Student Registration - Downingtown Area School District (2024)

Failure to submit all required documentation will result in a delay in the student’s start date.
Required documentation must be uploaded during the application process. If you are having difficulty uploading a document due to size restrictions, please save as a Reduced Size PDF (File>Save As Other>Reduced Size PDF). Please upload documents in either a PDF or JPEG format.

• Birth Certificate or student Passport(Obtain a new birth certificate)
• Parent/Guardian’s Driver’s License or Passport
• Immunization Records & Physical
  • Physical must be completed within the past 12 months . You may submit a copy of the physical & immunization records provided by the student's physician or use thestate form.
• Proof of Residence(one of the following only)

  • Current Rental Agreement or Lease (must be signed by landlord and tenant and include all pages)

  • Deed (must be signed and include all pages)

  • Settlement Statement (must be signed and include all pages)

  • Current DASD School Tax Bill (Berkheimer)

  • Current Monthly Mortgage (Payment Due) Statement

  • If residence is a mobile home, please provide the following:

    • Proof of Home Ownership (23-24Berkheimer Real Estate Tax Bill, most recent Mortgage Statement or Deed)

    • A full copy of your current Lot Lease: Please include all pages from page 1 up through and including the signature page. Please ensure it is signed by both Landlord and Tenant(s).

The following areNOTacceptable forms of proof of residency:Utility bills, Certificate of occupancy, Title insurance policies, township or county tax bills, Annual mortgage interest statement, Local or federal tax statements

• IEP/GIEP/504 plan/Special Education documents (if applicable).
• Additional forms, if applicable:
  • Application for Multiple Occupancy Registrationform and proof of occupancy- required only if you are not on the lease or the home purchase/ownership form. This form must be notarized and you will be required to show four (4) forms of proof that this is your permanent address. (Spanish version)
  • Application for Enrollment of Prospective Resident form and Agreement of Sale(must include all pages and be signed by all parties).Partial or unsigned documents will not be accepted. TheAgreement of Sale must include the settlement date; if it does not, please also provide a signed letter from the builder, stating your estimated or scheduled settlement date. (Spanish version)
  • Authorization to Release Previous School Records form(Spanish version)
  • Birth Verification Form(Spanish version)
  • Guardianship Affidavit- required if the student is residing with someone other than the parent. (Spanish version)
  • Original Placement Letter- required if the student is placed with a family by a court system or foster agency
  • Migrant Education Programform- if you are a migrant worker. (Spanish version)

• Kindergarten:students must have attained the age of five (5) years on or before September 1st of theyear of enrollment.

• First Grade:students must have attained the age of six (6) years on or before September 1st of the year of enrollment.
  Important Change in Definition of “Compulsory School Age”
  Effective in 2020-2021, all children from the age of six (6) through the age of eighteen (18) must comply with compulsory school attendance requirements. To meet these requirements, parents must ensure that their child between the ages of 6 and 18 is attending or participating in one of the following: a public elementary, middle, or high school; a public charter or cyber-charter school; a private licensed academic or private religious school; home tutoring by a certified teacher; or an approved program of home schooling. Children may be excused from compulsory attendance for documented medical or other compelling reasons as outlined in District attendance policy and procedures.

Kindergarten Age Requirement:students must have attained the age of five (5) years on or before September 1st of the year of enrollment.

AM/PM Kindergarten Preferenceisrequested in the application and is taken into consideration by the child's school.AM/PM placementinformation will be made available in July andteacher assignmentswill be announced mid-August.Bus informationwill also be announced mid-August.

**Registration for Kindergarten Enrichment through A Child's Place (ACP) will open in the Spring. You may register with ACP while Central Registration processes your application. AM/PM assignments are made by the schools and will be communicated in July; the schools will work with ACP to place students in the correct session.

Learn More about A Child's Place Kindergarten Enrichment Program

Please use the link below to access the school attendance search site for the Downingtown Area School District. Only school attendance information will be provided based on the street address you search, no student information or bus schedule is provided on this site.

Instructions:

1. Enter your street address
2. Click on the search button
   

For best results when searching:

1. Avoid using punctuation
2. Enter your street number and name
3. Do not use zip code unless you are unable to find results the first time
4. Do not select school or grade
5. Click on the matching address to display schools

Please communicate all address changes to your school. One of the following forms of Proof of Residency must be submitted to the school to process an address change:

• Current Rental Agreement or Lease (must be signed by landlord and tenant and include all pages)

• Deed (must be signed and include all pages)

• Settlement Statement (must be signed and include all pages)

• Current DASD School Tax Bill (Berkheimer)

• Current Monthly Mortgage (Payment Due) Statement

The school will notify the Transportation Department and will provide you with the new bus schedule once finalized. If the student will be moving from one DASD school to another as a result of the address change, please contact the school they are leaving toinitiate thetransfer process. Once complete, please contact the new school to complete the transfer process.Note:Transportation changes take 8-10school days to finalize. Please be prepared to provide transportation until you receive notification from the Transportation Department.

The offices of the Assistant Superintendentsoverseethe Downingtown Area School District Home School Program. Please see below for helpful materialsto ease the process of registration and compliance with the Pennsylvania Home School Law and the Downingtown Area School District Home School Policy.

We request that all homeschool families register with the district using the links above.

Important Dates and Requirements

August 1st:

• Deadline for submitting the Home School Affidavit and the other required documentation for returning families. New families are free to submit documents at any point in the year.
  

Required Documentation:

• Affidavit
• Detailed list of goals and objectives
• Health and Immunization forms –
  • Immunizations – due each year with the Affidavit
  • Physical report – due with 1^st year of Homeschool and again in 6^th and 11^th grades
  • Dental Records – due with 1^st year and again in 3^rd and 7^th grades
    
• Families new to DASD - Proof of Residence(oneof the following only)
  • Current Rental Agreement or Lease(must be signed by landlord and tenant and include all pages)
  • Deed(must be signed and include all pages)
  • Settlement Statement(must be signed and include all pages)
  • Current DASD School Tax Bill (Berkheimer)
  • Current Monthly Mortgage (Payment Due) Statement
  • If residence is a mobile home, please provide the following:
    • Proof of Home Ownership (23-24 Berkheimer Real Estate Tax Bill, most recent Mortgage Statement or Deed)
    • A full copy of your current Lot Lease: Please include all pages from page 1 up through and including the signature page. Please ensure it is signed by both Landlord and Tenant(s).

Special Education Requirements:

• If your child has ever been identified as requiring special educationservices, youmusthave the goals and objectives reviewed by either a teacher with a valid certificate from the Commonwealth to teach special education or a licensed clinical or certified school psychologist. This written notification of approval must be submitted with the notarized affidavit and goals and objectives no later than August 1st of the applicable school year.

JUNE 30th:

• Deadline for submitting current year evaluations

Note: Standardized Testing must be completed in Grades 3, 5 and 8. The evaluator report must confirm the testing has been completed and the results are satisfactory. It is not required to submit the results to the school district.

Pennsylvania Dept. of Education Mandatory Courses:

• Elementary school level (grades K-6), mandatory courses: English, to include spelling, reading and writing; arithmetic; science; geography; history of the United States and Pennsylvania; civics; safety education, including regular and continuous instruction in the dangers and prevention of fires; health and physiology; physical education; music; and art.
• Secondary school level (grades 7-12), mandatory courses: English, to include language, literature, speech and composition; science; geography; social studies, to include civics, world history, history of the United States and Pennsylvania; mathematics, to include general mathematics, algebra and geometry; art; music; physical education; health; and safety education, including regular and continuous instruction in the dangers and prevention of fires. Such courses of study may include, at the discretion of the supervisor of the home education program, economics; biology; chemistry; foreign languages; trigonometry; or other age- appropriate courses as contained in Chapter 5 (Curriculum Requirements) of the State Board of Education

Submit Homeschool Documents by mail or in person to:

Central Registration Office
Attn:Lina Dumi
540 Trestle Place
Downingtown, PA 19335

Or email to:kdumi@dasd.org

Important Notes:

• Effective with the 2020-21 school year, a child must comply with compulsory attendance from ages six to 18, or until graduation. Homeschooling must be documented and evaluated to account for all schooling during that time.
• Written notification must be received when you discontinue a Homeschool program to enroll in another school or move out of the Downingtown Area School District.

• PA Dept. of Education Home Education and Private Tutoring Guide

• Questions can be submitted to Lina Dumi at kdumi@dasd.org

Please see below for the first step in requesting an evaluation for Special Education, Section 504 or Gifted Education services:

For students who are currently enrolled in a DASD school: Please contact your student’s school to submit your request for an evaluation.

For students who reside within the DASD but are currently attending a private, charter or non-DASD cyber school: Please email a written request to the Director of Pupil Services, Dr. Ann Berrios at ABerrios@dasd.org Please be sure to include the reason for your request in theemail. Once your request has been approved by Dr. Berrios, she will provide you with instructions for the next step.