DDESS Eligibility Fact Sheet

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Information Requirements:

The following information is required to register a student:

1. DoDEA Form 600 (can be completed online and brought in or at the school office)
2. Date of Birth verification - following are acceptable:
   - Birth Certificate - certified copy
   - Passport
   - Prior School Record (grades 2 and above only)
3. Verification of Eligible Dependent
   - Orders
   - Birth Certificate indicating Sponsor is biological parent (IF NOT VERIFIED BY ABOVE)
   If a Custodian/Guardian, provide
   - - - -Court Ordered physical custody/guardianship order (signed by judge), OR
   - - - -Documentation that custody/guardianship has been filed with court and filing fee paid (child will be provisionally enrolled)
4. Verification of Employment. Provide:
   - - - -Current orders
   - - - -Sponsor's ID (copy front side only)
   - - - -Command Letter
5. Housing Authorization or 90/180 day letter OR Housing Assignment Voucher OR Completed RCI Lease agreement
6. Immunization Records (Shot Record) for each student attending our schools

Housing Requirements:

If you have a 90-Day Letter issued by the Housing Office (rather than an installation address), you must register your child/children at the Office of the Superintendent located on the north end of Irwin Middle School (Knox Street). On the other hand, if you already have an address on either Fort Bragg, Linden Oaks or Pope AAF, you should proceed directly to the school where your child/children are to attend.

Age Requirements:

DoDEA has made an important change to its entrance age eligibility requirement that affects the early childhood program beginning in School Year 2009-10. The entrance eligibility birth date has been adjusted from October 31 to September 1.

- For Sure Start and Pre-Kindergarten Programs: A child must be 4 years of age on or before September 1 to be eligible to attend the DoDEA Sure Start Program and Pre-Kindergarten Program.

- For the DoDEA Kindergarten Program: A child must be 5 years of age on or before September 1 to be eligible to attend kindergarten in DoDEA Schools.

- For the DoDEA First Grade Program: A child must be 6 years of age on or before September 1 or have completed an accredited kindergarten program to be eligible to attend first grade in DoDEA Schools.

The decision is the result of careful consideration and extensive coordination of educators and administrators as well as DoDEA advisory councils. Current trends were researched and reviewed, resulting in a recommendation to change the minimum entrance age requirement. The change aligns DoDEA’s early childhood entrance age with the majority of military-impacted states.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Minimum Entrance Age Change updated 5/9/2009 (this is a pdf file).

Early Childhood Brochure Version 2 - May 2009 (this is a pdf file).

To visit the DoDEA webpage that explains this new policy, click here.