St. Mary's Catholic School

About St. Mary's Catholic School

The purpose of St. Mary\'s Preschool and School, kindergarten through sixth grade, is to provide a quality education by promoting academic achievement, self-discipline, and a firm foundation of Catholic Christian ethics.

Diocesan Policy (2.01) states the following admission priorities for elementary schools:
1. Catholic families who are parishioners with a child currently enrolled.
2. Catholic families who are parishioners without a child currently enrolled.
3. Other Catholic families with a child enrolled.
4. Other Catholic families wanting to enroll a child in either Preschool or K.
5. A family not Catholic with a child currently enrolled.
6. Catholic families from other parishes without a child currently enrolled.
7. A family not Catholic without a child currently enrolled.

Enrollment Requirements
(As of July 31, 2004 - Subject to change) According to Diocesan regulations and Arkansas State Law, no child shall be admitted to the Preschool program for the current year, unless he/she has attained the age of three (3) by September 15. For kindergarten, he/she must be five (5) on or before September 15th of the current school year. A birth certificate, Social Security card and current immunization records are required for initial enrollment of new students. If a child is a Catholic, a baptismal certificate must also be presented at the time of registration.
All students attending Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Little Rock are subject to the immunization laws of the State of Arkansas.
1. The requirement for entry into school, irrespective of grade, are at least five doses of Acellular Diptheria/Tetanus/Pertussis (DTP), Diphtheria/Tetanus (DT pediatric), or Tetanus/Diptheria (Td Adult), at least four doses of polio vaccine; one dose of Rubeola (measles) vaccine, one dose of Rubella (German measles) vaccine and one dose of mumps vaccine. Additionally, three doses of Hepatitis B vaccine, and one dose of Varicella (chickenpox) vaccine are required before entering kindergarten. NO STUDENT MAY BEGIN SCHOOL WITHOUT APPROPRIATE AND UP-TO-DATE IMMUNIZATIONS.
2. A child who has had any disease requiring immunization should not be required to have the vaccine for the disease, if the disease is documented by an attending physician.
3. An exemption to the immunization law may be made only by a certificate issued by the Director, Arkansas Department of Health, that the vaccine would be detrimental to the health of the child.
4. Students who transfer from another school either within the state or from out of state will be admitted conditionally. Only a maximum of thirty (30) calendar days shall be given for the student to produce documentation of immunization or be excluded.

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