Greatness Grows Here.

Office of Enrollment and Attendance 

Attendance Procedures and Reminders

• As we approach the beginning of the school year, let's prioritize consistent student attendance. We encourage all staff to reinforce the importance of daily presence and work collaboratively toward a successful academic year!
• Attendance Liaisons return on July 14th. To support all regions in reducing chronic absenteeism and truancy, Attendance Liaisons will participate in ongoing, targeted professional development throughout the school year.  This work will be closely aligned with truancy prevention efforts, RTI-B frameworks, and counseling services to ensure a comprehensive, student-centered approach. 
  • To ensure information accessibility, please post registration times for parents in highly visible locations throughout the school and at all entrances.
  • Consider scheduling Registration Night(s) to support families through the enrollment process.
• As outlined in policy #6014, teachers must record daily attendance accurately starting the first day of school, August 4, 2025.

Enrollment Procedures and Reminders

• Online registration for the 2025-2026 school year is mandatory for all students.
• Detailed registration information can be accessed at: https://registration.powerschool.com/admin/login/login.rails
• School Actions to Support Registration:
• Please review the "Enrolling New Student Document" for guidance on new student enrollment procedures.
• Kindergarten Age Requirement:
• Children must be five years old on or before August 15th of the current school year to be eligible for kindergarten enrollment.
• Five-year-old kindergarteners who have not been previously enrolled cannot be enrolled after the first 30 days of the school year.
• Previously enrolled kindergarteners may be accepted at any time.

School Choice Transfer

• School choice transfer options remain available and should be strategically utilized for student recruitment, retention, and reclamation efforts (Recruit, Retain, and Reclaim).
• Parents and guardians can access the application portal at: www.scsk12.org

Summer Support Events

Greatness at Your Door" Campaign-neighborhood canvassing

• Proactive outreach targeting truant and unregistered students to facilitate enrollment and improve attendance [regions/zip code].
• Dates & Participants:
  • July 18: Enrollment & Attendance, Department of Safety & Security-Truancy, Family Community Engagement, Attendance Liaisons and School staff.
  • July 23: Superintendent, Senior Leaders, Enrollment & Attendance, Safety & Security-Truancy.

Multilingual Hubs:

• The Office of Enrollment and Attendance team will offer registration support to MSCS families for the upcoming school year. Bilingual support will be available at the following locations and times:
• We encourage parents to visit these convenient locations during the specified times to facilitate their enrollment process.

• Gaisman Community Center: Saturday from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM on July 19.
• Latino Memphis: Thursdays from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM, July 10 through July 17.

Drive-Up, Pop-Out Registration Assistance:

• The Office of Enrollment and Attendance Team will be available to provide registration support in key community areas targeting low enrollment.
  • Locations: Frayser and Orange Mound areas.
  • Date: July 11 & 16 (Tentative).

"Greatness Grows Together": Building Stronger School Support Teams:

• A two-day in-service professional learning opportunity for school support staff, designed to strengthen district knowledge and prepare for the upcoming academic year.
  • Location: Southwest TN Community College (Macon).
  • Dates: July 24-25

"Gear Up for Greatness” (District-wide registration day):

• All schools open to provide registration support for incoming and returning students.
  • Date: July 29 (7:30-11:30am and 4:30-6:30pm)

"Back to Greatness" Supply Drive & Registration Event:

• Provide essential school supplies, immunization and continued registration assistance to families.
• Location: Memphis Sports Event Center.
• Date: August 2 (10:00am – 1:00pm)

Professional Development

• The Office of Enrollment and Attendance continues to offer two weekly summer professional development sessions during the month of July for school-based staff managing attendance. General Office Secretaries and Attendance Liaisons are required to attend both sessions to collaborate on best practices for student enrollment, registration, and attendance for the 2025-2026 school year. Details are available at the link below:  Summer Trainings with Enrollment and Attendance for.pdf