DARLINGTON, S.C. (PRESS RELEASE)- Though students may not be thinking about returning to school, school district staff and many parents are counting the days.
As part of the countdown, Darlington County School District has announced the schedule for registration for the 2015-16 school year.
This year parents will be able to complete much of the registration online from their home computers. Parents will still need to visit the schools during the on-site registration times to complete the registration process, show proof of residency and vaccination forms, and to pick up schedules. By completing the information online ahead of time, parents will significantly reduce the time spent at the onsite school registration.
To complete the online/advanced portion of the registration, parents should visit the district website at www.darlington.k12.sc.us and click on the REGISTRATION link on the homepage.
When parents click on the registration link, it takes them to a Parent Registration Resource page. Here they will find documents and videos to help them with the online process, along with the hotline number.
Parents with questions about the online/advanced registration process can call the online registration hotline at 843-398-2236. The registration hotline will be manned from 9am-4pm Monday through Thursday, through July 30, 2015. The on-line/advanced registration portal will remain open through the on-site registration days.
To receive the full benefits of advanced form completion, parents should complete the online/advanced registration portion by 8:00a.m. on the day before they are scheduled to arrive for on-site registration. All on-site registration sessions will be open from 12:00 p.m. (noon) to 6:00 p.m. at the home school.
To register for any school, parents/guardians should bring proof of residency containing a street address. Acceptable proof of residency include utility bills (water, gas, electric, or utility), telephone bill (landline only) and tax notices. The following CANNOT be used for proof of residency: cellphone bills, cable bills, or driver’s license. Parents should check with their local health department or physician for current information about immunizations.
This year every seventh grader must show proof he/she received the TDAP vaccination before he/she will be allowed to complete registration.
The TDAP vaccine covers Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis, and is a required vaccination in South Carolina for all seventh graders. Children can receive the vaccine at their regular pediatricians’ offices. Also, the Health Departments in Hartsville and Darlington will offer walk-in vaccination clinics August 4th & 5th, the same days as middle school registration. Parents should bring the vaccination records to the schools during registration.
Monday, August 3, 2015 from noon – 6:00 p.m.
- Darlington High: 12th grade only
- Hartsville High: 12th grade only
- Mayo High School for Math, Science & Technology: 12th grade only
- Lamar High: 11th & 12th grades only
- Darlington County Institute of Technology: 12th grade only
Tuesday, August 4, 2015 from noon – 6:00 p.m.
- North Hartsville Elementary School: 1st grade only
- Brunson-Dargan Elementary School: All grades
- Brockington Elementary Magnet School: All grades
- Cain Elementary School: All grades
- Carolina Elementary School: All grades
- Lamar Elementary School: All grades
- Pate Elementary School: All grades
- Rosenwald Elementary/Middle School: All grades
- Southside Early Childhood Center: All grades
- Spaulding Elementary School: All grades
- St. John’s Elementary School: 5K – 2nd grades only
- Thornwell School for the Arts: All grades
- Washington St. Elementary School: 5K-1st grades only
- West Hartsville Elementary School: All grades
- Darlington Middle School: All grades
- Hartsville Middle School: 6th grade only
- Spaulding Middle School: All grades
- Darlington High School: 10th & 11th grades only
- Hartsville High School: 11th grade only
- Mayo High School for Math, Science & Technology: 11th grade only
- Lamar High School: 9th & 10th grades only
- Darlington County Institute of Technology: 11th grade only
Wednesday, August 5, 2015 from noon – 6:00 p.m.
- North Hartsville Elementary School: 2nd – 5th grades
- St. John’s Elementary School: 5K – 5th grades
- Washington St. Elementary School: 2nd & 3rd grades only
- Darlington Middle School: All grades
- Hartsville Middle School: 7th & 8th grades only
- Spaulding Middle School: All grades
- Rosenwald Middle School: All grades
- Darlington High School: 9th grade only
- Hartsville High School: 10th grade only
- Mayo High School for Math, Science & Technology: 10th grade only
- Darlington County Institute of Technology: 10th grade only
Thursday, August 6, 2015 from noon – 6:00 p.m.
- Hartsville High School: 9th grade only
- Mayo High School for Math, Science & Technology: 9th grade only
Darlington County Intervention School (DCIS)
- • August 3 – Grades 6-8 ONLY
- • August 4 – Grades 9-12 ONLY
DCIS Orientation will begin promptly at 9:00 AM each day and end at 1:00 PM. Due to the amount of information covered, no one will be allowed to enter after 9:30 AM. There is a registration fee of $25.00.
4-year-old kindergarten, August 4, 2015 from noon- 6pm
- Darlington area students register at Darlington Adult Education (100 Magnolia St., Darlington, SC)
- Hartsville area students register at Hartsville Adult Education (437 W. Carolina Ave., Hartsville, SC)
- Lamar area students area students register at Lamar Elementary (214 N. Darlington Ave., Lamar, SC)
- Society Hill area students register at Rosenwald Elementary/Middle School (508 Church St., Society Hill)
For more information, call the Darlington County School District at 843/398-5100.