Should I enroll Online or via Paper?

You can register online if ALL of the following apply:

• Your child is NEW to PPS
• Your students did NOT attend any of the following PPS Head Start/Pre-K locations: Applegate, Boise-Eliot/Humboldt, Clarendon, Creston, Faubion, Grout, Lee, MLK Jr, Kelly, Sacajawea, Sitton, Whitman, Woodlawn
• Your student does NOT have an IFSP and did NOT receive services from Multnomah Early Childhood Program (MECP)
• You are enrolling your child in your neighborhood school and NOT a CBO/Charter
• You are enrolling your child in the 2020-21 school year
• You have an email address and access to a computer

Otherwise, please use the Paper Process above.

Estimated time to complete: 20-30 minutes

1. Gather the following documents for your child:
   
   1. Birth Certificate or Passport - used for birthday verification
   2. Proof of Address, Two Documents - Examples include utility bill, cell phone bill, rental agreement, bank statement insurance statement, or mortgage closing papers. All must be recent and have the parent or guardian’s name listed.
2. Complete the following form for your child:
   1. Oregon Certification of Immunization
3. Create an Online Registration account and submit your registration:
   
   1. Go to Online Registration site
   2. Click Activate Account/Reset Password
   3. Click Create a New Account
   4. Read the Privacy Statement and if you agree, click I Accept
   5. Enter your account information and click Continue to Step 3
   6. Refer to the confirmation email you should have received and follow the next steps

If you have technical difficulites, accessing Online Registration, please email support@pps.net.

1. Find your neighborhood school, based off home address.
2. Gather the following documents for your child:
   1. Birth Certificate or Passport - used for birthday verification
   2. Proof of Address, Two Documents - Examples include utility bill, cell phone bill, rental agreement, bank statement insurance statement, or mortgage closing papers. All must be recent and have the parent or guardian’s name listed.
3. Complete the following forms for your child:
   1. Vision & Dental Screening Form
   2. Oregon Certification of Immunization
   3. School Registration Form
4. PIck up registration packets at food pantry sites at seven schools: Franklin, Lent, Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, Scott, Sitton, and Woodmere. Food pantries are open once a week for two hour periods. More information is found here. You can also pick up Pre-K applications.