The school district will register students in prekindergarten through fifth grade April 30 through May 10. Each site will register students during normal operating hours. For parents unable to register during this period, registration will resume Aug. 6. Students already attending Pinellas County public schools do not need to register again. Kindergarteners through fifth-graders new to Pinellas County schools must register at their zoned schools. To find out which school your child should attend, contact pupil assignment at (727) 588-6210. Prekindergarten students are not assigned to schools and may register at any of the following elementary schools:

Bardmoor, (727) 547-7824, 8900 Greenbriar Road, Largo

Campbell Park, (727) 893-2650, 1101 Seventh Ave. S, St. Petersburg

Clearview Avenue, (727) 570-3059, 3815 43rd St. N, St. Petersburg

Eisenhower, (727) 725-7978, 2800 Drew St., Clearwater

Forest Lakes, (813) 891-0785, 301 Pine Ave. N, Oldsmar

Frontier, (727) 538-7335, 6995 Hopedale Lane, Clearwater

Garrison-Jones, (727) 469-5716, 3133 Garrison Road, Palm Harbor

Gulfport, (727) 893-2643, 2014 52nd St., Gulfport

Highland Lakes, (727) 724-1429, 3636 Ridge Blvd., Palm Harbor

John M. Sexton, (727) 570-3400, 1997 54th Ave. N, St. Petersburg

Lakewood, (727) 893-2196, 4151 Sixth St. S, St. Petersburg

Madeira Beach, (727) 547-7838, 749 Madeira Beach Causeway, Madeira Beach

Ozona, (727) 724-1589, 601 Tampa Road, Palm Harbor

Perkins, (727) 893-2117, 2205 18th Ave. S, St. Petersburg

Ponce de Leon, (727) 588-3573, 1301 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Clearwater

Rawlings, (727) 547-7828, 6505 68th St. N, Pinellas Park

Ridgecrest, (727) 588-3580, 1901 119th St., Largo

Sawgrass Lake, (727) 570-3121, 1815 77th Ave. N, St. Petersburg

Shore Acres, (727) 570-3173, 1800 62nd Ave. NE, St. Petersburg

Skyview, (727) 547-7857, 8601 60th St. N, Pinellas Park

Southern Oak Elementary, 588-4654, 9101 Walsingham Road, Largo

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Registration for prekindergarten students will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 2 and from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 10 at the following sites:

Academy of Learning, (813) 855-6110, 555 40th St. N, St. Petersburg,

Community Pride Frances Breeden Center, (727) 443-0958, 1235 Holt Ave., Clearwater

Community Pride Gateway Center, (727) 446-8832, 211 S Missouri Ave., Clearwater

Discovery Learning Center, (727) 347-3673, 3100 75th St. N, St. Petersburg

R'Club Child Care Inc. Pinellas Park, (727) 544-4651, 4920 94th Ave. N, Pinellas Park

R'Club Child Care Inc. St Petersburg, (727) 327-9871, 2355 28th St. S, St. Petersburg

R'Club Child Care Inc. Tarpon Springs, (727) 938-1611, 1019 E. Lemon St., Tarpon Springs

Starling Day Care, (727) 327-9608, 615 28th St. S, St. Petersburg

Westchester Learning Center, 536-1622, 5690 Roosevelt Blvd, Clearwater

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When registering students for prekindergarten through fifth grade, parents must bring:

Birth certificate, from the Vital Statistics Bureau, or other proof of date of birth. Students must be 4 years by Sept. 1, 2001 to attend prekindergarten and 5 years by before Sept. 1, 2001 to attend kindergarten

Florida Certificate of Immunization, including specific dates of immunization. Prekindergarten through third-grade students must have had the Hepatitis B series (three doses during a six-month period). Prekindergarteners and kindergarteners must have had the varicella (chicken pox) vaccine.

Physical examination certificate, signed by a licensed examiner within 12 months before enrollment and registration.

Proof of residency. A utility bill, rental or lease agreement with parent or guardian's name and address is acceptable.

Child's Social Security number (requested but not required).

For more information about prekindergarten, call Donna Rippley at (727) 588-6106; about kindergarten, call Marianne Easton at (727) 588-6098. For general registration questions, call the curriculum and instruction office at (727) 588-6095.

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