Enrollment/Withdrawal

Click here to download and print the Enrollment Packet for Grades 1-12 

Click here to download and print the Enrollment Packet for Kindergarten

Welcome to Central Registration

Stow-Munroe Falls City Schools 

rated "Excellent"

by the Ohio Department of Education

Central Registration is located at the Board of Education building, 4350 Allen Road, Stow, OH 44224.  We are conveniently located near Steels Corners Road just two doors down from the Akron General Medical Center.

Hours of Registration:  Mondays and Wednesdays - 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.  Tuesdays and Thursdays - 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.  There are no registration hours on Fridays.  If you wish to make an appointment because the registration hours do not meet your schedule or if you have any questions regarding your child's enrollment, please contact the Board of Education office at 330.689.5445.

In addition to the registration packet, the following documents are required for registration:

  • child's original or certified copy of birth certificate or official passport if not a U.S. citizen
  • immunization records
  • proof of residency (utility bill, lease agreement, home deed) from your home address (no phone bills please)
  • Driver’s license or other photo i.d. of parent or legal guardian
  • court documents that pertain to custody of the child designating residential parent for education (if applicable)
  • A copy of IEP/ETR from your previous school (if applicable)
  • High School students will need a copy of their transcript and last report card from the previous school attended in order to schedule classes with a counselor.  Please bring your transcript with you when you enroll.  By not having a copy of your transcript, there may be a delay in your start date
  • Students registering for first grade must be age six on or before August 1st.  If you child has not reached this milestone, please click here  for the early entrance packet.

 

A full set of originals (and one copy of each document) is required. Copying of documents along with filling out the registration packet in advance will be time saving to parents.

Original or notarized copy of birth certificates are required for registration. It is not necessary to bring the new student to registration. The registration process should take approximately 15 - 20 minutes if your registration packet is filled out in advance.

BIRTH CERTIFICATE information sheet provides information to obtain a certified copy of your child's birth certificate for enrollment.  Please click here for your copy.

Information sheet on how to obtain a copy of your CUSTODY agreement (for Cuyahoga, Portage and Summit County) along with information on how to obtain a copy of a DEED to your house in Summit County may be obtained by clicking here.

Kindergarten Registration

Stow-Munroe Falls City Schools are prepared to begin the registration process for our next kindergarten class of the 2012-2013 school year.  Completion of kindergarten is required for children before entering first grade.  If your child will be five years old on or before August 1, 2012, you may register him/her for kindergarten. Students who are not eligible due to age may download and print a packet for early entrance to kindergarten testing (click here to print testing packet) or call 330-689-5430 for more information. Packets will be accepted beginning in late April with testing occurring in early June.  Students not age eligible for kindergarten will not be able to register until the testing is completed.

SMFCSD will continue to provide the current half-day kindergarten program as well as the all-day kindergarten program for the 2012-2013 school year. The cost of all-day kindergarten is $2,861.58. Tuition will be payable on a semester basis. A deposit in the amount of $100.00 is required at time of registration.  If you are unsure of your current home school of attendance, please contact the transportation department at 330.689.5200 ext. 8894.

The District is hosting a series of Parent Information Night to provide more specific and in-depth information to parents.  During the course of the evening, parents will have the opportunity to ask questions and sign up for an appointment to register at the Board of Education office.  Parents will receive a registration packet to complete and bring to your scheduled appointment.  Please see below the list of dates and times for all elementary buildings:

Echo Hills Elementary      Wednesday, March 14, 2012 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Fishcreek Elementary       Tuesday, March 13, 2012 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Highland Elementary         Thursday, March 1, 2012 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Indian Trail Elementary      Thursday, March 8, 2012 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Riverview Elementary         Thursday, March 8, 2012 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Woodland Elementary        Tuesday, March 13, 2012 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

We look forward to meeting our new parents and hope you will be able to attend Parent Information Night at your designated elementary.  For those parents who are unable to attend and wish to set up an appointment to enroll or if you have any questions regarding the enrollment process, please call the Board of Education office at 330.689.5445.  Registration appointments for new kindergarten students will be conducted at the Board of Education office beginning in early April.  Please note that in addition to the registration packet (click here to download and print the KG enrollment packet), the following documents are required for registration:

  • child's original or certified copy of birth certificate or official passport if not a U.S. citizen
  • immunization records and completed medical packet for entering kindergarten (click here for medical packet) - medical packet is also found as part of KG enrollment packet
  • proof of residency (utility bill, lease agreement, home deed) from your home address (no phone bills please)
  • your driver's license or other photo i.d.
  • court documents that pertain to custody of the child designating residential parent for education (if applicable)

 A full set of originals (and one copy of each document) is required for registration. Copying of documents along with filling out the registration packet in advance will be time saving to parents.

Original or notarized copy of birth certificates are required for registration.  It is not necessary to bring the new student to Parent Information Night and the registration appointment. The registration process should take approximately 15 minutes if your registration packet is filled out in advance.

 

 


Kindergarten Learning Standards

Kindergarten Readiness as Recommended by the Ohio Department of Education 

Preschool Learning Guide for Families: Preparing for Kindergarten Success is designed for families of children ages 3 to the start of kindergarten. This brochure provides information as to the meaning of a standards-based education and ways in which families can help their children in reading, mathematics, social studies and science as a preparation for kindergarten. The guide also includes suggestions for learning that can be done through routine family activities. (Please click on title to download brochure.)

Kindergarten Family Guide

A Standards Guide for Families: Kindergarten is designed to help family members of kindergarten children understand Ohio’s new academic content standards. The information in these guides gives families a sample of some of the things kindergarten children need to know and be able to do in reading, writing, mathematics, science and social studies. The guide also gives helpful tips and activities families can to do with their children to help them achieve the new standards. (Please click on title to download brochure.)

 


Student Withdrawal Form

Parents who wish to withdraw their child(ren) from the Stow-Munroe Falls City Schools may contact the school office of their attending building to withdraw their student(s).  Parents may fill out the Student Withdrawal Form in advance and bring along to expedite the process. 

Please click here to download and print the Student Withdrawal Form


New 7th Grade Immunization Requirement

 Please click here for information regarding the 7th grade immunization requirement which began in 2010.

 Summit County Health District Letter

 Summit County Health District Form
 


Open Enrollment

Stow-Munroe Falls City Schools offers two types of Open Enrollment:

 INTER-DISTRICT Open Enrollment and INTRA-DISTRICT Open Enrollment.  

Applications may be scanned and emailed to st_shaheen@smfcsd.org, mailed to the Board of Education building at 4350 Allen Road, Stow, OH 44224 or sent in to your school office.  Please note applications must include your proof of residency (lease agreement, home deed, utility bill - no phone bills please), a copy of your child's birth certificate and custody agreement (if applicable) designating residential parent for education.  New and renewal student applications will be accepted beginning February 1 until June 1.  Applications received after the June 1 deadline will not be accepted.  For existing students who are moving during the school year, please submit your inter-district open enrollment application at any time during the course of your move, Please write the effective date of your move on your application.

The following describes which application will be required for your child(ren)'s enrollment.

I currently reside outside of the Stow-Munroe Falls City School District and wish to apply for Open Enrollment.

Download and Print INTER-DISTRICT Open Enrollment Application for the 2012-2013 school year.

Download and Print INTER-DISTRICT Open Enrollment Application for the 2011-2012 school year.

  I currently reside within the Stow-Munroe Falls City School District and wish to transfer my K-4 child(ren) to an elementary school within the district other than the one in which I am assigned according to my address.

Download and Print INTRA-DISTRICT Open Enrollment Application for the 2012-2013 school year.

Download and Print INTRA-DISTRICT Open Enrollment Application for the 2011-2012 school year.