WELCOME TO ROCKFORD AREA SCHOOLS!

District #883 currently encompasses three schools:

Rockford Elementary Arts Magnet School (REAMS PreK-4);
Rockford Middle School - Center for Environmental Studies (RMS-CES, a Green Ribbon award-winning middle STEM magnet school 5-8); and
Rockford High School (IB World School) (RHS 9-12)

Rockford Area Schools serves the communities in Wright and Hennepin Counties: Corcoran, Greenfield, and Rockford.

Our PreK-12 public school population is about 1680 students. Our district is also a member of the Northwest Suburban Integration School District.

Rockford Area Schools provides quality services and support for life-long learning opportunities. Helping every student be successful is at the heart of our mission of educating students for life. We are proud of our staff and the community for their dedication to and support of student success.

K-12 ENROLLMENT PROCESS

Our K-12 online registration process makes enrollment quick and easy. To expedite the process, you will need to upload a copy of the following items when registering:

Photo ID is REQUIRED for registration to Rockford Schools/Infinite Campus Portal user agreement.
Proof of Residency –can include a copy of: purchase agreement, driver’s license, current lease, utility bill, etc. with your name and current address.
Original birth certificate (REQUIRED) OR passport. This is to verify the date of birth and the student's legal name. To obtain a certified copy of your child’s Birth Certificate, visit the CDC website or contact your local County Recorder.
Proof of Immunization or appropriate documentation exempting the student from immunizations.
Legal guardianship paperwork if registration is completed by a non‐parent/guardian.
Open Enrollment Form (if you reside in another school district) To open enroll, complete Section 1 of the Minnesota Statewide Enrollment Options Form , sign, and upload the document during the online enrollment process.

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PRESCHOOL REGISTRATION PROCESS

1. Complete the online registration by clicking the registration button below. Immunization records can be mailed, emailed, faxed or dropped off at our office.

2. Download the registration form, complete it, and drop it off or mail it to our office with the immunization record and the registration fee enclosed.

Important:

A registration is complete when the registration, registration fee (or tuition assistance application) and current immunization record have been received.
If applying for tuition assistance, do not pay the registration fee until your tuition assistance application has been processed.
Be sure to choose a 2nd and 3rd choice of classes as some sections are full.
All registrations will be processed in the order in which they are received.

PRESCHOOL Registration

Kindergarten Enrollment

Children who are five years old on or before September 1 are eligible to begin Kindergarten.

Immunizations must be current by the first day of school to attend. Click on this guide to see if your child is ready for kindergarten.

State law requires that all children participate in Early Childhood Screening before they may enter public kindergarten. If your child is not screened contact our Early Childhood Programs office at 763-477-7500 to schedule an appointment or to find out more information.

Non-Residents Enrollment (Open Enrollment)

Rockford Elementary Arts Magnet School, Rockford Middle School-Center for Environmental Studies, and Rockford High School are part of the Northwest Suburban Integration School District (NWSISD) consortium and are considered magnet schools. Enrollment is open to all students living within the seven-member school districts of NWSISD--Anoka-Hennepin, Brooklyn Center, Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose, Elk River, Fridley, Osseo, and Rockford.

Students in K-12 are eligible to receive free transportation through their magnet school enrollment as part of the Achievement and Integration for Minnesota program and are exempt from the state-mandated January 15 open enrollment deadline.

To open enroll, complete Section 1 of the Minnesota Statewide Enrollment Options Form , sign, and upload the document during the online registration process or return the completed form via the email address provided on the form or to any Rockford school office or the district office.

An application must be completed for each student enrolling and the parent/guardian address section must contain an address in the state of Minnesota.

Note--a new application must be filled out any time you have an address change, even if it is within the same district you are open enrolling from.

If you have any questions, contact the district office at 763-477-9165.

Homeschooling

In accordance with state law, Rockford Area Schools is required to ensure that all school-age children living within the district's boundaries are being educated.

For specific home school questions and to check out requirements, visit the Minnesota Department of Education website or you can use this link for MDE's Homeschool Information for Parents. If you determine that home-schooling is the best option for your child, please complete the Unaccredited Nonpublic School (Including Homeschools) Full Report.

For home school students who have previously reported to the district, please submit a Letter of Intent to Continue to Provide Instruction.

If you wish to participate in the MDE nonpublic pupil aids program, you must request the Student Report for Aid to Nonpublic Students form from the district office (email christa.larson@rockford883.org or call 763-477-9165 ext. 4000). Completed forms need to be received by the district office on/or before September 15.

Deadlines for returning all forms to the school district are set by the Minnesota Department of Education.

For additional questions, contact the MDE at 651-582-8200 or visit their webpage under Nonpublic and Homeschool tab.

Minnesota homeschools are required to annually administer a nationally normed achievement test

for each student age 7-17

Only accredited homeschools are exempt from this requirement. A nationally normed achievement test compares students’ performance to other students in the same grade across the nation. MSTP offers two options that meet Minnesota's requirement. Get started by choosing the assessment.

If you have not yet informed your district that you are homeschooling, please visit the Minnesota Department of Education website for more information. You must indicate your selected assessment on their intent to homeschool forms.

Homeschool Testing

Supplemental Enrollment Forms

Non-Public School Forms

Information for Non-Public Schools and Families
Regarding Transportation Reimbursement and Minnesota Compulsory Instruction Reporting

Certain forms are necessary for non-public schools and their families to claim transportation reimbursement and to comply with Minnesota Compulsory Instruction Reporting laws. For your convenience, our district has consolidated the transportation reimbursement and compulsory student reporting forms to reduce duplicate reporting.

Form #1000 Parent Request Form and Instructions should be duplicated (2 sided) by the nonpublic school and made available to all parents of children eligible for reimbursement. Parents must complete and return this form to the non-public school. The school should then summarize all parent request forms onto Form #1002, then keep Form #1000 on file and submit Forms #1001 and #1002 to the district by October 1. Form #1000 (or form with similar information) should be filed at your school and must be completed by the parent or reimbursement will not be made.

Form #1001 Non-Public School Application & Certification must be completed and submitted to the district by October 1 to Christa Larson, christa.larson@rockford883.org.

Form #1002 Student Transportation Roster & Compulsory Instruction Attendance Report for all eligible students must be compiled and submitted to the Rockford school district by October 1 to Christa Larson, christa.larson@rockford883.org and transportation update resubmitted by May 15 to Sara Pepin, sara.pepin@rockford883.org. (Note: Helpful website for determining student’s resident district (pollfinder.sos.state.mn.us)).

For the procedure and forms, please click here.

Enroll Now (k-12)

K-12 ENROLLMENT QUESTIONS?CONTACT US

Christa Larson

District Registrar & MARSS Coordinator

christa.larson@rockford883.org

763-477-7557

PRESCHOOL Registration

PRESCHOOL REGISTRATION QUESTIONS? CONTACT US

Tiffany Reinhard

Early Childhood Programs Coordinator

tiffany.reinhard@rockford883.org

763-477-7500 ext. 1215

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