Students attending Department of Defense Dependents Schools in the Pacific are required to register for the 2009-2010 school year to allow the district to maintain current student information and project student enrollment.
On Okinawa, school and bus registration will run April 7-10. Parents can register their children from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Lester Middle School or Kadena Middle School. Parents can also opt to register at their home school office after spring break.
Parents with children who attend schools on Kadena Air Base should register at Kadena Middle School. Those attending other DODDS-Okinawa schools should register at Lester Middle School.
The Okinawa Student Transportation Office will have a registration station at each location. To register for a bus pass, parents must first register their children for school to obtain a copy of the student registration form. Students must also be present to be photographed for the new pass.
Children who will be age 5 by Sept. 1 are eligible for kindergarten, and children who will be age 4 by Sept. 1 are eligible for Sure Start. Parents can register for either program at the registration location within their school zone.
What you’ll need to register students in DODDS-Pacific districts:
Current address, including on-base housing assignment letter or off-base lease with map; updated home and work numbers; e-mail address; and emergency contact information will be required.Active-duty parents must bring a copy of extension orders if orders expire before Aug. 31.Civilian parents must bring a current-year certificate-of-employment letter or renewal agreement of travel orders.Parents registering new students will need sponsor orders/extension or verification of employment, birth certificate or passport, social security number, immunization records, and a copy of current housing assignment or off-base housing lease.Parents who plan to apply for free or reduced lunches should bring a current leave-and-earnings statement.Updated immunization records will be required for all students at registration.For more information, contact your child’s school, the Okinawa district office at 634-1204, or visit www.okinawa.pac.dodea.edu.
Student registration deadlines for schools on Guam:
Andersen Elementary, Andersen Middle, McCool Elementary and McCool Middle schools, Guam High School, April 13-17 from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.For more information, contact your child’s home school, the Guam district office at 344-957, or visit http://extranet.guam.pac.dodea.edu.
Student registration for schools in Japan:
Cummings Elementary School, currently ongoing from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.Byrd Elementary School, April 2, from 8 to 11 a.m., and from 1 to 3 p.m.Darby Elementary School, April 6-10 from 8 a.m. to noon, and from 1 to 3 p.m.E.J. King High School, April 6 from 8 a.m. to noon; and from 1 to 3 p.m.; April 8 -11 from 8 to 11:30 a.m., and from 1 to 3 p.m.Sasebo Elementary School, April 7-10 from 8 to 11:30 a.m., and from 1 to 3 p.m.M.C. Perry High School, April 7-18 from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.Sollars Elementary School and Edgren Middle/High School, April 13-16 from 8 to 11 a.m.Lanham Elementary School, April 14-18 from 8 to 11:30 a.m., and from 1 to 3 p.m.M.C. Perry Elementary School, April 20-24, 27-30 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.Zama American Middle and Zama American High School, April 14-18 from 8 to 11:30 a.m., and from 1 to 2:30 p.m.; April 20-24 from 8 to 11:30 a.m., and from 1 to 2:30 p.m.Ikego Elementary School, April 21-23 from 8 to 11 a.m., and from noon to 2:30 p.m.The Sullivans Elementary School, Yokosuka Middle School and Kinnick High School, April 21-24 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.Arnn Elementary School, April 24, 27, 28 from 6:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.Mendel Elementary and Yokota West Elementary schools, Yokota Middle and Yokota High schools, April 28-May 1 from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.For more information, contact your child’s home school, the Japan district office at 225-3940, or visit www.japan.pac.dodea.edu.
Student registration deadlines for schools in South Korea are:
Humphreys American School, April 8, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Seoul American Elementary, Seoul American Middle and Seoul American High schools, April 17, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
For more information contact your child’s home school or the Korea district office at 738-6826 or visit www.korea.pac.dodea.edu.
