Any questions can be directed to Ms. Korte at akorte@pasco.k12.fl.us

Thomas E. Weightman Middle School

Registration Checklist

2020-2021

It’s great to be a Wildcat!

Prior School year Pasco County transfer

School Transferring from: _________________________________

__ Release of Records Form

__ 2 proofs of residency ex. Lease or utility bill

__ Copy of parent Driver’s License

__ Legal documents ex. Custody or placement

Out of county/state/country transfer

County/State Transferring from: ______________________________

__ Registration packet

__ 2 proofs of residency ex. Lease or utility bill

__ Copy of parent driver’s license

__ Birth certificate

__ Florida immunization record *Incoming 7

graders must have TDAP

__ School Entry physical within the last year

__ Middle school transcript 6

_____ 7

_____

__ Special education records ex. IEP, EP, or 504 plan

__ Legal documents ex. Custody or placement

Pasco County Schools Registration Requirements

http://www.pasco.k12.fl.us/comm/page/registration_requirements

All students must attend the school to which they are assigned based on their home address, unless they have an approved

assignment to another school or program (e.g. school choice). Applications for School Choice may be obtained by visiting

the Educational Options website. Completed applications must be submitted during specified application periods.

The school district expects residence information submitted regarding students to be truthful and accurate, and district forms

pertaining to residence and household membership shall be verified under penalties of perjury.

Section 837.06, Florida Statutes, provides that, ”Whoever knowingly makes a false statement in writing with the intent to

mislead a public servant in the performance of his or her official duty shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second

degree.” Additionally, a person who knowingly makes a false declaration under penalties of perjury commits a felony of the third

degree, pursuant to section 92.525, Florida Statutes. Providing school officials false information regarding your residence when

enrolling your child may result in your child being withdrawn and/or reassigned to the appropriate zoned school, and referral of

the matter to law enforcement for possible criminal prosecution. Additionally, falsification of this information may result in the

permanent revocation of your child’s privilege to engage in extracurricular activities, including organized sports.

Parents/legal guardians are responsible for notifying the school principal if there is a change in residence or parental

responsibility of the student within five (5) days, even if the parent thinks the student is still in the school’s zone. Failure to give

timely notice may result in a reassignment to the student’s zoned school and/or loss of eligibility for athletics and other activities.

Immunization Requirements

Kindergarten – 12

Grade

Before entering or attending school in Florida (kindergarten through twelfth grade), each child must provide a Florida

Certification of Immunization (Form DH 680) documenting that the student has met the following minimum state

requirements:

• Four or five doses of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTaP) vaccine*

• Three doses of hepatitis B (Hep B) vaccine

• Three, four or five doses of polio (IPV) vaccine**

• Two doses of measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine

• Two doses of varicella vaccine *** for KG – 11th grade

• One dose of varicella vaccine *** for grade 12

• One dose of tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis (Tdap) vaccine for grades 7th – 12th only

*The fifth dose of DTaP vaccine is not necessary if the fourth dose was administered at age 4 years or older.

**If four or more doses are administered before age 4 years, an additional dose should be administered at age 4 through 6

years and at least six months after the previous dose. A fourth dose is not necessary if the third dose was administered at age

4 years or older and at least six months after the previous dose.

***Varicella vaccine is not required if varicella disease is documented by the health care provider

Florida Department of Health

33845 FL-54, Wesley Chapel, FL – (813) 780-0740

Florida Department of Health

13941 15

Street, Dade City, FL – (352) 521-1450

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TRANSPORTATION SERVICES ORIENTATION INFORMATION

PASCO COUNTY SCHOOL – REOPENING SCHOOLS - 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR

Secondary Information

Bus Sanitation

Each bus will be thoroughly sanitized twice a day and high-touch areas of the bus will

be disinfected between each transported group. Students are required to wear a face

covering while on the bus. Siblings will be directed to sit together and students will be

organized on the bus by their stop. Available space on the bus will be used to the

fullest extent possible to distance students. Please do not send your student to school

if they are not feeling well.

Transportation Eligibility

Florida State Statute outlines student eligibility for school transportation. In general,

students that live within 2 miles of their zoned school are not eligible for basic student

transportation. It would be the family’s responsibility to coordinate how their student

gets to and from school. Transportation as a related service for special education

students is coordinated on a student IEP or 504 documentation.

Be Ready for the Bus

It is important to be standing at the bus stop at least 5 minutes prior to the pick-up time on your bus pass. Please follow these

directions especially if you drive your student to the stop in the morning. Routes will likely run a little late until everyone gets

back in the school routine again. Please be early and be ready. It is important to keep in mind that school bus drivers are not

able to engage in lengthy discussion with parents or guardians at the bus stop as we strive to maintain our bus stop schedule.

Please contact Transportation should you have questions or concerns you would like to discuss.

Ridership Consistency

We certainly understand the excitement of returning to school and families driving their student in the first few days (or more)!

Please consider transitioning your student to the bus as soon as possible. We want our students (and you) to be comfortable

and confident when using District transportation. Ridership will be monitored and those students with bus passes that do not

ride the bus will receive notification of their pass being ended. The deactivation of passes will begin in October for students not

actively riding the bus.

Bus Passes

Transportation relies on information in MyStudent to issue bus passes for students. It is important for you to ensure your

student’s address information is accurate and update as needed, directly with their school. Updated bus passes will be issued

and available in your MyStudent portal within 48 hours. You can print this screen or snap a picture for reference later. Bus

passes for students with an IEP or 504 can take up to 7 days to coordinate transportation. Parent Portal set-up information can

be found here https://tinyurl.com/y6nyn8b8

School Choice

Transportation is not provided for students that have elected to attend a school other than their zoned school. Students

participating in some academic programs (e.g. Cambridge, IB, Magnet) may have alternative transportation options. This

information can be provided by your student’s school or by contacting Transportation.

Single Bus Pass

Transportation eligible students may only be issued one bus pass based on the student’s address of record. This pass is for

consistent transportation; Monday-Friday; morning and afternoon; to the same stop location. The District is unable to

accommodate requests for bus stops to multiple addresses.

Bus Compound Contact Info:

Bus routes each have an alpha-

numeric identifier. The beginning

letter identifies the servicing bus

compound you should call if

needed.

C Routes 727-774-0520

D Routes 813-794-0560

N Routes 727-774-0540

S Routes 727-774-4410

W Routes 727-774-0400

Z Routes 813-794-0501

Two Week Route Consistency

It is District practice to restrict route changes (adding stops, changing stop times) for the first two weeks of school. This allows

students and families to build a consistent back to school routine. While there are situations that require some limited, specific

changes to occur, we will work to minimize the impact as much as possible. Route changes will begin to be processed beginning

the third week of school.

Late Buses

If a bus is running at least 15 minutes late, an automated phone message will be sent to the identified contact for the students

who are assigned to that bus; using the primary phone number listed in my student. If the bus arrives late to the school,

Transportation notifies the school office of their late arrival. Students will not be marked tardy due to their bus arriving late to

school. Messages of this nature will not be sent out during the first two weeks of school.

Maintaining Your Student’s Emergency Contacts

The information recorded in MyStudent will be used to communicate with you or your designated emergency contacts in the

event of an emergency at school or on the bus. It is vital that you check periodically and update this information with the school.

This information can be verified through your MyStudent portal.

General Bus Safety and Information

Buses are equipped with lap belts and students are expected to wear them at all times.

Band Instruments or Large Projects: Students may bring these items on the bus as long as they can be held in their lap or

between their legs. Also, they shall not protrude into the aisle or another student’s space. Large projects cannot contain

materials that could be harmful to other students such as hazardous liquids, glass or other sharp items, etc.

Any item left on a school bus will be collected by their bus driver and held for your student on the next school day. Students

should check with their driver first for any lost items. Items of obvious monetary value are turned in to the bus compound at

the end of the day. We are not able to have a bus return to a stop for items left on the bus. Contact the transportation compound

should assistance be needed.

Transportation Call Center

To assist parents with questions and concerns during the first week of

school, the transportation call center will be open from 6-10AM and from 2-6PM.

Call 813-794-2500, 727-774-2500, or 352-524-2500.