The paperwork portion of registration is completed online. If you have questions or do not have access to a computer, please contact Mrs. Carol Staley (District Registrar) at [email protected] or 724-796-1551 ext. 5000.
Below is a step-by-step guide for registering your child for Grades 1-12 (New and Returning Students)
Step One:
To get started, the District requires the following information to complete your child's registration.
Please begin by gathering the items listed below:
-Your child's birth certificate
-Two Proofs of residency (lease/rental agreement or mortgage statement, automobile registration/insurance card, current utility bill, pay stub/ACCESS card)
-Photo ID of Parent/Guardian enrolling child (Driver's License, Passport, or State-issued Identity Card) cannot be expired
-Your child's YTD Immunization Record as required by law (must be a copy from Health Care Provider)
You will be asked to upload these documents...a clear scan or picture (jpeg or the like) will upload well. You may scan the documents using a scanner, take a clear/readable picture with your phone, or use the scan option in the notes app to create an image of these documents.
Step Two:
Complete the online registration application following the instructions below:
You will begin by creating a login on our Student Registration Community Web Portal.
(1) Click on CREATE a NEW ACCOUNT - you will be asked to enter your first and last name, working email address, desired password and a security question/answer.
(2) Once you complete this step, you will be directed to verify your email address. Check your email for a message titled "Community Web Portal Student Registration Account Email Confirmation".
Verify your newly created account through the email sent to you. You are now ready to begin the online registration application (it is very important to remember your newly created password - you will need to enter your email and password each time you enter the registration portal).
CLICK HERE to be redirected to our online registration portal.
HEALTH and DENTAL FORMS:
The nurse's office will require a Physical and Dental form completed for children in certain grade levels per the info listed below.
1. Physical Examination form is required for students in 6th and 11th grade (form provided in the online registration packet). A hard copy can be requested if you cannot print it at home. Complete the parent portion, take the form with you to a scheduled appointment, then have the medical professional complete the rest of the form.
2. Dental Examination form is required for students in 3rd and 7th grade (form provided in the online registration packet). A hard copy can be requested if you cannot print it at home. Complete the parent portion, take the form with you to a scheduled appointment, then have the dentist complete the rest of the form.
3. Scoliosis screening is required in 7th grade.
You may return these completed documents by scanning and attaching to an email, sending them through U.S. Mail, or dropping them off at our district offices.
District mailing address: 110 Fort Cherry Road, McDonald, PA 15057.
RESIDENCY FORMS (only need to be completed if you answer "YES" to either question below):
1. Are you a parent/guardian who is renting/leasing without a written agreement? (No Lease Agreement Form will need to be completed).
2. Are you a parent/guardian who is living with a Fort Cherry Resident in a multiple occupancy situation? (Proof of Residency Form will need to be completed).
Forms may be downloaded from the online registration packet.
Step Three:Come to the Administration Office (behind the Elementary Center) to complete the 2 forms that need to be notarized (the district has free notarization) and sign a request for records so that we may ask the prior school for your student's records.
Please contact Mrs. Carol Staley at
[email protected] or 724-796-1551 ext. 5000 to set up a date and time to come to the office or you have any questions about the registration process.