Student Registration

As a reminder, our district accepts new and returning student registration online through parent portal. Names, addresses and other personal information will be filled in automatically, decreasing the time required to complete these required forms.  If you have any changes to phone numbers or addresses, please make those updates as you are registering for the new year.  It is imperative that we have correct contact information for each student. 

To register, simply go to the GISD website, click on parents, and sign in to your parent portal account (or click the link above). If you have not created a parent portal account for your student, you will need your child's parent portal ID to create the account.  Contact your child's school to get the parent portal ID.

Once you are logged in, you will see an orange button on the top left. Click this button to begin registration.  If this button is not clickable, then the email address on file at the school does not match your email address in parent portal. Call your child's campus and the office staff can help by correcting your email address.

Edison Elementary 940-665-6091
Chalmers Elementary 940-665-4147
Gainesville Intermediate  940-668-6662
GJH  940-665-4062
GHS 940-665-5528

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Current GISD parents

How to add a student to your existing parent portal account

New to GISD 

Although you can create an ASCENDER Parent Portal account, you cannot access any student data until you add a student to your account. To add a student, you must provide at least one valid student portal ID, which you will get from your student's campus. You must have a valid student portal ID for every student you want to add to your account.

Creating a New Parent Portal account

To be eligible for the Pre- Kindergarten program, your child must be 4 years of age by September 1 and meet an eligibility requirement as required by Texas law. No exceptions can be made: 

• The child is unable to speak and comprehend the English language and are Limited English Proficiency (LEP) students. Students must complete a Home Language Survey and the child must qualify on the Pre -IDEA Proficiency Test (Pre-IPT), which will be administered at registration

• The child is educationally (economically) disadvantaged: Eligible to participate in the National Free or Reduced Lunch Program based on family income. Eligible by having a food stamp or Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) Eligibility Group Number (EDG#).

• The child is homeless, as defined by 42 U.S.C. Section 11302.

• The child has a parent or official guardian that is an active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States, including the state military forces or a reserved component of the armed forces, who is ordered to active duty by proper authority. This includes uniformed service members who are Missing in Action (MIA). 

• The child has a parent or official guardian that is a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, including the state military forces or a reserved component of the armed forces, who was injured or killed while serving on active duty. The term “member of the armed forces” includes:• active duty uniformed members (parents or official guardians) of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Coast Guard who are assigned to duty stations in Texas or who are Texans who have eligible children residing in Texas; activated/ mobilized uniformed members of the Texas National Guard (Army or Air Guard), or activated/mobilized members of the Reserve components of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Coast Guard who are Texas residents regardless of the location of the reserve unit; and uniformed service members who are Missing in Action (MIA).

• The child has ever been in the conservatorship (foster care) of the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS), as well as children in a conservatorship as a result of an adversary hearing. This includes children returned to home, kinship placement, and/or adoptions. 

Required Documentation 

1. Proof of residency –
   • Current household utility statement in the parent’s or guardian’s name (gas, electric, water, telephone) showing an address within the District’s boundaries. 911 address only, no PO boxes.
   • A recently paid rent receipt.
   • A current lease agreement.
   • Sworn affidavit of parent or guardian that the parent or guardian and the child seeking admission are bona fide residents of the District, i.e., that they eat, sleep, and maintain clothing and other personal effects at an address within the District’s boundaries shown on the application for admission.
   • If proof of residence is not in parent’s name, you must have a notarized Host Family Form signed by the residence owner.
     Please note: *current means within 30 days of registration.
2. Child’s birth certificate
3. Child’s social security card
4. Child’s current immunization record
5. Your child must be available for testing if qualifying based on limited English Language Proficiency.
6. Income information on all household members
7. Active duty military participation will require the following documents: Department of Defense Identification and a Statement of Service from the Adjutant General/ Director of Human Resources or an official letter from a commander that he/she is active/mobilized.

Head Start, Pre-K and Kindergarten Registration

Parents of students who will be 3, 4 or 5 years of age before September 1, 2025 are encouraged to register as soon as possible.  All 4-year-old students entering Pre-K and 3 and 4-year-old students entering Head Start must meet eligibility requirements as required by Texas law. For detailed information on Pre-K & Head Start eligibility, click the links to the left. 

Registration Round Up Dates:
Monday, April 7; 8:00 AM- 5:00 PM 
Wednesday, April 30; 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday, May 5; 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Monday, July 21; 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Location: Edison Elementary
1 Edison Drive

Edison staff will be available to answer any enrollment eligibility questions, assist with online registration, and to accept enrollment documentation.   To expedite registration, families of Kindergarten students are encouraged to complete the online registration prior to the round-up, and to bring supporting documentation to complete the student’s registration. Computers will also be available for online registration if the process is not able to be completed prior to the event. If the family currently has a student in the district, please add a new student to the existing parent portal account.  If a parent portal account does not yet exist, go to gainesvilleisd.org/registration and create a new account.

Documentation requirements include:  parent identification, child’s social security card, birth certificate, proof of residency, immunization record, and proof of income (to determine Pre-K eligibility).

Head Start is also accepting applications for qualifying 3- and 4-year-old students. For Head Start qualifications, click here.  To make a registration appointment or for qualification questions, please email Tara Crockett at tcrockett@gainesvilleisd.org or 940-665-4619.

We can't wait to welcome our newest little Leopards! 

Dual Language Program

Students entering PK or Kindergarten in the Fall are eligible to apply to the two-way dual language program. To learn more about the program, contact Amber Rains at 940-665-4362 or arains@gainesvilleisd.org

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