Enrollment has officially started for USD 253 Emporia students.
With the process underway through Aug. 1, the district has made a number of adjustments to its PowerSchool Parent Portal, including a new Contacts section designed to track and connect caregiver information to students as well as a new Forms section that lets parents check to see which which forms have been filled out or which forms are needed for their students’ specific situations. It’s all part of an effort to streamline, simplify and speed up the enrollment process, according to Director of Community Relations Lyndel Landgren on KVOE’s monthly Showcase with USD 253 Superintendent Allison Anderson-Harder.
Assistant Superintendent of Teaching, Learning and Student Services Judy Stanley says last year’s decision by the Kansas Legislature to open up enrollment triggered a lot of changes, in part by districts having to determine how many open spots were available for potential out-of-district transfers by this past Monday — a step that hasn’t been determined until August in years past. Stanely says the transfer process is also more simple than it was before.
Landgren is also pleased with the district’s new communications partner, ParentSquare, which will call, email and text parents about different items of note with their students.
Enrollment is online at usd253.org through Aug. 1. Residents with questions can call 620-341-2396 or email community.relations@usd253.net.
