FAQs About Enrolling

Once you receive an offer, the next step will be to accept the offer on SchoolMint. After accepting the offer, you’ll be walked through the steps of submitting your registration documents. Submitting your documents secures your child’s seat for the fall.

You will need to upload child’s birth certificate, proof of guardianship, proof of residency, and guardian ID through SchoolMint to secure your child’s seat. From the day you accept your offer, you have two weeks to secure your seat by uploading the required documents.

BIRTH CERTIFICATE, accepted documents - ANY ONE OF THE BELOW IS ACCEPTABLE:

• A copy of the student’s birth certificate
• A copy of the student’s passport

PROOF OF RESIDENCY, accepted documents - ANY ONE OF THE BELOW IS ACCEPTABLE:

• A lease agreement, deed or mortgage statement for the residence, or rent receipt including the address of the residence & dated within the past 60 days
• A residential utility bill (gas or electric, water) in the resident’s name & dated within the past 60 days
• A bill for cable television services provided to the residence; must include the name of the parent, address of the residence & within the past 60 days
• Documentation or letter on letterhead from a federal, state, or local government agency, including the IRS, the City Housing Authority, the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement, the Human Resources Administration, or the Administration for Children’s Services (ACS), or an ACS subcontractor, indicating the resident’s name and address, must be dated within the past 60 days
• A current property tax bill for the residence or Income tax form for the last calendar year
• Official payroll documentation from an employer-issued within the past 60 days such as a paystub with home address, a form submitted for tax withholding purposes or payroll receipt (a letter on the employer’s letterhead is not adequate), must include home address and be dated within the past 60 days
• Voter registration documents, which include the name of the parent and the address of residence Unexpired membership documents based upon residency (e.g., neighborhood residents’ association), which include the name of the parent and the address of residence

IF SUBLETTING OR RESIDING IN A HOME WHERE APPLICANT’S PARENT IS NOT A LEASE-HOLDER: You must provide a notarized “Address Affidavit” signed by both the primary leaseholder and the parent affirming that the family is residing in this home, and submit one of the forms of proof above that shows the leaseholder’s name.

*UNDER THE MCKINNEY VENTO LAW, IF A STUDENT APPLICANT IS HOMELESS: S/he is considered a school district resident if a signed form is submitted indicating that:

• a) his/her last permanently held address is in that school district
• b) his/her temporary housing is located in that school district

PROOF OF GUARDIAN PHOTO IDENTIFICATION, accepted documents - ANY ONE OF THE BELOW IS ACCEPTABLE:

• State, city, or other government-issued identification (including an IDNYC card), which has not expired
• Official NYS Driver’s License or learner’s permit which has not expired
• Passport which has not expired
• Military identification which has not expired

PROOF OF GUARDIANSHIP, accepted documents - ANY ONE OF THE BELOW IS ACCEPTABLE:

• Student’s birth certificate which lists mother and/or father’s name(s)
• Evidence of custody of the child, including but not limited to judicial custody orders or guardianship papers, documents must have been issued within the past 90 days and include name of student