Dear Parent/Guardian of Child entering Kindergarten,
Connecticut law requires each child entering public school to have a health assessment prior to entry into kindergarten. In the virtual enrollment packet is a link to the State of CT Early Childhood Health Assessment Record (CT ECHAR). Please print, complete and sign the front of the form. Your child’s health care provider should complete the inside of the form, your pediatrician may also have these forms available in their office. To be considered complete the physical exam must be within 1 year of the start of kindergarten (after 08/31/2022) and include all starred (*) items. Connecticut law also requires that each child be up-to-date in all immunizations. The form must be completed and returned to your child’s school before your child begins school. CT State Law changed on 4/27/2021, there are no longer religious exemptions for vaccinations. Please return the completed health assessment record (yellow form) to the school your child will be attending by August 15, 2023
If your child has any health concerns that you would like the school to be aware of beyond the State of CT form there is an additional health history form that may be obtained from the school nurse, and can be provided upon you request. If your child takes medication during the school day, you must complete the enclosed medication administration form or you may obtain the form from the school nurse.
I understand that the information given in these documents will be kept in the nurse’s office and shared with the appropriate school staff and state grant compliance auditors who need to know in order to provide for the health and safety of my student. If parents/guardians or authorized emergency contact cannot be reached at the time of a medical emergency, and if immediate care is urgent in the judgement of the school authorities, I authorize and direct the school authorities to send the student to the hospital or doctor most easily accessible. I understand that I will assume full responsibility for the payment of any services rendered.
