{"id":237,"date":"2012-06-30T00:10:50","date_gmt":"2012-06-30T00:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.websitefix.net\/clients\/Generic\/?page_id=237"},"modified":"2019-05-17T18:21:52","modified_gmt":"2019-05-17T18:21:52","slug":"public-education-system","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Kansas3\/?page_id=237","title":{"rendered":"Public Education System"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>ACADEMICS  \/ PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Registration Requirements<br \/>\nIn  Kansas and Missouri, parents must present proof of identification for children  that are entering the public school system as first-time students. A certified  copy of the child\u2019s birth certificate is the most common means of  identification. Some school districts accept other forms as well. Proof of  residency is required for new students and proof of custody when applicable.  Students must be at least five years old by August 31 to enroll in kindergarten  in Kansas and by July 31 in Missouri.<\/p>\n<p>Both  states require proper immunizations against infectious diseases. Missouri  students have no grace period for compliance on immunizations. Kansas allows a  90-day grace period for immunizations but also requires the completion of a  health assessment form for any child up to age nine who is enrolling for the  first time. For a specific list and guidelines, call your local school or  health department. For complete information about public education, contact the  appropriate state board of education:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kansas State Board of  Education<\/strong><br \/>\nTopeka,  KS<br \/>\n785-296-3201<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ksde.org\/\">www.ksde.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Missouri Department of  Elementary and Secondary Education<\/strong><br \/>\nJefferson  City, MO<br \/>\n573-751-4212<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/dese.mo.gov\/\">http:\/\/dese.mo.gov<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ACADEMICS \/ PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM Registration Requirements In Kansas and Missouri, parents must present proof of identification for children that are entering the public school system as first-time students. A certified copy of the child\u2019s birth certificate is the most common means of identification. Some school districts accept other forms as well. Proof of residency [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Kansas3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/237"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Kansas3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Kansas3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Kansas3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Kansas3\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=237"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Kansas3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/237\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":567,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Kansas3\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/237\/revisions\/567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Kansas3\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}