New Student Enrollment Information
Welcome to Tellico Plains High School!
Our enrollment policy requires that you provide the following documentation before your child is eligible to attend school at Tellico Plains High School.
▪ Withdrawal Form from the previous school
▪ Birth Certificate
▪ TN Shot Record with proof of a physical
▪ Driver's License/Photo ID of Primary Residential Parent to identify parent/guardian enrolling a child
▪ One Current Proof of Residency in Primary Residential Parent's Name confirming that you reside within the Tellico Plains High school zone
▪ Custody Papers if Applicable
▪ Exceptional Education IEP or 504 documents
Birth Certificate: Your child must be registered under the name given on the birth certificate. If there has been a name change, please supply us with either a copy of the new birth certificate or the court order of the name change.
TN Code Annotated 49-6-5106 states “Use of name of birth certificate-A student shall be enrolled in school under the name that appears on such student’s certificate of live birth, or certificate of birth by adoption, if such adoption occurs prior to the child’s entrance into school…Court-ordered name changes will be entered on the student’s record upon receipt of an appropriate court document.”
Immunizations: Out of State Immunizations must be transferred to a current TN Immunization Form at the Monroe County Health Dept.
Acceptable Proofs of Residency
(Proofs of Residency must be dated within 30 days of the day you register to demonstrate in-zone status.)
▪ Legal document/lease showing proof of residency for a specific address (Notary public or typed/handwritten letters from the landowner are not accepted)
▪ Current bill assigned to a specific address—electric, gas, water, cable, internet.
**Please Note: To Enroll - You Must Currently Be Residing in the Tellico Plains High School zone. Builder Contracts/Letters Can NOT Be Used As Proof Of Residency.
Residency: Please see the information for acceptable proof of residency. If you do not own/rent your own residency and are declaring to TPHS that you reside with another family, you must appear with the homeowner and complete a Residency Affidavit. This must be notarized. The Homeowner must be present and provide (2) utility bills in their name. NOTE: A Truancy Officer from Monroe County Schools may verify your residence at any time during the current school year.
Custody: If your child is not living with BOTH biological parents, we must have a copy of custody papers to verify that the child is living with the primary residential parent. These must be filed and signed by the judge. This is for your child’s protection, as well as to protect the school from liability. Frequently, copies of these papers that you may have given to a previous school will not be in your child’s school record. Some schools keep these in a separate file and do not transfer them in the student’s record.
**If there is anyone whom your child should not have contact with, you must furnish us with documents to declare that.**
Withdrawal From Previous School: We will request records from your child’s previous school. You will need to go there to return all books, technological devices, and pay any outstanding charges. That school may hold the school records until this is done, and we will not be able to receive the information from them that we need.