Parent: Add/Register Student

With a ParentPortal ID, the parent can add the student to his ASCENDER ParentPortal account and complete online registration for returning students.

Parent: Add/Register Student (PDF) (prints separately) (IS THIS NEEDED FOR PARENTS?)

Prerequisites:

Online Registration & Data Updates Flow Chart:

Register for the upcoming school year.
ASCENDER ParentPortal > Summary

During the annual online registration window:

You can easily see your student's progress in the registration process and access the page where you can complete the forms.

If your student's registration is in progress, a pop-up window opens from this page.

❏ Click Resume Registration to continue the registration process.

Or, click to close the pop-up window and continue registration later.

Once you have completed registration, the pop-up window will no longer appear.

NOTE: On the Summary page, the Registration button will be red, yellow, or green depending on how far along you are in the process.

• The information is green if all forms are completed (i.e., 100%).

• The information is yellow if most of the forms are completed (i.e., 50%-99%).

• The information is red if fewer than half of the forms are completed (i.e., 0%-49%).

• The card is highlighted and has a check mark for the selected student.

❏ To begin or resume the registration process, click Resume Registration on the pop-up window, or click the Registration button on the student's card.

The Registration page opens.
❏ Click Start Registration.

The first form in the list opens on the right side of the page.

Depending on the form type and district requirements, a form will require one of two actions:

• View only or download
• Review and update

View only or download: View the form and acknowledge that you have viewed the form. There is no data to enter.

For a static form, click Download Attached Document to open, save, and/or print the form.

For a standard form, the form automatically opens on the right side of the page.

By clicking Next Form, you are confirming that you viewed the form.

Review and update: Review existing data. Add or update data as needed.

For a dynamic form, add or change data. Type over the existing data with new data where applicable.

For contact forms, all of the student's contacts are listed at the top of the form. Click the contact name to update information for that contact. Click Add Contact to add a new contact.

If a field contains the Document button, you can click the button to upload a file related to online enrollment, such as a birth certificate, driver license, immunization record, or proof of residency.

Texas standard forms must be re-submitted each year. All data must be re-entered.

❏ Click Next Form.

The next form in the list is displayed on the right.

❏ Continue reviewing forms and clicking Next Form until you have reviewed and updated all forms.

If you are not ready to complete a form, click Save Form to save any data entered so far.

If you leave ParentPortal before finishing registration updates, a Resume Registration button is displayed allowing you to continue where you left off.

The list on the left side of the page displays Pending or Complete, indicating the status of the form.

When you have viewed and entered all required data on all required forms, the Finish and Submit to District button is displayed at the bottom of the page.

❏ Click Finish and Submit to District.

The final page opens allowing you to print a confirmation for your records.

❏ Click Print Confirmation.

A page opens in a new window which lists the dates on which each form was completed.

Print this page for your records, then click Close Window.

Edit Data:

❏ To update data you already entered, return to the form, type over existing data, and submit the form again.
Monitor pending data changes.