MDPS Enrollment Requirements
To register your child for school, you must provide the following:
1. Student Birth Certificate
2. Child's Current Immunization Record
3. A valid Michigan Driver's License or State ID
4. Proof of Residency
5. Student transcripts (High School) or most current Report Card (Elementary and Middle School)
6. Special Education IEP (most recent), if applicable
7. Section 504 Documentation, if applicable
8. Legal Guardianship papers or Notarized Power of Attorney, if applicable
1. Birth Certificate
A hospital record of birth will Not be accepted. Parent name(s) must be on the birth certificate. Only a parent named on the Birth Certificate or legal guardian (with proper Michigan Probate Court paperwork) may register a student.
2. Child's Current Immunization Record
All shots must be up to date in order for a student to begin attending school. (Verify with the Immunization Checklist or read more about obtaining a Non-medical Waiver)
3. A valid Michigan Driver's License or State ID
4. Proof of Residency
One must be a current mortgage/lease agreement or property tax statement or a Residency Affidavit if living with someone and do not have a mortgage or lease agreement in your name.
In addition, any one piece of business mail with the correct name and address within 30 days of registration, such as the examples below:
- Cellular Statement
- Current Bank Statement
- Current Charge Card Statement
- Current Utility Bills
- Current Health Insurance Document
- Current Auto Insurance Document
- Current IRS Information
- Current Employment Record
- Current DSS Document
- Current Court Document
EXAMPLES FOR THOSE WITH A RESIDENCY AFFIDAVIT
Parent
* MI Driver's License/State ID
Any piece of business mail within 30 days of registration
Owner
* MI Driver's License/State ID and Mortgage Coupon/Property Tax Statement/Warranty Deed, Original Lease
One proof - Utilities, etc.