A child must be five (5) years of age on or before September 1 to attend kindergarten in Oklahoma. A child must be six (6) years of age on or before September 2 to attend first grade. New students are required to bring birth certificates, immunization records and proof of residence at time of enrollment. Minimum required immunizations include three doses DPT or Td, Three doses Polio vaccine (OPV), one dose each of smallpox, measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR).
Transfer students should provide transcript or records from school previously attended. School authorities, with parent's consent, will send for transcripts of the student's records. For registration information, contact the Family Support Center's Relocation Assistance program for information on school districts in the area. There are over twenty (20) school districts located in the greater Oklahoma City metro area.
Tinker Elementary, is a part of the Mid-Del School System, designated to serve kindergarten through sixth-grade students on base and those affiliated with the military.
At present enrollment is 650 students, 98 percent of whom have military parents. Music and Physical Education are part of the curriculum. They also provide Special Education services for speech and learning disabled students.
The Base Education Services Center offers a wide variety of services to military personnel and their dependents. On-base programs include: General Education Development (GED) preparation; English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL); Adult Basic Education (ABE) classes; and undergraduate and graduate degree programs.
Tuition assistance is available to active-duty Air Force military members to
help defray the cost of tuition for courses taught on or off base, by regionally
or nationally accredited colleges and universities.
All local school boards are required to provide free and appropriate education
for the vision and hearing impaired, physically and mentally handicapped, and
emotionally disturbed.
