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Kingsport City Schools News Release
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
Marybeth McLain
Communications Editor
Kingsport City Schools
Ph.: (423) 378.2123
mmclain@k12k.com
Kingsport City Schools Pre-Kindergarten Screening and Kindergarten
Registration to be Held for 2015-2016 School Year
KINGSPORT, Tenn. – Kingsport City Schools will hold Pre-Kindergarten Screening (not registration)
for the 2015-2016 school year on Tuesday, March 24, 2015 between 8 a.m. - 4 p.m., located at the
Kingsport Civic Auditorium, 1550 Ft. Henry Drive, Kingsport.
Only Kingsport residents with children four (4) years of age on or before August 15, 2015 are eligible
for Pre-Kindergarten screening. Parents/guardians must bring an original birth certificate (not a mother’s
copy), child’s social security card, up-to-date Tennessee Immunization Card with confirmation of
medical examination, proper Tennessee state form, proof of residency (mortgage statement, formal
rental lease, property tax receipt or most recent water/electric bill), proof of family income and the child to
be screened.
Children will not be screened without providing the documentation listed above. Pre-K classes are offered
Monday – Friday between 8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. Classes follow the Kingsport City Schools calendar and please
note, transportation is not provided. Current Pre-K locations (subject to change) include Palmer Early
Learning Center, Johnson Elementary, Kennedy Elementary, Lincoln Elementary and Roosevelt
Elementary.
For more information on Pre-K Screening, please contact Becky Warner or Brian Cinnamon at (423)
378.2160 or visit k12k.com.
Kingsport City Schools will hold Kindergarten Registration for the 2015-2016 school year on Tuesday,
March 24, 2015 from 7:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. at Kingsport City Elementary Schools throughout Kingsport.
Only Kingsport residents with children five (5) years of age on or before August 15, 2015 are eligible
for Kindergarten. Parents/guardians must register at the school zoned for their residence. Parents/guardians
must bring an original birth certificate (not a mother’s copy), child’s social security card, up-to-date
Tennessee Immunization Card with confirmation of medical examination, proof of residency
(mortgage statement, formal rental lease, property tax receipt or most recent water/electric bill). All new
students to Kingsport City Schools must have a physical.
Children will not be allowed to attend school without providing the documentation listed above. To learn which
school for which your child is zoned, please refer to the Kingsport Street Directory listed under the “School
Zones/Maps” link under “About KCS” at k12k.com, or call Kingsport City Schools Administration
Support Center at (423) 378-2100.
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For more information on Kindergarten Registration, please contact Elaine Minton at (423) 378.2138 or
visit k12k.com.
Kingsport City Schools (KCS) is a public school district located in Kingsport, Tenn., serving students in
Sullivan and Hawkins county. The district is comprised of 13 schools, including a Pre-K, eight elementary
schools, two middle schools, one high school and a non-traditional school; with total enrollment over 7,100
students. The vision of Kingsport City Schools is to be, Student Focused … World Class.
KCS has been named the top school district in Tennessee as winner of the 2014 SCORE Prize District
Award by the State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE) and has earned the 2014
Achievement Award in the annual Excellence in Tennessee Recognition Program by the Tennessee Center
for Performance Excellence (TNPCE).
For more information on KCS, visit k12k.com, listen live on WCSK 90.3 FM, The Voice of KCS, read our
blog, We Are KCS, or call (423) 378.2100. We’re social too; follow us on Facebook (Kingsport City
Schools), Twitter (@KCS_District) and check out our YouTube Channel (KPTSchools).
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