Student Registration
Welcome to the Norwalk La Mirada Unified School District!
Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District mission, in collaboration with our parents and our community, shall develop in our students the knowledge, understanding, skills, and attitudes to empower them to become life-long learners and successful, productive citizens in an ever-changing world.
We will accomplish this by promoting a climate of high expectations, providing world-class opportunities, striving to meet individual needs, and valuing diversity. We are happy to have your student(s) join our NLMUSD family!
REGISTRATION OPEN DATES:
Transitional Kindergarten & Kindergarten (New and Returning Students): April 7, 2023
New Student Registration (1st - 12th Grades): April 21, 2023
Returning Student Registration (1st - 12th Grades): May 5, 2023
ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS
Enrollment in the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District is entirely online. There are no enrollment applications available at school sites or the District Office. If you require assistance, please contact your home school or school of choice for more information. If you do not know your home school, click on the home school locator below:
The following documentation is REQUIRED in order to complete enrollment:
- Student Immunization Record
- Student Birth Certificate
- Parent/Legal Guardian Photo ID
- Parent/Legal Guardian Proof of Residency
For more information on enrollment requirements, click on the arrow next to each subject
Student Immunizations for TK/K-12
These immunization requirements also apply to students entering transitional kindergarten.
California schools are required to check immunization records for all new student admissions at TK/Kindergarten through 12th grade and all students advancing to 7th grade before entry. Parents must show their child's Immunization Record as proof of immunization unless there is certification of homelessness.
Parents or guardians of students in any school or child-care facility, whether public or private, will no longer be allowed to submit a personal beliefs exemption to a currently-required vaccine.
Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis (DTaP, DTP, Tdap, or Td) — 5 doses
(4 doses OK if one was given on or after 4th birthday. 3 doses OK if one was given on or after 7th birthday.)
(4 doses OK if one was given on or after 4th birthday. 3 doses OK if one was given on or after 7th birthday.)
For 7th-12th graders, at least 1 dose of pertussis-containing vaccine is required on or after 7th birthday.
Polio (OPV or IPV) — 4 doses
(3 doses OK if one was given on or after 4th birthday)
(3 doses OK if one was given on or after 4th birthday)
Hepatitis B — 3 doses
(not required for 7th grade entry)
(not required for 7th grade entry)
Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) — 2 doses
(Both given on or after 1st birthday)
(Both given on or after 1st birthday)
Varicella (Chickenpox) — 2 doses
Medical Exemptions: Starting January 1, 2021:
Medical exemptions can only be issued through the California Immunization Registry – Medical Exemption website (CAIR-ME) by physicians licensed in California.
Schools and child care facilities may only accept from parents new medical exemptions that are issued using CAIR-ME.
For more information about this new law, please click on the link below:
Shots For School - Medical Exemptions
Schools and child care facilities may only accept from parents new medical exemptions that are issued using CAIR-ME.
For more information about this new law, please click on the link below:
Shots For School - Medical Exemptions
Medical Information
Oral Health Assessment: State law requires that all children entering TK/kindergarten or first grade, whichever is his or her first year in public school, have an oral health assessment, completed no later than May 31 of their first year of school enrollment. The law specifies that the assessment must be done by a licensed dentist or other licensed or registered dental health professional. An assessment within 12 months of enrollment into school also meets this requirement.
Physical Examination: State law requires that all children entering first grade must have received a physical examination (CHDP) within 18 months before or within 3 months after entering first grade.
Physical Examination: State law requires that all children entering first grade must have received a physical examination (CHDP) within 18 months before or within 3 months after entering first grade.
Birth Verification
Parent/Legal Guardian must upload a photo copy of one of the following to verify student date of birth:
- Birth certificate
- Passport
- Hospital certificate - must include parent names
- Baptismal certificate - must include parent names
Proof of Residency
Any parents who have a new NLMUSD student must bring an approved form of proof of residence when visiting their child’s school to complete the registration process. Returning NLMUSD students must submit proof of residence if their home address changed.
Acceptable documentation:
- Mortgage booklet or statement
- Homeowner's Association billing statement
- Rental property contract, lease, with landlord's name, address, and phone number
- Letter on apartment complex or mobile home park letterhead, signed by the landlord, stating that parent/guardian/caregiver lives there
- Utility bills: gas and electric, sewer, trash, water, cable bill, internet
- Paystub
- Correspondence from a government agency