Enrollment Home

• Completed Enrollment Forms

• Open Enrollment Form (Non-Resident)

• Release of Records Request

• Birth Certificate

• Proof of Address (utility bill, property tax statement, or lease agreement)

• Immunization Requirements: 

  • Holdingford Public Schools requires students to be up-to-date on immunizations or have a medical or non-medical exemption on file to attend school, as mandated by Minnesota Immunization Law, Minnesota Statutes Section 121A.15.

Please review the enrollment checklist below and gather your required items. Be aware, the link may go to your junk mail or spam folder. It is recommended you complete the registration on a desktop or laptop computer, not a mobile device. If you encounter any issues with the application, please call either the elementary office (320-746-4462) or high school office (320-746-4333).

Normally a student can start school three school days after the approval of their registration, but please contact your student's school with any questions.

1. Create a new Parent/Guardian Skyward Account
2. Log into Skyward with login/password provided via email (check SPAM folder if no email is received within 5 minutes of initial request)
3. Complete all required information/forms via Skyward Family Access NSOE

ENROLLMENT CHECKLIST

Please help us serve you better by using this checklist to prepare for the online enrollment process and collect the documents necessary for enrolling your student. You will have the opportunity to attached the required documents below during the registration process, otherwise please bring them into your child's school of attendance.

SECTION 1: STUDENT LEGAL NAME AND BIRTHDATE DOCUMENTATION

   º Acceptable documents are 1 of the following: birth certificate (original or copy), I-94, passport, hospital birth record

SECTION 2: PARENT/GUARDIAN RELATIONSHIP VERIFICATION

   º Only legal biological or adoptive parents are allowed to enroll a student. If you are not the legal biological parent of this student, one of the following forms or appropriate documentation will be required. The appropriate form is available after you register in the system and will need to be printed, signed, and uploaded when you begin the enrollment process.

• Adoptive Parent – adoption documentation
• Legal Guardian – guardianship documentation
• Foster – court documentation or foster letter
• Ward of the State – court documentation or foster letter
• Court Orders. Upload any documents related to guardianship or custody limitations, if applicable.

SECTION 3: EMERGENCY, HEALTH AND IMMUNIZATION  

• A minimum of one emergency contact and their phone number
• Immunization Record including month/day/year for all required vaccines is required OR Notarized Conscientious Exemption form
• Student medications and any health concerns

 SECTION 4: ADDITIONAL STUDENT INFORMATION

• Early Childhood Screening Verification (Early Childhood and Kindergarten enrollments only)
• Required only if the student did not complete his/her early childhood developmental screening in this district. Screen verification must be submitted within 30 days of attendance.
• Transcript (Grades 7 – 12 only) (Required only if student was last enrolled outside this district.)
• Completed Request for Release of Records. Records will be requested from the previous school district. They will be reviewed and enrollment may be delayed until records are received.
• Day Care provider name, address and phone number.
• Previous School. Including previous school name, district, city, state, and dates of attendance for all previous schools attended

Minnesota's Open Enrollment Program allows students to apply to attend a public school outside of the district in which they reside. Once accepted for enrollment, the student does not have to reapply. 

Open enrollment is only for students that live outside ISD 738. If you live in ISD 738 and would like to transfer schools, please refer to the Resident Family information.

In addition to the steps taken under the Resident Family Section, complete the Open Enrollment Form shown below.

Homeschool parents do everything that traditional school administrators and teachers do but in the context of their home. This means planning what students learn, choosing the appropriate curriculum, keeping all records, managing costs, and assuring the quality and scope of their student’s education. When students graduate from homeschooling, they receive a homeschool diploma/transcript, just as they would from other private/public schools.

In accordance with Minnesota state law, Holdingford Public School, is required to ensure that all school-age children living within the district’s boundaries are being educated. The district’s primary role is to provide the necessary information and forms to each homeschool for compliance and documentation. The district has no educational records of students who have been homeschooled. Likewise, the district does not verify or certify any homeschool diploma or transcript.

If you determine homeschooling is the best option for your student, you must turn in an Initial Registration Form for Unaccredited Schools and Student Immunization Form to Holdingford Public Schools:

• By October 1 of the first year, the child is homeschooled after reaching age 7.
• Within 15 days of withdrawing a child from public school to homeschool.
• Within 15 days of moving out of a district, the parent must notify the old district of the move.  They must turn in a Full Report to the new district by October 1 of the next year.

In subsequent years, the parent must turn in a Letter of Intent to Continue to Provide Instruction by October 1 of each year.

The information is mandatory and must be submitted to the District Office by October 1 of each year. Deadlines for returning all forms to the School District are set by the MN Department of Education. If complete information is not received, the district must report the homeschool as “not compliant” in its report to the state of Minnesota:

Please note that Minnesota laws related to homeschooling changed significantly in July 2011 and 2014. Minnesota home schools are encouraged to carefully review Homeschool Information for Parents provided by the Minnesota Department of Education. For specific questions, call MDE directly at 651-582-8200.

Aids to Nonpublic Students

Parents of students in regular private schools often pay for most of their students; tuition, and so do homeschooling families.  A small amount of financial assistance is available through Aids to Nonpublic Students program. You must meet the following deadlines if you want to receive aid: 

By October 1 – Return Aids to Nonpublic Students Forms to Holdingford Public Schools.

By October 15 – Holdingford Public Schools submit information to MDE, allowing you access to up to:

• $138.43 per eligible pupil for textbooks, standardized tests, and individual instructional materials.
• $89.75 for eligible students for Pupil Health Services.
• $376.69 for Secondary Pupil Guidance and Counseling Services.

Receipts for items you purchased must be sent to our office no later than February 15th, 2027.  Remember, the materials have to be purchased after July 1, 2026, and used in this school year.