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Kindergartners enrolled by April find a surprise on their mailboxes as VHEW's PTO builds excitement for incoming students. Photo courtesy of Alice Elmore.
If your child will be entering kindergarten or attending Vestavia Hills Elementary West for the first time this fall, enrollment is now open. Kindergarteners must be 5 years old by Sept. 1, 2015.
You can enroll your child at VHEW’s school office, Monday through Thursday, from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. each day. If circumstances make it necessary for you to enroll your child on a Friday or beyond these designated hours, please call the school to make arrangements. VHEW is located at 1965 Merryvale Road behind the Board of Education. The school phone number is 402-5151.
A parent or legal guardian must bring the following items to the school in order to enroll a student:
- Blue Alabama immunization form
- Proof of age to include but not limited to birth certificate, religious, hospital, or physician’s documents showing date of birth; a baptismal certificate; an entry in a family Bible; an adoption record, an affidavit from a parent; previously verified school records, etc.
- Current and valid lease, warranty deed, settlement statement, mortgage statement, or current property tax notice
- A utility bill in your name for the current month showing your residence property address.
- One other item that ties you to the residence, such as proof of residency from the county registrar of voters, a current vehicle registration showing residence address, one other bill mailed to you at your residence address, or a cancelled check in your name for the current month showing residence property address
- If legal custody of a child is split between two parents, you must attach a certified copy of the court order identifying each parent’s respective award of physical custody.