Enrollment
All enrollment registration papers must be hand delivered to the school office along with all of the required documents to complete registration. Registrations are not accepted or submitted electronically.
Available Enrollment Dates
Please register your child before the start of the school year when possible if your child is new to our district. Our offices maintain summer hours the two weeks after school in June and two weeks before school in August. Office staff are available to answer questions and enroll your child at that time.
School of Choice Applicants
School of Choice Applications are accepted each school year in August and one week in January. To see if you are located within our district, view the Mio AuSable School District Map. For more information on making Mio AuSable Schools your choice, see our School of Choice Form.
Enrollment Requirements
When enrolling your child as a new student, the following items must be presented before your child can be officially enrolled and allowed to begin school:
Birth Certificate as required by Michigan Law (child's name must match the legal name on the document and it must be an original official copy)
Immunization record (must be current before beginning school)
Proof of residency must include parent/guardians physical address. Acceptable documents are utility bills, rental receipts, signed lease or mortgage agreement.
Custodial Documents (required if child does not live with both parents)
For students receiving Special Education Services, a copy of the IEP (Individualized Education Plan) and a Parental Consent to Place Special Education Student Form
Michigan Law Immunization Requirements
According to Michigan law, a principal is prohibited from admitting new students without a record of having received at least one immunization dose for each of these illnesses: measles, mumps, rubella, polio, diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis.
Records for new students to the district as well as incoming kindergarten students will be reviewed for compliance. If there are no records of immunization or incomplete records, a notice will be sent to the parents or guardians.
Students not in compliance will be excluded from school until correct documentation or proof of immunization is presented. If parents have a religious or other other objection to immunization, they may sign a waiver to be kept on file. Immunization waivers can be obtained at our local health department.
Immunization Requirements
For all children entering kindergarten, all 7th grade students, and all students new to the district: two doses of Varicella (Var) vaccine or history of chickenpox disease.
For all children 11-18 years of age who are new to the district or or enrolled in 7th grade: One dose of Meningococcal (MCV4 or MPSV54) vaccine.
For children 11-18 years of age, 7th grade students, and students new to the district one dose of Tetanus/Diphtheria/Acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine. If 5 years have passed since last dose of tetanus/diphtheria vaccine- DTap, TD or DT.
District Enrollment Documents
School Choice application window is in August and again in January.
School of Choice Application for students living outside of the Mio AuSable district.
Food Service
ALL families must complete the Education Benefits Form regardless of food service participation.
Completion of this form helps our students qualify for MANY additional programs.
Health Clinic
If you wish your child to receive healthcare the the Thunderbolt Wellness Center on site, complete the consent form.