Student Registration & Transfer Requests

Current New Student Registration for 2022-2023

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To register your new student!

• Register your student who is new to Gregory-Portland ISD, and for whom the CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR, 2022-2023, will be their FIRST year of attendance in the district.
• This opportunity is available for only students who reside within the G-PISD school district boundary.
• Please see the list below under "Documents & Requirements," and have those items ready to upload as image files or PDF documents into the online registration process prior to completion.

Eligibility: Four years of age by September 1, 2023 and meets at least one of the criteria listed below:
• Unable to speak and comprehend the English Language or
• Is educationally disadvantaged (eligible to participate in the national free or reduced-price lunch program) or
• Homeless regardless of the residence of the child, or of the child’s guardian or other person having lawful control of the child or
• The child of an active duty member of the armed forces of the United States, including the state military forces or a reserve component of the armed forces, who is ordered to active duty by proper authority or
• The child of a member of the armed forces of the United States, including the state military forces or a reserve component of the armed forces, who was injured or killed while serving on active duty or
• Is or ever has been in foster care following an adversary hearing or
• Be the child of a person eligible for the Star of Texas Award as a peace officer, firefighter, or emergency medical first responder

The following items are needed for a child to be registered:
• Official Birth Certificate or other proof of identity (required for registration)
• Immunization records (required for registration)
• Proof of residence (current lease agreement, current tax statement, or utility bill {i.e. water, gas, or electric bill}) (required)
• Parent/guardian photo id (driver’s license, military ID, or passport)(required)
• Social Security Card
• Proof of military status of parent (if applicable) Pre-K ONLY

Eligibility: The child must be 5 years old on or before September 1, 2023.

The following items are needed for a child to be registered:
• Official Birth Certificate or other proof of identity (required for registration)
• Immunization records (required for registration)
• Proof of residence (current lease agreement, current tax statement, or utility bill {i.e. water, gas, or electric bill}) (required)
• Parent/guardian photo id (driver’s license, military ID, or passport)(required)
• Social Security Card

Employees’ Children

A resident elementary school student who is the child of a District employee currently working at an elementary campus not in the student’s attendance area.  The student may attend the campus at which the parent works.

The child of an employee who resides in the District but does not work on an elementary campus shall attend school in the home attendance area.

An employee’s child shall be exempt from overflow.

Students Who Move

A student who moves from one attendance area to another during the school year. A transfer application may be submitted to request that the student complete the school year at the original campus.  If the transfer is approved, the student may complete the school year at the requested campus, but must transfer to the campus in the attendance area of the new residence for the following school year.

A student who moves to another attendance area during the school year may choose to enroll in the school of the new attendance area.

A student who will change residence as a result of the acquisition of another home within the following five month.  Application for transfer must include acceptable documentation (i.e., a signed contract with a builder or seller, a signed lease, and the like).

Campus Specific Programs

A student who is enrolled in a program not offered at the campus in the home attendance area (i.e., bilingual).  When the student ceases to be enrolled in the program, the student must attend the school in the home attendance area.

Per the District of Innovation (DOI), attendance and discipline reports will be run each nine-week reporting period and reviewed by the campus principal.  If there are excessive unexcused absences or discipline reports, the student may be sent back to their home campus.

Before registration will be completed, all students entering a Gregory-Portland ISD school for the first time must have:

1. Proof of identity of (1) the student, and (2) the parent/guardian who will enroll the student, for example:

• Birth Certificate
• Driver's License
• Passport
• School ID card, records, or report card
• Military ID
• Adoption records
• Any other legal document that establishes identity; copy of child's Birth Certificate OR another document suitable as proof of child's identity (see list above) AND (if under age 11) a signed, notarized statement explaining the parent's inability to produce a copy of the child's Birth Certificate

2. Proof of residency, for example: 

• Current household utility statement in the parent’s or guardian’s name (gas, electric, water) showing an address within the District’s boundaries. No PO boxes.
• A recently paid rent receipt.
• A current lease agreement.
• Sworn affidavit of parent or guardian that the parent or guardian and the child seeking admission are bona fide residents of the District, i.e., that they eat, sleep, and maintain clothing and other personal effects at an address within the District’s boundaries shown on the application for admission.
• Please note: *current means within 30 days of registration.

5. Child’s Social Security Card

6. Child’s Current Immunization Record

7. Your child must be available for testing if qualifying based on limited English Language Proficiency.

8. Income information on all household members.

9. Active duty military participation will require the following documents: Department of Defense Identification and a Statement of Service from the Adjutant General/ Director of Human Resources or an official letter from a commander that he/she is active/mobilized.

10. If New / Transfer Student who attended a previous school district: School Records from the previous district (withdrawal form and/or transcript) with proof of grade promotion.

To be eligible for the Pre- Kindergarten program, your child must be 4 years of age by Sept. 1 and meet an eligibility requirement as required by Texas law. No exceptions can be made:

• The child is unable to speak and comprehend the English language and are Limited English Proficiency (LEP) students. Students must complete a Home Language Survey and the child must qualify on the preLAS: English Language Proficiency Assessment for Early Learners (PreLAS), which will be administered face-to-face when permitted.

• The child is educationally (economically) disadvantaged: Eligible to participate in the National Free or Reduced-Price Lunch Program based on family income. Eligible by having a food stamp or Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) Eligibility Group Number (EDG#).

• The child is homeless, as defined by 42 U.S.C. Section 11302.

• The child has a parent or official guardian that is an active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States, including the state military forces or a reserved component of the armed forces, who is ordered to active duty by proper authority. This includes uniformed service members who are Missing in Action (MIA).

• The child has a parent or official guardian that is a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, including the state military forces or a reserved component of the armed forces, who was injured or killed while serving on active duty. The term “member of the armed forces” includes:• active duty uniformed members (parents or official guardians) of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Coast Guard who are assigned to duty stations in Texas or who are Texans who have eligible children residing in Texas; activated/ mobilized uniformed members of the Texas National Guard (Army or Air Guard), or activated/mobilized members of the Reserve components of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Coast Guard who are Texas residents regardless of the location of the reserve unit; and uniformed service members who are Missing in Action (MIA).

• The child has ever been in the conservatorship (foster care) of the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS), as well as children in a conservatorship as a result of an adversary hearing. This includes children returned to home, kinship placement, and/or adoptions.