REGISTRATION INFORMATION

STUDENT ENROLLMENT CENTER
2012-2013 REGISTRATION INFORMATION

All new student enrollments will be taken by APPOINTMENT (614-801-6280). All students new to the district must be enrolled at the Student Enrollment Center prior to attending classes at any South-Western school location. All students whose families move within the district must also change their address at the SEC.

To enroll a student new to the District: Print out the Registration Checklist and the necessary enrollment forms. All forms must be completed prior to your arrival at the Student Enrollment Center to register your child for school. When the forms are completed, call the Student Enrollment Center at 614-801-6280 to make an appointment to enroll your child(ren). You will also need to bring current proof of residency and a photo ID with you to your appointment.

To re-enroll a student in the District: Print out the enrollment form, transportation form and records request form. These forms must be completed prior to your arrival at the Student Enrollment Center to re-enroll your child for school. When the forms are completed, call the Student Enrollment Center at 614-801-6280 to make an appointment to enroll your child(ren). You will also need to bring current proof of residency and a photo ID with you to your appointment.

To change the address of a current South-Western student (you’ve moved but still live in the District): Print out the change of address form. Bring the completed form, along with current proof of residency and a photo ID, to the Student Enrollment Center, located at 4079 Gantz Road, Suite C2 in Grove City. The Student Enrollment Center is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. You do not need an appointment to complete a change of address request for a current South-Western student.

FORMS

Student Enrollment Form:
English - Spanish - Somali

Grades K-8 Transportation Form/Grades 5-8 Guidance Form:
English - Spanish - Somali

Student Health History form - Kindergarten Only:
English

Student Health History form:
English

Change of Address:
English - Spanish - Somali

Verification of Residency form:
English - Spanish - Somali

Student Records Request forms:
Elementary School - Intermediate School - Middle School - High School

Transportation 11th and 12th Grade Opt-In:
English - Spanish - Somali

Students do not need to be present during the registration process.

Parents are required to show a photo ID at the time of registration.

School Assignment by Address

Moving? Click here to find out what school your child will be attending.

SWCS Student Enrollment Center Map
4079 Gantz Road, Suite C2, Grove City, Ohio
Directions
English - Spanish - Somali

Parents/Guardians must present the following documents when enrolling their children in the South-Western City School District:

• Original birth certificate, (or) original hospital certificate,
  (or) original Baptismal certificate.
  
  
• A current lease, deed, or two current utility bills (in the parent or guardian’s name) to prove residency.
  
  
• In the case of divorce or change of custody, a court document signed by a judge.
  
  
• Immunization (shot) records.
  
  
• Custodial parent/guardian photo ID
  
  
• If enrolling from a foreign country for the first time, proof of a negative tuberculosis (TB) test is required.
  
  
• To enter kindergarten, a child must be five-years-old by September 30
  

KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Kindergarten Early Entrance
According to State Law, children who turn 5 years of age on or before September 30 of the school year are eligible for enrollment in Kindergarten. For children who turn 5 years of age AFTER September 30, but BEFORE January 1 of that same school year, assessment is available to determine whether or not the child is eligible for "Early Entrance" into kindergarten. These assessments take place in August, 2012.

The process for requesting the assessments for Early Entrance begins in one of two ways:

1. Contact the Curriculum and Instruction Office, 614-801-3033, to be placed on the list for early entrance assessments in August, 2012. OR
   
   
2. Use the Early Entrance Application (available on this website), and return it to the Curriculum and Instruction Office at 3805 Marlane Drive, Grove City, Ohio, 43123.

HEAD START REGISTRATION

Registration for Free Head Start or Low Cost Early Childhood Education
Half-Day Classes

Enrollments will NOT be completed at the Main Office on Haughn Road.

For more information, call the Enrollment Hotline at 801- 8438 (English and Spanish)
When enrolling your child, please make sure to bring the following documents:

• Completed Intake Sheet (english version/spanish version)
• Verification of Income (at least one)
  • Last pay stub
  • OWF statement/FCDJFS benefit letter
  • W-2 or 1040
    
    
• Verification of Residence (at least one)
  • Two current utility bills
  • Current Lease
  • Settlement Statement
    
    
• Child's up-to-date Shot Record
• Child's original birth certificate (If you don't have the original, you can get another one at the Bureau of Vital Statistics in downtown Columbus, located at 220 Parsons Avenue, 614-645-7331)
• IEP, if applicable

PRESCHOOL PEER MODEL REGISTRATION