbert Education Center, 1700 W. 7th Ave., and the Food Service Department at Emporia High School, 3302 W. 18th Ave., 620-341-2382. The application is posted here (Spanish form) and you can print off a copy, fill it out at home and bring it to the above locations.

Families that qualify for free or reduced meal benefits, can apply the reduction to textbook rental, Emporia Recreation Center fees and other scholarship programs. If you qualified for benefits in 2009-10, you must re-apply for 2010-11. You only need one application per family.

Health Information

Prevention

Flu can be easily spread from person to person and we are taking steps to reduce the spread of flu in the schools. But, we need parents' help to do this.

  • Teach your children to wash their hands properly
  • Teach your children not to share personal items
  • Know the signs and symptoms of the flu (fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headache, and feeling very tired. Some people may also vomit or have diarrhea.
  • Keep sick children at home at least 24 hours fever-free without fever reducing medication
  • Do not send children to school if they are sick.

Stay informed

Follow these links for the most up-to-date information:

Centers for Disease Control (Flu.gov)

Kansas Department of Health and Environment

Twitter logo  Follow Emporia253 on Twitter for regular updates from the CDC

 

Quick Links

Academic Calendars

Curriculum information

District Contact Information

EZSchoolPay: Online Meal Payments (more info)

Food service menus

Glossaries of Educational Terms

Parent & student rights and responsibilities

PowerSchool - Public

Start & dismissal times - updated for 2010-11

Student Handbooks

KSHSAA Pre-participation Physical Evaluation Form [PDF]

After-School Activities 

RecXtra for K-4 Schools - Emporia Recreation Commission

QUEST at Lowther South, Lowther North & Emporia Middle School

Parent Involvement

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KANSAS SCHOOL SAFETY HOTLINE

The 1999 Kansas Legislature has appropriated funds to assist the State Department of Education, in cooperation with the Kansas Highway Patrol, in establishing a school safety hotline. This hotline is a toll free number available 24 hours per day, 365 days per year to give students, parents, and community members the opportunity to report any impending school violence. As you are aware, students usually have knowledge of potential school violence before it occurs. This hotline would give students the opportunity to anonymously report any potential violence.

The Kansas School Safety Hotline Number is 1-877-626-8203

Personnel at the Salina Central Dispatch of the Kansas Highway Patrol will answer the hotline number. The dispatchers will get as much information about each situation reported as the caller wishes to relay. Upon receipt of a call, the dispatchers will notify appropriate law enforcement agencies and/or the office of the superintendent of schools depending upon the severity of the situation.

If you have questions concerning the Hotline, please contact:

Dale M. Dennis, Deputy, Commissioner of Education
120 East Tenth Street, Topeka, Kansas 66612-1182
Telephone: (785) 296-3871 / FAX: (785) 296-0459
E-mail: ddennis@ksde.org

 

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