Enrollment and EMIS

If you need to register a student for the current school year, please follow the steps outlined below. The entire registration process will take place online. 

To start the K-12 registration process: 

1. please create a final forms parent account by cLICKing HERE

    Please click on "Add Student" and be sure to click "Create Student" in order to save.

 2. Please upload the following documentation to your student's documents folder in Final Forms. 

• Copy of original birth certificate or passport

• Immunization records

• Parent / Guardian Driver's License

• Custody or court papers (if applicable)

• IEP or 504 documents (if applicable).

• Two (2) Proof of residency documents; such as utility bills (AES, CenterPoint or water bill ONLY), a rental or lease agreement, a deed or a settlement statement

The parent or guardian's names MUST APPEAR on the legal proof of residency document. 

If the documents are in any other person's name, THAT person must sign a notarized Affidavit/Proof of District Residence. 

4. After registration is complete, a start date will be scheduled for your student.

Yellow Springs Schools is excited to offer open enrollment opportunities for grades K - 12. Our schools offer small student-to-teacher ratios along with hands-on, student-centered project-based learning opportunities. 

If you have any questions, please contact Yellow Springs Schools at (937) 767-7381 or email at enrollment@ysschools.org.

Open Enrollment Timeline
Renewal period for current open enrollment students		February 15 - March 31 at 4 p.m.
New Open Enrollment applications available for K-12		April 1 - October 15
Notification letters		Begins on May 1

 

Current Open Enrollment Families

Submit the Re-Enrollment Form between 8:00 a.m. February 15 and 4:00 p.m. on the last day of March. 

Students approved and enrolled in Yellow Springs Schools through open enrollment may continue in the District through all grades without reapplying so long as they indicate in writing their intent to remain enrolled on or before the last day of March for the current school year. If a Re-Enrollment Form is not provided on or before the last day of March for the current school year, families will have to apply as a new family.

New Families

New families can apply online, here, beginning at 8:00 a.m. on April 1. Applications must be submitted by 4:00 p.m. on October 15.

Paper applications are available at the school buildings and the Yellow Springs Schools Board of Education office at 888 Dayton St., Suite 106 (Monday - Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.). 

Notice of Approval and Acceptance of Offer

Notice of approval will begin on May 1. Parents/guardians are required to submit a Letter of Acceptance within one week (7 days) of notice of acceptance. If this letter is not submitted, the acceptance will be considered declined and parents/guardians must re-submit an open enrollment application to begin the process again.

Enrollment Priority 

Enrollment priority shall be given to resident native students. Such students may not be refused attendance in the District, regardless of capacity. Resident native students also include those as defined by R.C. 3313.64.

Siblings

To the extent possible, siblings of current open enrollment students will be given preference provided enrollment procedures are met.

Children of Employees

To the extent possible, children of employees will be given preference after siblings of open-enrollment students, provided enrollment procedures are met.

Other

Any applications not fitting the above priority classifications will be considered in the order in which they are received.

Waitlist

If a grade level is full, applicants will be placed on a waiting list following the outlined priority order listed above. 

Important Information about Kindergarten Applicants

A child must be age-eligible in their home district (district of residence) before they can apply for open enrollment in another district. 

Yellow Springs Schools will not conduct kindergarten screenings for open enrollment students who are not 5 years of age by September 30th. 
 

District	Kindergarten Age Eligibility Date
Beavercreek	August 1
Cedar Cliff	August 1
Centerville	September 30
Greenon	August 1
Huber Heights	September 30
Springfield	September 30
Xenia	September 30

 

*If your resident district is not listed, please contact the district office for this information prior to applying.

Open Enrollment Eligibility

Please note that not all districts allow resident students to open enroll elsewhere such as Fairborn City and Mad River Local Schools. Please check with your resident district before applying.  

Have you moved? Addresses and phone numbers can be updated through your Final Forms account. Please upload your new proof of residency to complete the change in our system.

To withdraw from Yellow Springs Schools please submit a Withdrawal Form . 

Please return all school-issued materials at the time of withdrawal (Chromebooks, library books, instruments, etc.)

Preschool service for Yellow Springs residents is offered through the Greene County Educational Service Center.

FRIENDS PRESCHOOL PROGRAM
Located at the Friends Care Center
150 E. Herman Street
Yellow Springs, OH 45387

Serves residents of Yellow Springs School District and Cedar Cliff School Districts.

For further information, contact Traci Womack at 937.675.6867 x478 or twomack@greeneesc.org.

Kindergarten registration opens April 1st for any child who will be five years old by September 30th. Parents or Guardians may register by using the link below to create a Final Forms account. 

Final Forms - Yellow Springs

The registration documents below can be uploaded directly to your Final Forms account:

• Proof of Residency

• Birth Certificate

• Immunization Record

• Parent or Guardian Photo ID

• Custody Paperwork (if applicable)

You will be contacted at a later date to sign up for Kindergarten Screening.

Kindergarten Eligibility and Assessment

A child is eligible for entrance into kindergarten if s/he attains the age of five (5) on or before September 30th of the year in which he/she applies for entrance.  The Board may admit a younger child to kindergarten if the child satisfies the Board's early entrance criteria.  Kindergarten students will then complete a Kindergarten Assessment, which will be scheduled after the child has been registered.

Early Entrance to Kindergarten

A child must turn 5 on or before September 30th of the year in which he/she would like to be admitted to kindergarten. A younger child may be admitted to kindergarten if he/she satisfies the Board of Education's early entrance criteria. Please contact Mills lawn Elementary for additional information regarding this process at (937) 767-7217. 

 QUESTIONS?

Rachel Watson
Enrollment, EMIS Coordinator & Public Records Clerk
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937-767-7381, extension 1022