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School Admissions Policy JBC Amended

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Online registration for prek, kindergarten and new student enrollment for the 2019-20 academic year is scheduled to open in March.  Parents/guardians are required by the state auditor’s office to provide two proofs of residency verification annually for a child to legally enroll in the Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District.  Proofs of residency must be current and must have the same address as the one listed on the registration document. 

Acceptable documents for residency verification have changed.  Parents/guardians must provide the Starkville Oktibbeha School District with a minimum of one document from each group as verification of address.

Group 1

Mortgage Statement
Property Deed
Filed Homestead Exemption Application
Apartment or Home Lease
Filed Property or Warranty Deed

Group 2

Utility Bill
  • Water Bill
  • Electric Bill
  • Gas Bill
  • Cable Bill
  • Garbage Bill

Certified copy of filed petition for guardianship/final guardianship decree

If utilities are included in the Apartment or Home Lease, please use one of the following documents for the second proof of residency

  • Doctor, dentist or hospital bill (mailed to address)
  • Credit card statement
  • Insurance policy (Health)
  • State or federal benefit check
  • Salary check stub
  • Government mailing (Social Security or Medicaid Determination letter, IRS, etc.)
  • Bank Statement
  • Driver’s License

District administration may approve other documentation that will objectively verify residency ONLY in circumstances that building level administrators deem extenuating circumstances.

Automobile registration and voter precinct identification are not acceptable proofs of residency.  Driver’s license is only considered an acceptable proof of residency if utilities are included in home/apartment lease. 

All prek, kindergarten and new students enrolling in the Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District for the 2019-20 school year must provide hard copies of proofs of residency to the school office during registration.  Only returning students will be allowed to upload residency verification documents electronically. 

On site and online registration for prek opens March 4 at Sudduth and West Elementary Schools.  Parents must bring two proofs of residency along with child's birth certificate and immunization record to the school to complete registration.  

Online registration for kindergarten and new students opens March 28. Parents must provide two proofs of residency along with child's birth certificate and immunization record to complete registration.  Parents may return residency and registration documents to his/her child's school office or they may bring proofs to centralized registration which will be held in July.  Dates and times TBA. 

Online registration for returning students will open July 9.  Parents may upload two proofs of residency online or they may bring proofs to centralized registration which will be held in July.  Dates and times TBA.  

If you have questions, please email Nicole Thomas at nthomas@starkvillesd.com or Emily Ward at eward@starkvillesd.com

Emily Ward may also be reached at 662.615.0013.