Elkhart Community Schools opens 2025-26 online new‑student registration; lists required documents, consents

Elkhart Community Schools posted an online new‑student registration form for the 2025‑26 school year that instructs parents to complete the district’s online steps and provide required documents before a student’s registration is considered complete.

The form, which notes the 2025‑26 school year begins Aug. 17, 2025, directs parents to upload or bring a copy of the child’s birth certificate, vaccination records and proof of address to the school secretary and says parents will receive an email confirmation after electronic submission.

Why it matters: the online form centralizes enrollment steps and collects several permissions and data points that affect school operations and state reporting, including immunization data sharing with the Indiana State Department of Health and a Department of Defense–related question about military‑connected students required by state statute.

The form spells out required documents and completion steps. “Your registration is not complete until you visit the school and provide the following documentation to the Secretary or until you upload it to the Document Upload page of this registration process a copy of your…