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Immunization Requirements
PA Department of Health school immunization code (28 Pa. Code,
Chapter 23) requires that all children at any grade, kindergarten through 12th,
including all public, private, parochial, intermediate unit and home schooled
students, show proof of immunization before they can attend school in the
commonwealth. The following requirements
are of a child entering kindergarten for the first time or of an elementary
student transferring from another school within
At least four doses of DTP or DT, One dose to be given on or after the 4th birthday
Three doses of Polio vaccine (OPV/IPV)
Two doses of Measles/Mumps/Rubella (MMR)
Three doses of Hepatitis B vaccine
Varicella vaccine or proof of having had disease
If the minimum required immunizations are not completed your child may be excluded from entering school until the requirement is met. The school nurse will determine eligibility criteria when reviewing immunization record.
Dental and Physical Examination Requirements
• Upon entering Kindergarten or transferring from out of
state into
• In third grade your child will be required to have a Dental Examination.
The school will provide Physical and Dental examinations for your child for these required examinations. You will be notified by letter when the dates are scheduled for these examinations. If you choose you may have your own Health Care Providers perform the examinations. Forms for Private Physical or Dental Examinations may be picked up in the Health Office or you may download them form the links below.
Health Screenings
Every year I will provide health screenings for your child and Document findings in their Health Record. I will notify you of any health concerns that arise during the screening. Again, these are only screenings I encourage you to continue to take your child for regularly scheduled appointments with your health care provider.
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Yearly Health Screenings |
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Grade |
Vision |
Height and Weight |
Hearing |
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K |
X |
X |
X |
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1 |
X |
X |
X |
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2 |
X |
X |
X |
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3 |
X |
X |
X |
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4 |
X |
X |
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5 |
X |
X |
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Body Mass Index (BMI) This information was taken from
A letter will be
mailed home with your child’s BMI once a year.
Body Mass Index (BMI) is a number based on your child’s weight and height that helps to identify if your child is healthy for his or her height.
BMI is used to tell if children are underweight, overweight, or at risk for overweight.
BMI helps tell if children and teens are at risk for becoming overweight as they get older.
Finding this out early and working with a health provider can help these children and teens to develop healthy eating and activities to avoid serious health problems such as heart disease, diabetes, cancer, high blood pressure, and /or eating disorders.
Since BMI is only a screening tool, it does not mean that your child is unhealthy just because his or her BMI is “underweight,” “at risk for being overweight,” or “overweight,” on the chart.
Look at BMI readings over time, and don’t focus on one BMI number.
TALK with your child’s health provider about the BMI results.
Children’s BMI chart
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< 5th Percentile |
85 – 95th Percentile |
> 95th Percentile |
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Less than the 5th percentile are “underweight.” |
At the 85th percentile up to the 95th percentile are “at risk for being overweight.” |
At or more than or the 95th percentile are “overweight.” |
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Thin and very healthy: his or her BMI may be “underweight,” but your child may be growing normally, eating healthy, and being active |
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Athletic: his or her BMI may be “at risk for being overweight” or “overweight” on the chart, but your child may not be over-fat. Your child’s high weight could be from muscle or bone structure |
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Not gaining weight or has recently lost weight: has diarrhea, vomiting, poor appetite, not eating right, or a low energy level, being “underweight” can be a sign of a health problem. Talk with our health provider. |
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