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District reports smaller kindergarten cohort, smoother online registration after PowerSchool forms roll-out

Cleveland City Schools Board of Education · September 3, 2025
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District data director reported a smaller kindergarten cohort and early enrollment figures, and said a new PowerSchool forms rollout improved returns and reduced in-person registration lines; he said the district cannot reliably distinguish whether students leaving used vouchers.

Michael Kars, the district's student information director, told the Cleveland City Schools Board that the state's abrupt transition from the EIS reporting system to a new state system (referred to as TEDS/EDFAI) means the district may have less precision in early reports and asked for patience as the transition proceeds.

Kars reported enrollment activity for the start of the year: about 650 new enrollments, roughly 570 transfers out, and 155 students who…

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