Student Orientation Packet 2026-2027
  • Student Entry Form 2026-2027

  • Sex (as indicated on Birth Certificate)*
  • Birth Date*
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  • Format: (000) 000-0000.
  • Parental Authorization for Deviation from Student's Legal Name

    Under Fla. Admin. Code R. 6A-10955: Education Records, each school district must develop a form to obtain parental consent whereby parents may specify the use of any deviation from their child's legal name in school. Without this consent, school personnel are obligated to use your student's legal name as it appears on their birth certificate.
  • This consent authorizes school personnel to use the parent/guardian approved name/nickname, as indicated below, for my student. I understand that this name/nickname will be entered into the Student Information System (FOCUS).

  • Does the student have a nickname that school personnel are authorized to use?*
  • Ethnicity: Are you Hispanic/Latino?*
  • Language spoken at home:*
  • Race: Check at least one. (Note: Hispanic/Latino is not a race)*
  • Has the student ever been expelled from any school, had an arrest which resulted in a charge, had any other Department of Juvenile Justice actions against him/her, or been referred for mental health services?*
  • Has the student ever had an open case (Low, Medium, or High level) in the Florida Harm Prevention and Threat Management Model at any school? If the student has an existing SSMP (Student Support Management Plan), we must be made aware so that we can monitor and evaluate the plan until it is closed.*
  • Migrant/Farm Worker?*
  • If yes, do you travel in FL or to other states to find farm work?
  • Has the student been in an exceptional student education (ESE) or any other special education program?*
  • Has the student been determined eligible under Section 504 and/or has a Section 504 plan?*
  • Has the student been in any ESOL or ELL program or class?*
  • Is your family residing in any of the following situations?*
  • Student lives with:*
  • Documentation Required:
  • Are you the legal parent or guardian of the student?*
  • Emergency and Contact Information Form 2026-2027

  • Birth Date*
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  • Sex (as indicated on Birth Certificate)*
  • Format: (000) 000-0000.
  • Format: (000) 000-0000.
  • How will the student get home from school?*
  • Court Order on File?*
  • Emergency Contacts

  • Contact 1

    Must be a parent or legal guardian
  • Format: (000) 000-0000.
  • Format: (000) 000-0000.
  • Rows
  • Relationship to Student:*
  • Lives With?*
  • Contact 2

  • Format: (000) 000-0000.
  • Rows
  • Relationship to Student:
  • Lives With?
  • Contact 3

  • Format: (000) 000-0000.
  • Rows
  • Relationship to Student:
  • Lives With?
  • Contact 4

  • Format: (000) 000-0000.
  • Rows
  • Relationship to Student:
  • Lives With?
  • *Each parent has the right to pick-up, visit, and meet with his/her student at school, without interference of or the need for consent from the other parent, unless the school has received a certified copy of an enforceable court order that provides to the contrary. In addition, a court order is necessary to deny records access to parents/guardians.

  • Notice: You are required to complete the Emergency and Contact Information Form and update information annually or at any time the information changes. School personnel will contact you to pick up your child if he/she is unable to remain at school due to illness or accident. If school personnel are unable to reach you, one of the adults listed on the Emergency and Contact Information Form designated to pick up your child will be contacted. School personnel will contact Emergency Medical Services in an emergency to take whatever action is deemed necessary for the health and safety of your child. Parents are financially responsible for any emergency care and/or transportation your child needs. Also, it is your responsibility to notify your child's school of any changes in the information recorded on this form and to provide the school with information if there are any custody restrictions involving your child. Forms must accurately reflect your child's court order, if applicable.

  • I certify that the information provided on this Emergency and Contact Information Form is accurate, true, and correct.

  • Parent Consent for School Health Services School Year 2026-2027

  • The Florida Department of Education and the Florida Department of Health work in cooperation to coordinate the School Health Services Program as mandated in Florida Statute sections 381.0056, 281.0057, and 402.3026. Pursuant to Florida Statute 1001.42: A parent/guardian MUST opt-in yearly for their child to receive school Health Services/Clinic Services. Please indicate if you want your student to be able to receive the services indicated below. Check “Yes” or “No".

  • I want my child to be able to access care in the clinic due to illness or injury. School health/clinic services may include: first aid, emergency care *, health appraisals, nursing assessment, health counseling, referral and follow-up, health promotion, disease and injury prevention, basic health education provided in the clinic, and health consultations. ***If "NO", the student will NOT receive health/clinic services as outlined above, including, but not limited to, temperature checks, first aid, etc.*
  • I want my child to participate in individual student screenings related to learning, behavior and/or social emotional well-being as needed by the school problem-solving team to ensure proper instruction and intervention in these areas. This may also include an individual vision and/or hearing screening to rule out vision difficulties affecting learning.*
  • * There is not an option to withhold/decline consent for emergency care. In emergency situations, school personnel will contact Emergency Medical Services and provide emergency care until EMS arrives. Once EMS arrives, they will take whatever action is deemed necessary for the health and safety of your child. Parents are financially responsible for any emergency care and/or transportation your child needs.

  • This consent DOES NOT AUTHORIZE invasive screening or procedures (COVID-19 testing, blood draw, vaccinations, etc.), preventative health care, medication administration, mental health counseling, therapy (physical therapy, occupational therapy, etc.) or other services that require specific parental direction and consent (administration of medication, medical procedures, medical management of chronic health conditions, etc.)

  • For your child to receive any medication or medical treatment at school, you must consent to health services/clinic visits and provide a new Authorization for Medication/Treatment signed by you and your child’s doctor each school year. All medications must be brought to school by an adult. All medications and/or treatment, equipment or supplies must be supplied by the parent/guardian.

  • You are also required to complete the Emergency and Contact Information Form and update information annually or any time the information changes. School personnel will contact you to pick up your child if he/she is unable to remain at school due to illness or accident. If school personnel are unable to reach you, one of the adults listed on the Emergency and Contact Information Form designated to pick up your child will be contacted.

  • NOTICE: The following state mandated health screenings are provided: vision screening in grades PreK, K, 1, 3, 6; hearing screening in grades PreK, K, 1, 6; growth and development/Body Mass Index (BMI) screening in grades PreK, 1, 3, 6; blood pressure screening for Head Start PreK; and scoliosis screening in grade 6. If you do not want your child to participate in any of the screenings above, please complete the School Health Screening Opt-Out Form available at your child’s school. You may also access the form from the district’s website (https://polkschoolsfl.com/policiesandforms). The opt-out form must be completed and submitted each school year that you do not want your child to participate in the mandatory health screenings.

  • Polk County Public Schools will only share student medical information from education records in accordance with law. It may be necessary to share some information about your child with the School Board’s health care partners to provide and evaluate health services or obtain emergency medical treatment. Your child’s education records may also be shared with school officials who have a legitimate educational purpose for accessing such treatment records. Therefore, it is your responsibility to notify the school of any changes in the information recorded on this form.

  • I certify that I consent to or decline Health Services/Clinic Services as indicated above, that the information on the Medical Information Form is accurate, and that I understand the school keeps all medical information and records in accordance with Florida law.

  • LWCS Physical Education Participation/Restriction Form

  • The following information is required regarding any physical education restrictions of your child. This will enable us to plan for the most appropriate physical activities for your child.

  • *It is recommended that a student be given a physical examination each year by his/her physician.

  • Physical Condition of the Student:*
  • *In the event that your child is NOT able to take part in the regular physical education program, an additional form will need to be completed by your physician. Copies of the Physical Education Restriction Form are available in the main office to take to your physician.

  • Lake Wales Charter Schools Code of Conduct Consent Forms

  • The complete Code of Conduct is available online (lwcharterschools.com) or in every LWCS school office.

  • MANDATORY: Acknowledgement of Code of Conduct

  • I am aware of the contents of the Code of Conduct adopted be the Lake Wales Charter Schools. I know that compliance with the Code of Conduct is mandatory.

    Copies of the Code of Conduct are available online via the link below or in the office.
  • Janie Howard Wilson Attendance Contract

    This contract is to inform parents/guardians of student attendance policies at Janie Howard Wilson Elementary.
  • As the parent/guardian, I acknowledge my awareness of the following student attendance requirements:

  • 1. Florida Statute 1003.26 requires regular school attendance of children between the ages of 6 and 16.

  • 2. Florida Statute 1003.24 makes parents and legal guardians responsible, and criminally liable, for ensuring that their children attend school.

  • 3. It is the parent's responsibility to notify the school of the student's absences. Parents may submit written excusal notes for up to 3 absences within a 90-day calendar period; absences beyond 3 days require a doctor's note to be excused. Proper written verification must be received within 3 days of a student's absence to be considered excused.

  • 4. Polk County Schools can require a doctor's note to excuse absences if a child has exhibited a pattern of nonattendance.

  • 5. Referral to a School Social Worker for assistance may be made if a child presents a pattern of nonattendance.

  • 6. Parents may be required to attend school meetings to discuss patterns of nonattendance.

  • 7. Five UNEXCUSED TARDIES or early PICK-UPS in a grading period will count as one unexcused absence and the student will not be eligible for perfect attendance as per the student agenda.

  • 8. SPECIAL NOTE: Out of zone students who attend Janie Howard Wilson Elementary are expected to be in compliance with ALL ATTENDANCE AND BEHAVIORAL POLICIES. Those students NOT in compliance will be dismissed back to their zoned school.

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  • Janie Howard Wilson Check Out Procedures Acknowledgement

  • For the safety and health of your student, please review the following policies and procedures.

  • Policies

  • If a student becomes ill during the day, the teacher will give the student a pass to the clinic. The school nurse will assess the situation and contact parents/guardians using only phone numbers from their EMERGENCY CONTACT AND INFORMATION FORM.

    *Note: If you have changed your phone number, it is imperative that you let us know AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
  • If a parent/guardian needs someone other than those designated on the EMERGENCY CONTACT AND INFORMATION FORM to come to sign a student out, prior authorization from parent/guardian (written notice), before school must be presented. Otherwise, a call to parent will be placed for verification. If parent/guardian cannot be contacted, the student will not be signed out. Also, this NEWLY AUTHORIZED PERSON MUST HAVE A VALID ID before checking your student out.

    *Note: If you have changed your phone number, it is imperative that you let us know AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
  • Any afternoon checkouts must be processed prior to 2:05 pm.

  • Any changes to end of day transportation must be reported to the office prior to 2:05 pm.

  • Procedures

  • If a student has an appointment during school, parent/guardian must come to the office and sign student out personally. A doctor's note must be presented upon the student's return to school the same or next day.

  • Students with fever of 100.4 or higher will be sent to the clinic to be sent home. Students must be checked out from the clinic immediately by parent/guardian after they have been called.

  • JHW Student Parent Compact

    Please click the link below to view the compact and check the box to agree to the terms and conditions contained therein.
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