Requirements for Enrollment
– A parent or other person with legal control of a child under a court order who enrolls a child in the District must provide:

• Child’s Proof of Identity:
  • The child’s birth certificate or another document suitable as proof of the child’s identity.
  • If the parent certifies that the birth certificate is not available, RISD will accept a valid passport, hospital birth record, church baptismal record, adoption record, driver’s license, military identification card, or other legal document that establishes the child’s identity.

•  Social Security Card
  • This is optional. RISD uses a student’s Social Security number for submissions under the Public Education Information Management system (PEIMS). If a parent chooses not to provide a Social Security number, RISD will assign a state-approved identifier.
   
• Child’s Complete Immunization Records
  • Date, month, and year of every immunization received.

• Proof of Residency
  • Current Electric, Water or Gas Bill, or lease (signatures and dates must be visible), which must contain the parent’s name and parent’s address.
    • Mortgage payment books, phone, cable, internet bills, insurance statements and driver’s licenses are not acceptable proof of residency.
    • No terminations will be accepted.

• Parent / Guardian’s I.D.
  •  Driver’s License, State-Issued I.D., or Passport.

• Proof of Withdrawal Form from Child’s Former School
  •  This is required only if the child was withdrawn from school during the current school year.

• Child’s Last Report Card

You may contact your attendance area school for questions related to the required documents for enrollment.