New Families & Enrollment

• 2023-2024 Enrollment Portal
• 2024-2025 Enrollment Portal

1. Click Create Account
2. Create a profile to use with the PowerSchool System. The email you provide will be used for communication throughout the enrollment process and school year.
3. Add student information as listed on birth certificate
4. Select "Next" on Introduction page, and enter the information requested by the online forms. Note: Required fields are marked as "Required," and Shaker Heights City School District will receive the data exactly as it is entered. Please be careful of spelling, capitalization and punctuation.
5. On the "Summary" page, check your data before proceeding to Submit. Select "Submit."
6. On the submission confirmation page you will have the opportunity to print out a copy of your registration to keep for your records. Note: Once the form is electronically submitted, you will receive an email confirmation.
7. Complete this process for each new enrollee in your family.
8. Sign up for a virtual appointment slot.  

• All submitted, required documentation and completed forms will be reviewed.
• New families will be provided with important information and resources regarding Shaker Heights Schools.

• A certified copy of your child’s birth certificate or passport
• Complete immunization record
• For Preschool Program Enrollees ONLY: In place of the Immunization Record, incoming preschoolers must have the Preschooler Physician Report completed by the child’s pediatrician. That form can be found HERE.   
• Three items as proof of your residence within the Shaker Heights City School District (see below)
• Withdrawal forms from previous school, if applicable
• Divorce, custody or guardianship documents, if applicable
• Parent or guardian's photo ID  
• Current special education records: must have IEP, MFE, or 504 plan, if applicable
• International students: an official, translated and notarized transcript is also required

• A Certificate of Occupancy for any two-family or single-home rental, and/or
• A current signed lease, mortgage verification, or signed purchase agreement

• A current utility bill showing the name and address of the parent/guardian
• Income or employment verification
• Tax correspondence
• Home, rental, health or car insurance
• Verification from a bank or other financial institution

• School Admission
• Admission of Nonresident Students
• Admission of Exchange Students
• Admission of Students From Non-Chartered of Homeschooling
• Admission of Homeless Students

• $17,428.97 annually, $100.75 daily

• A new transfer request form must be completed and submitted to the Registration Office every year.  
• Students must maintain excellent school attendance, punctuality, and satisfactory behavior.  
• Transportation to and from school is the sole responsibility of the student’s parent/guardian.  

Applications for an Intra-District transfer for the 2024-2025 school year can be submitted starting Monday, April 15, 2024, and must be received by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, August 9, 2024.

Parents and guardians will receive notification of approval beginning Monday, August 19, 2024.

The Intra-District Transfer Request form is available in the PowerSchool Portal by clicking on Forms on the left sidebar. (See this Help Doc for support.)

It is the goal of the Shaker Heights City School District to educate students in their Zoned Home School as much as possible. We appreciate your cooperation and adherence to District policies and rules. Intra-District transfer requests will be honored as District policies regarding School Enrollment Capacity and Class Size permits.  

If you have any questions, please call the Registration Office at (216) 295-4321.