Student Registration and Enrollment

Enrollment Process and Residency/Nonresidency Programs

Announcements

Kindergarten enrollment for the 2024-2025 school year opens Monday, February 12, 2024. Students must be at least five years old by August 1, 2024 to start kindergarten in August 2024. If your child turns five years old after August 1, 2024 and on or before October 1, 2024, you may submit an appeal for your child to be considered for kindergarten enrollment. Please see your home-assigned elementary school principal for more information regarding assessment for early admission. We are unable to accommodate students with a birthdate after October 1, 2024 for Early Kindergarten enrollment. Parents/Guardians of incoming Kindergartners will need to download the attendance and discipline form. NOTE: You will need to handwrite “NA – Incoming Kindergartner” and upload to the application for it to submit.

General Information and Directions for Students New to MSDWT

  • If you are unsure of your home-assigned MSDWT school, use our Online Interactive Map to enter your home address in the top left search box and it will return the elementary and middle school information.
  • Students must be at least five years old by August 1, 2023 to start kindergarten in August 2023.
  • Interpretation services are available during the school year through our Enrollment – Multilingual Voicemail Line.

Enrollment Option 1: Online (Skyward) Enrollment

  • If you currently have a student attending Washington Township schools and wish to enroll a new student for the 2023-24 school year, log in to your Skyward Family Access account and click on New Student Online Enrollment to complete the enrollment forms.
  • For others wishing to enroll a student for the 2023-24 school year, create an account in Skyward Family Access and complete the enrollment forms.
    NOTE: Students must be at least five years old by August 1, 2023 to start kindergarten in August 2023.

If you are not a resident of MSDWT according to our attendance boundaries map, the online enrollment procedures will be denied, until your student has been approved as a Nonresident student.

Enrollment Option 2: In-Person Enrollment

  • Download, complete, and print the enrollment forms.
  • Schedule an Appointment – Email or call enrollment assistant at enrolling school.
  • See the building contact information for each school’s enrollment assistant at the bottom of this page.
  • Follow procedures established in the front office vestibules at each school.
  • Students must be at least five years old by August 1, 2023 to start kindergarten in August 2023.
   

Families living within the Metropolitan School District of Washington Township boundaries may submit an application for their child(ren) to attend a school, other than their home-assigned school. Please check the MSDWT Attendance Boundaries Interactive Map link  to confirm your student’s assigned/home school. 

If you are a MSDWT resident, the search will display results for the home-assigned elementary and middle schools.

PLEASE NOTE:

If you applied and were approved for In-District Limited Choice status for the 2023-24 school year or prior, there is no need for you to reapply until your student(s) is/are promoted from elementary to middle school.


In-District Limited Choice (IDLC) Details

  • All families desiring IDLC  to any of the District elementary or middle schools must apply (first-time) or if applicable, reapply if student is entering middle school from the elementary level;
  • IDLC online applications will be available August 16 and are due  October 15 annually.
  • Staff members applying for IDLC  for their children to attend the school of their employment will receive priority;
  • If IDLC applications exceed the school’s capacity, approved requests will be determined by a random selection;
  • IDLC applications randomly selected are not automatically approved. Approval is subject to District Policy, Guidelines, and procedures;
  • Applications will be accepted only through the online format provided below; and
  • Parents must submit a separate IDLC application for each student.

Before Beginning The Process

  • Nonresident approval is for one school year. If you are applying midyear (2nd semester), then the application will be reviewed for the current semester and the following school year. All nonresident families MUST reapply each year.
  • We will continue to make our concentrated review of applications during the previously established window (December 1 due date); however, in recognition of possible unforeseen circumstances a family may encounter, we will continue to review nonresident applications past the December deadline. On-time application determinations will be sent via email between November 15th and January 19th, except the midyear applicants – which will be sent prior to the beginning of second semester. All remaining notifications will be sent within 30 days of the receipt of the application.
  • Transportation is NOT provided for nonresident students.
  • No nonresident student shall be accepted for enrollment for athletic reasons.

CURRENT MSDWT FAMILIES THAT HAVE RECENTLY MOVED OUT OF DISTRICT AND WANT TO CONTINUE TO ATTEND MSDWT AS NONRESIDENTS, PLEASE CHOOSE THE MIDYEAR OPTION IN QUESTION NO. 1

Nonresident families living outside of the Metropolitan School District of Washington Township boundaries may apply for Nonresident Status for the 2023-2024 school year by submitting a Nonresident Application and required documents.

PLEASE NOTE:

  • The interactive (fillable) attendance/discipline forms below must be downloaded. You can then complete and save them offline before attaching and uploading to the application.  IMPORTANT:  This step cannot be be completed by using a Chromebook.  Adobe is not preloaded onto these devices.  Please use a laptop or phone that is compatible with Adobe for this step.
  • When completing the application, it is IMPERATIVE that we have a valid email (preferred contact method) so that we may contact you regarding the determination of your application. If you have a hotmail account, please know that you may not be notified as there have been problems with this platform and our outgoing emails.

2023-2024 Nonresident Application

PLEASE NOTE: A CHECK-BOX IS AVAILABLE AT THE END OF THE APPLICATION TO HAVE A COPY OF YOUR APPLICATION EMAILED TO YOU. PLEASE MARK THE BOX BEFORE SUBMITTING.

General Information

The Indiana State Legislature passed legislation altering Indiana Code 20-26-11-32, affecting the process public school districts must follow should a district accept nonresident students.

Below are some requirements of the law:

  • Districts must determine annually, the capacity to accept out of district transfer students.
  • Districts must publish the date applications for nonresident enrollment are accepted and the deadline by which applications must be submitted.
  • Districts must give priority to children of nonresident employees, siblings of nonresident children of employees, current nonresident students, and siblings of nonresident students.
  • Should applications exceed the capacity determined by the administration, students are to be selected randomly for acceptance.
  • Nonresident applications may be denied if the student was, in the twelve (12) months preceding the application:
    1. Suspended or expelled for ten (10) or more school days;
    2. Expelled for firearms, destructive devices, or weapons;
    3. Suspended or expelled for causing physical injury to a student (including fighting), school employee, or a visitor to the school;
    4. Suspended or expelled for a violation of the home school or previous school’s drug or alcohol rules; or
    5. Has a history of absences or occurrences of tardiness to school; including instances of early dismissal or untimely pick-up after the end of the school day.

The parent of the student making the request is responsible for informing the MSDWT of any of the infractions cited in items
one (1) through five (5) above.  A document addressing this information must be included with the application in order for the application to be considered. Parents/Guardians may be required to sign a document affirmatively stating that the student has not been subject to these types of discipline. The nonresident student may be removed from enrollment in the MSDWT if the information provided is found to be inaccurate.

  • Nonresident families will have the opportunity to apply for nonresident enrollment provided the student meets the minimum criteria of enrollment and there is capacity to accept the student(s).
  • Transportation of nonresident students is the responsibility of the parent/guardian unless otherwise mandated by state or federal law.
  • Nonresident status is good for one year as long as the student remains in good standing.
  • Nonresident applicants must supply complete official attendance records from all schools attended in the twelve (12) months preceding application. Parents/Guardians may be required to provide additional official attendance documentation for dates between the application date and the start of the nonresident enrollment.
  • The decision/policy to accept new nonresident students will be reviewed annually based on capacity and costs to the district.

The MSDWT Board of Education revised district Policy 5111 to reflect the new legislative requirements.

The District will determine the capacity to accept nonresident students annually per Indiana Department of Education guidance. The capacity to accept nonresident students will be determined by grade level (the district may consider building level capacity when determining grade level capacity). Students accepted as nonresident students will not be automatically approved annually. Nonresident requests will be reviewed each school year, with no transfers automatically carried over to subsequent school years.

Applications must contain verification of the student’s attendance and discipline records as represented by the parent/guardian on the application. The verification must contain records from the student’s previous school of enrollment for the twelve (12) months preceding application. Applications not containing verification may be denied upon receipt.

Applications received after the published deadline may be automatically denied.

Incomplete applications may be denied upon receipt.

Required Enrollment Forms

Needed Only if Choosing Enrollment Options 2 or 3

Name
Name
Formulario de información de residencia
Información del estudiante y formulario de inscripción
Residency Information Form
Student Information & Enrollment Form

Additional Required Enrollment Documents

A document from each section will be required to complete enrollment. Please see below for details.

Section A

  • Current Mortgage Payment Book/Statement
  • Homeowner’s Insurance Statement
  • Current Property Tax Statement
  • Warranty Deed
  • Lease Agreement/Contract

Section B

  • Current Utility Bill
  • Current Paycheck Stub with Name and Address
  • Government Document
  • Current Bank Statement
  • Current Bill
  • Valid Indiana Driver’s license or State ID card with Current Address

NOTE: Shared residency families may be required to provide additional documentation.

Building Contact List - Administrative Assistants

School Name Email Phone Ext
Allisonville ES Matt Larner av-enroll@msdwt.k12.in.us (317) 845-9441 11201
Crooked Creek ES Sierra Lacy cc-enroll@msdwt.k12.in.us (317) 259-5478 12100
Clearwater ES Tenille Rains cw-enroll@msdwt.k12.in.us (317) 259-5465 15101
Fox Hill ES Amelia Schultz fh-enroll@msdwt.k12.in.us (317) 259-5371 13100
Greenbriar ES Carol Hecko gb-enroll@msdwt.k12.in.us (317) 259-5445 14400
Hilltop Kathy Loggan ht-enroll@msdwt.k12.in.us (317) 259-5458 43010
Nora ES Carol Bolles no-enroll@msdwt.k12.in.us (317) 844-5436 16100
Spring Mill ES Tomesha Barlow sm-enroll@msdwt.k12.in.us (317) 259-5462 17100
Willow Lake ES Margaret Miller we-enroll@msdwt.k12.in.us (317) 280-3701 18000
Eastwood MS Jaclyn Mahon ew-enroll@msdwt.k12.in.us (317) 259-5401 21131
Northview MS Danielle Woolard nv-enroll@msdwt.k12.in.us (317) 259-5421 22107
Westlane MS Casey Lewis wl-enroll@msdwt.k12.in.us (317) 259-5412 23105
North Central HS Joanne Kehoe nc-enroll@msdwt.k12.in.us (317) 259-5301 45346