| Any student entering Chittick Elementary must meet the
current immunization requirements set forth by the New Jersey Department of
Education. They must also have a current physical exam on record. This
physical must be done within the past calendar year.
The following documents are required for registration:
4 forms of proof of residency
Original birth certificate with raised seal
Complete immunization record
Proof of a current physical exam (done from September 2007 to September
2008).
Any questions feel free to call Mrs. Schreyer at : 732-613-6828.
The NJ Department of Health and Senior Services are requiring the following
additional immunizations for preschool children:
Pneumococcal conjugate Vaccine (PCV)
Every child 12 months to 59 months of age enrolled in a preschool on or after
September 1, 2008 shall have recived at least one dose of PCV on or after
their first birthday. This must be completed before the child enters school.
Influenza Vaccine
Children 6 through 59 months of age attending preschool on or after September
1, 2008 shall annually receive at least one dose of influenza vaccine between
September 1 and December 31 of each year.
The following immunizations are now required for every child born after
January 1, 1997 and entering grade 6 in September 2008:
Diptheria and Tenanus Toxoids and Pertussis Vaccine
Every child born on or after January 1, 1997 and entering Grade 6 or a
comparable age level special education program on or after September 1, 2008,
shall have received one dose of Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, acellular
pertussis)given no earlier than the tenth birthday.
Children entering or attending Grade 6 on or after September 1, 2008 who
received a Td booster less than five years prior to entry shall not be
required to receive a Tdap dose until five years have elapsed from the last
DPT/DTap or Td dose.
Children born on or after January 1, 1997, transferring into a NJ school from
another state or country after September 1, 2008, shall have received one
dose of Tdap, provided at least five years have elapsed from the last
documented Td dose.
Meningococcal Vaccine
Every child born on or after January 1, 1997, and entering or attending a
comparable age level special education program on or after Sepotember 1,
2008, shall have received one dose of a meningococcal-containing vaccine,
such as the medically preferred meningococcal conjugate vaccine.
Every child born on or after January 1, 1997, and transferring into a NJ
school from another state or country on or after September 1, 2008, shall
have received one dose of meningococcal vaccine.
All vaccine doses that are administered less than or equal to fours days
before either the specified product label minimum age or dose spacing
interval shall be counted valid and not require revaccination in order to
enter or remain in school.
Please send a copy of your child's updated immunizations (physician note or
immunization card) to the school nurse documenting that the above
immunizations have been given to your child by September 1, 2008.
ON A DIFFERENT SUBJECT : AS OF JUNE 10, 2008 THERE ARE NINE PAIRS OF
UNCLAIMED EYEGLASSES IN THE LOST AND FOUND. IF THERE IS A POSSIBLITY THAT A
PAIR MIGHT BELONG TO YOUR CHILD PLEASE HAVE THEM CHECK WITH MRS. SCHREYER AND
I WILL ASSIST THEM IN SEARCHING THROUGH THE FOUND PAIRS,
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