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A copy of one of the following documents must be provided for every student to verify age eligibility. To avoid unnecessary delays, provide a copy of this document along with your enrollment documents.
As a reminder, the age eligibility is as follows:
A copy of one of the following documents must be provided to verify your legal residence. If you do not have any of these documents, please contact the enrollment team to discuss acceptable alternatives.
If you do not have any of these documents, please contact the enrollment team at 800-221-2720 to discuss acceptable alternatives.
All Wyoming Connections Academy students must provide evidence of their immunizations on one of the following:
These forms must be stamped or signed by a health care provider.
If those options are not successful, an Authorization to Release Health Records form can be completed. If the immunizations are in the Wyoming Immunization Registry (WyIR), this form will allow the Immunization Program to provide a copy of the record.
Please refer to the Wyoming School Immunization Requirements provided on the Wyoming Department of Health website.
Immunizations can be obtained from doctor’s offices, clinics, or hospitals. Pediatricians and family doctors or their nurses or medical assistants can give your student the shots he or she needs to meet the requirements for school enrollment. In addition, some large chain pharmacies offer immunizations for older children and adults.
According to the Wyoming Department of Health, "there are multiple ways to obtain immunization records." The quickest method would be to contact the primary care provider or the last school attended. Schools will generally not keep immunization records for more than a year or two, at the longest, until graduation. After a student graduates, records are sent to the Wyoming State Archives and can be retrieved with a phone call 307-777-7826.
For a directory of Wyoming-based providers, please review the Public Health Nursing Office and Private Physicians, Hospitals, Rural Health and Federally Qualified Health Centers, and Other Providers webpage.
If you need assistance paying for shots/vaccinations, you may be able to get free or reduced immunizations through this program:
A student may be exempt from immunizations for the following reasons: medical exemption or religious exemption.
All students who have previously attended public school, private school, or homeschool are eligible to enroll and will be requested to submit academic records for placement.
For students applying for grades K–9: Please submit a copy of the report card from the most recent school year.
The following items should be included on the report card:
For students applying for grades 10–12: Submit an unofficial transcript that includes the complete end-of-year grades from the prior school year(s) and any academic documentation (such as a progress report/interim report, class schedule, or marking period/semester report card) issued for the current school year. Additional documentation may be requested for placement.
The following items should be included on the unofficial transcript:
If after attempting these steps you still cannot obtain your student's report card or transcript, please contact the academic placement services team at 800-221-2720 to discuss acceptable alternatives.
You may need to provide additional documentation if any of the following circumstances apply:
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You must meet specific requirements established by Big Horn County School District #1 to attend Wyoming Connections Academy. Before enrolling, review the following Wyoming online school eligibility requirements carefully to determine whether your student(s) is eligible to participate in grades K–12.
Note: Students who are currently expelled or suspended from their local school or district may not be eligible to enroll.
Kindergarten: Any student enrolling in kindergarten must be five (5) years old on or before September 15 in the school year for which you are enrolling.
First Grade: Any student enrolling in first grade must be six (6) years old on or before September 15 in the school year for which you are enrolling.
Maximum Age:Any student who turns twenty-one (21) years old on or before September 15 will not be eligible to enroll in Wyoming Connections Academy.
You must reside in the state of Wyoming and provide acceptable proof of residency to be eligible for enrollment in Wyoming Connections Academy.
All Wyoming Connections Academy students must provide evidence of their immunizations on either a state of Wyoming official immunization form, an immunization booklet with each dose signed/stamped, an official school record, a health provider/Health Department printout or the Connections Academy Immunization form. These forms must be stamped or signed by a health care provider.
Wyoming allows for medical and religious exemptions. To seek a medical exemption the parent or guardian must submit to the State Health Officer or County Health Officer a signed Wyoming Department of Health Medical Exemption form. This form must be accompanied by written evidence from any physician licensed to practice medicine in any jurisdiction of the United States, that the administration of the specific immunization is medically contraindicated to the pupil.
To seek a religious exemption the parent or guardian shall sign a Wyoming Department of Health Religious Exemption form stating that the administration of immunizing agents conflicts with his religious tenets and religious practices.
All students who have previously attended public school, private school, or homeschool are eligible to enroll.
Please have the following documents available and ready to upload to the Enrollment Portal:
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After submitting your documents, you can check the status of your documents by visiting the Enrollment Portal. If you are unable to verify the status of your documents or have any questions, please call 800-221-2720 and contact the Enrollment Team using the document submission option in our phone system. We will check the system to see if the document was received. Please be prepared to provide us with the following information: student’s name, number of pages sent, the date sent, and if sent by fax, the fax number.
Local schools serve one district. Connections Academy serves students from multiple districts statewide. Not all districts statewide accept the same documentation.
Students who are 18 or over must meet age eligibility requirements in their state. Students must also submit academic documentation of all courses attempted since entering the 9th grade. Academic documentation will be reviewed by a school counselor to determine the student's eligibility to complete the program requirements before meeting the age cap for enrollment. Students who cannot complete the program requirements before meeting the age cap for enrollment are not eligible to enroll.
Both emancipated minors and students 18 years and older are required to complete the Parent/Legal Guardian (Caretaker) Acknowledgement (PLCA) form and to provide all required enrollment documentation before the student can enroll. Emancipated minors must also submit court documentation for their emancipation. Please contact the Enrollment Team at 800-221-2720 for more information.
If you have any concerns or questions about how to enroll, our enrollment team is here to help. Please call us at 800-221-2720 .
Wyoming Connections Academy admits students and conducts all educational programs, activities, and employment practices without discrimination on the basis of sex, race, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, creed, sexual orientation, disability, or any other legally protected classification.