Required Documents
Families will be required to submit proofs of residency in person at our Document Drop-off Event March 2-6, 2026. Document drop-off will be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day at Oxford Early Childhood Center located at 1637 Hwy 30. All documents must be received in order for your child to have a complete application.
Required registration documents* for our pre-K program are:
*NOTE: Any document with a P.O. box as an address will NOT be accepted by school officials.
- Copy of child’s original birth certificate
- Child’s updated immunization record (Mississippi Immunization 121 Form):
- For children entering 3-K: Child's immunization record must be marked “Requirements met for child care facility attendance (until K4 entrance)”;
- For children entering 4-K:
- For children who turn 4 years old BEFORE March 2, 2026, child's immunization record must be marked “Requirements met for K4 through 6th grade attendance”;
- For children who turn 4 years old AFTER March 2, 2026 and before September 1, 2026, child's immunization record must be marked “Temporarily Compliant, 121 Form EXPIRES [date]”.
- Proofs of residency (view board policy JBCAA – Verification of Residence):
NOTE: the parent/guardian’s name and address on each of these items must be the same.
- Any one (1) of the following documents:
- Mortgage document from the month of or month prior to registration;
- Property deed;
- Property tax document for the most recent tax year;
- Filed Homestead Exemption Application form;
- A current apartment or home lease with an expiration date/term of agreement; or
- Any other residency documentation that will objectively and unequivocally establish that the parent or legal guardian resides within the school district as determined by the director of student registration, superintendent, or designee.
- AND any one (1) of the following documents:
- Utility bill (water, gas, electricity, solid waste, TV cable, internet, or landline phone) for service in the month of or month prior to registration (outdated utility bills will not be accepted);
- Valid Mississippi automobile registration;
- Affidavit and/or personal visit by a designated school district official (affidavit forms are available in the Student Registration office located at Oxford Intermediate School); or
- Any other residency documentation/verification that will objectively and unequivocally establish that the parent or legal guardian resides within the school district as determined by the director of student registration, superintendent, or designee.
