Enrollment
Q. How do I enroll my student at Swartz Creek Community Schools?
A. Enrollment must be completed in person by a
parent or legal guardian. Please note the required
documentation and information that is necessary to complete the enrollment
process. New Student Enrollment
Checklist
Once you have completed enrollment forms and have the
required documentation you are ready to enroll your student at the building
level. If you are not sure which
elementary your child will attend please contact the Office of
Instruction/Pupil Services, 810.591.2385.
We will be happy to check your address for the building placement. Middle school and high school enrollment is
done by appointment only. Please
contact the middle school at 810.591.1709 or the high school at 810.591.1804.
Staff will review your student’s enrollment materials and discuss any questions
you may have regarding your students’ placement.
During the summer, registration is held at Swartz Creek
Administration building,
Q.
What age can a student be enrolled?
A. Students must be at least five years old, and
less than twenty years old, on or before December 1st of the year of
enrollment.
Q. What is a “certified”
birth certificate?
A. A “certified” birth certificate has a raised
seal and must be obtained through city or county office.
Q. Why do I need to have
the “certified” birth certificate to enroll my student?
A. The Missing Children’s Act requires that the
parents(s) or legal guardian provide a certified copy of the pupil’s birth
certificate. “Provide” simply means that
the parent show the certified copy of the pupil’s birth certificate to the
administrator who is completing the enrollment procedure.
The district will make
a copy of the birth certificate at the time of enrollment and give the
certified birth certificate back to the parent(s) or legal guardian. This copy will be stored in the student
record.
Q. I do not have a
certified copy of my students’ birth certificate. Where can I obtain that information?
A. Copies may be obtained through the city or
county of birth. Birth certificates from
the state of
Residency
Q. Why do I need proof of
residency to enroll my student?
A. It is a district’s responsibility to
determine if a pupil is a resident of the district or meets specific criteria
that would allow a nonresident pupil to be counted as a resident of the district
for pupil membership purposes. Swartz
Creek requires two proofs of residency when a new student enrolls in the
district. One proof will be the parent
or legal guardian’s drivers license or Michigan ID with the current
address. The second proof of residency
could be one of the following:
Rent receipt
Mortgage payment
receipt
Utility bill (water,
heat, electricity)
Property tax bill
The
district can not use cell phone bills or vehicle information as proof of
residency.
Q. I am living with a friend
or relative and unable to provide proof of residency for enrollment. What information can I provide?
A. If your family is living with a friend or
relative you must have your drivers license or Michigan ID with the current
address and complete a Shared Residency Affidavit. This form can be obtained from the Office of
Instruction/Pupil Services and will need to be notarized. The person you are
living with must provide the second proof of residency at the time of enrollment.
Q. I am currently divorced
and living in another district but my ex-spouse (mother or father of student)
lives in the
A. Per the Michigan Department of Education
Pupil Accounting Manual, section 4 “If the pupil’s parents reside separately in
different districts, either district may enroll the pupil as a resident
regardless of which parent has custody. “
The address of record will be that of the custodial parent.
Q. Is Swartz Creek a
A.
Yes. Please refer to NON-RESIDENT for more information.
Moving within the district
Q.
My student attends Swartz Creek Community schools and I have currently
moved into a new home within the district.
What do I need to do to update my students’ record?
A. You must correct
your address with your child’s school office.
Please submit a copy of the appropriate proof of residency. You will need to send a copy of your
drivers license or Michigan ID with the new address and the second proof of
residency. The second proof of residency
would be a copy of one of the following:
Rent receipt
Mortgage payment
receipt
Utility bill (water, heat,
electricity)
Property tax bill
The district can not
use cell phone bills or vehicle information as proof of residency.
Q. May my child continue
attending the elementary building they do now even after we move within the
district?
A. Yes. You will need to provide transportation and
complete an Indistrict Elementary Choice form. This form can be obtained at your students’
elementary office. For more information
regarding Indistrict Elementary Choice please see
below.
Indistrict Elementary Schools of Choice
Q.
I am a resident of the Swartz Creek district and live in the Morrish
Elementary area but my child needs to attend
A. Swartz Creek Community Schools offers an indisrict Elementary Schools of Choice program. This program is available to resident
students only. Applications are
available May through August 1 for the following school year and can be obtained
at the local elementary buildings.
Parents wishing to enroll their elementary child in a non-home school
must apply for that option during the application timeline. Students selected through the Elementary
Choice Program will be placed for a minimum of one school year. Students are placed in optional schools
based on available classroom space. The
Assistant Superintendent of Instruction will determine placement and
availability.
Transportation is not
available for Elementary Choice and is the responsibility of the parent or
guardian.
Q. My student is a new indistrict Elementary Schools of Choice student. What do I need to do for the following school
year?
A. Once your student has been accepted into the indistrict Elementary Schools of Choice program you do not
need to reapply. In February, you will
receive an Automatic Placement Form.
Complete the form and return to the Office of Instruction/Pupil Services. Your student will continue in the Elementary
Schools of Choice program unless you decide to place your student back to your
home school building.
Non-resident Students
Q. I live in Carman but would like to have my
student attend Swartz Creek Community Schools.
What is the process?
A. Swartz Creek Community Schools participates
in the GISD Collaborative Schools of Choice Program. The GISD Collaborative Schools of Choice
Program offers
Q. I missed the GISD
Collaborative Schools of Choice Program deadline. Can I still have my non-resident student
enroll at Swartz Creek?
A. If you have missed the deadline for Schools
of Choice you would need to speak to your resident district regarding a
release. You would also need to contact
the Office of Instruction/Pupil Services for further information.
Q. I live outside the
A. You need to contact your resident district to
see if they will release your student and complete a Non-Resident Application at Swartz Creek
Community Schools. Once documentation is
on file, the Assistant Superintendent will review your student’s information
and determine if space is available.
Q. Does my resident district
have to release me?
A. No. It
is the resident districts decision whether to release a student. Just like it is Swartz Creek Community
Schools decision to accept a non-resident student.
Q. What information will be
reviewed in determining whether my student will be accepted as a non-resident
student at Swartz Creek Community Schools?
A. Once Swartz Creek receives your resident
district’s release letter and you have completed a Swartz Creek non-resident
application, we will review your students past grades, attendance and
discipline records. We will also
determine if space is available to accept a non-resident student. The final decision will be made by the
Assistant Superintendent of Instruction.
You will be notified by mail of the final decision.
If you are accepted as
a non-resident student, transportation is the responsibility of the parent or
guardian.
Q. I have been accepted as
a non-resident student to Swartz Creek Community Schools. What building will my elementary student
attend?
A. Your student will be placed where space is
available.
Q. I was living in the
district when school started but have now moved into another district. What should I do?
A. You would need to contact your child’s school
office and update your address for mailings.
You will also need to contact the Office of Instruction/Pupil Services
so we can assist you in completing the needed documentation as a non-resident
student.
Kindergarten Registration
Q. My child is five years old
and will be starting Kindergarten this fall.
When and where should I register my child?
A. Upcoming
Kindergarten registration information can be located on the district website at
www.swartzcreek.org.
Parents or guardian will need to bring the following documentation at
the time of registration:
Drivers license or
Michigan ID with the current address
Child’s legal birth
certificate
Proof of immunizations
Vision test
Child’s social
security number
Proof of residency
(one of the following: Rent receipt, Mortgage payment receipt
Utility bill or
Property tax bill).
At the time of
registration you will then sign up for Roundup.
Q. What is Kindergarten
Roundup?
A. At Kindergarten Roundup teachers will work
with small groups of students for an hour.
Students will be given a series of assessment tests to determine a
recommendation for program placement in the fall. While the students are working with teachers,
parents will be receiving information about Kindergarten programs. Once teachers have completed the testing
parents will then receive the recommendation for placement. The final decision of placement will be
that of the parents or guardian.
Q. We missed the early
Kindergarten Registration will there be another registration scheduled?
A. You may register at the Swartz Creek
Administration building between the hours of
Release from Swartz Creek Community Schools
Q. I live in the
A. Swartz Creek Community Schools participates in the GISD Collaborative
Schools of Choice Program. The GISD
Collaborative Schools of Choice Program offers
Q. I live
in the
A.
You would need to contact the district that you wish to attend to see if
they would accept your child. Swartz
Creek Community Schools has an application for a release that would need to be
completed before a final decision would be made. The final decision
will be made by the Assistant Superintendent of Instruction and you would be
notified by mail of that decision.
Applications for release can be picked up at the Swartz Creek Community
Schools Administration building located at
Applications for
release are only good for the current school year and must be renewed
annually.