Ways to show a child's age

• Certified Birth Certificate (from any country)
• Baptismal record (from any country)
• A Passport (from any country)

If you don't have a Birth Certificate, baptismal record or passport, you can use other documents if you've had them for at least two years, such as:

• Driver's license
• State or governmental ID
• School photo ID with date of birth
• Consulate ID Card
• Hospital or health records
• Military dependent ID card
• Other documents from federal / state / local agencies (example: Department of Social Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement)
• Court Orders
• Native American tribal document
• Records from international aid agencies or voluntary agencies

Your own photo identification, such as a driver's license or passport.

• Driver's license
• State or governmental ID
• School photo ID with date of birth
• Consulate ID Card
• Hospital or health records
• Military dependent ID card
• Other documents from federal/state/local agencies (example: Department of Social Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement)
• Court Orders
• Native American tribal document
• Records from international aid agencies or voluntary agencies

Ways you can show residency:

• Lease or deed
• Affidavit from the person you pay rent to, saying you live there
• Affidavit from a third party saying you live there
• A letter from the person you pay rent to saying you live there
• A letter from another person saying you live at your address

If you don't have any of the above, you may use the following:

• Pay stub showing your address
• Income tax form that shows your address
• Utility bill or other bill in your name
• Membership documents based on residency, such as a local library card
• Voter registration card
• Driver's license, or permit, or non-driver ID
• State or other government issue ID
• Documents from government agencies such as a social service agency or the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement
• Custody or guardianship papers

Falsification of residency documentation will result in exclusion from the Glen Cove School District and financial liability for appropriated tuition costs.

New York State Education Law and the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education require a physical examination of all children who enter a school district for the first time. It must be completed no more than 12 months prior to, or 30 days after entering school.

Pursuant to Public Health Law 2164, parents/guardians have fourteen (14) days [30 days for records from outside of New York state] to provide the
Glen Cove School District with our son’s/daughter’s immunization records.

For current immunization requirements, please select this link: http://www.health.ny.gov/publications/2370.pdf

• an affidavit (Parent or Guardian) saying that you have "total and permanent custody and control" over the child
  
  
• other proof such as documentation that the child has been placed with a sponsor by a federal agency

Guide to Understanding the New Rules for School Registration

Guía para Comprender las Reglas Nuevas para el Registro de la Escuela

Procedures for Transition and Enrollment of Students from Residential Facilities

Foster Care Written Procedures and Forms