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Documentation Required for Registration of Students New to the District:
Registration is now completed online through each guardian's Parent Portal account you will be sent via email.
Proof of Residence
The following is a list of documentation required to establish a student's residency. The list below provides guidance regarding the documentation to be submitted by the student's parent/guardian. District policy requires residency documentation for all new students even when siblings are already attending OP schools.
Proof of Residency and Supporting Documentation
- Deed, Closing Statement, current Property Tax Bill or Mortgage Statement. Submit the most recent Property Tax Bill. The County & Town Bill is acceptable if it is the most recent.
- Parent/Guardian’s billing address on tax bill must match residence. Otherwise, additional documentation may be requested.
- Executed Lease or Rental Agreement must be up-to-date - an expired lease or an unsigned lease is not a valid proof of residence);
- Must include actual address; Landlord’s name, phone number, and signed by all parties.
One of the options below as verification of Supplemental Residency Documentation (dated within the past 30 calendar days); at times, more than one may be requested:
- Utility Bill (Electric, Gas, Phone, TV, etc.) listing residential address and billing address;
- Car Registration, Car Insurance;
- Government Benefit Document;
- Payroll Stub that includes the mailing address; or
- Other 'official' documentation as determined acceptable by the District to prove residency.
Other Documents Needed for Student Registration:
- Student's Original birth certificate or Passport
- Residential Parent's Driver's License, Passport, or State Issued I.D.
- Records Request and Report card from previous school (please note that High School registrants need a transcript of all HS credits from grade 8-12)
- Copy of IEP or 504 plan (if applicable)
- Custody papers (if applicable)
Parents are required to complete in their Parent Portal account the following forms DO NOT PRINT THESE:
- New Student Online Registration form
- MKV - Residency questionnaire
- Residency Acknowledgment
- Home Language questionnaire (HLQ) ** See below for other HLQ in other languages
- Registration is completed via the Parent Portal account that will be created for you upon clicking the "New Student Online Registration Form" if you have questions, please email Registrar@opschools.org for assistance.
** Home Language Questionnaires in Alternate Languages
Health appraisal and Immunization forms should be forwarded to the school nurse within 14 days of the child's first day of school and must be completed by a New York State physician. Please contact your child's school nurse with questions.
- Orchard Park High School, Michelle Lucidi, RN Fax 209-6451 mlucidi@opschools.org
- Orchard Park Middle School, Bailey Bond, RN Fax 209-6413 bbond@opschools.org
- Eggert Elementary, Rebecca Banks, RN Fax 209-6371 rbanks@opschools.org
- Ellicott Elementary, Melissa Odrzywolski, RN Fax 209-6203 modrzywolski@opschools.org
- South Davis Elementary, Kelly Finn, RN Fax 209-8195 kfinn@opschools.org
- Windom Elementary, Sarah Johnson, RN Fax 209-6490 sjohnson@opschools.org