If you are registering a STUDENT for the first time and you do not have a PowerSchool Account:
STEP 1: SET UP A POWERSCHOOL ACCOUNT
- Go to the link in the language you prefer below.
- English
- Spanish
- Nepali
- Click on the "Create Account" tab.
- Under “Parent Account Details”, enter the email address you entered on your initial form that connected you to Registration then enter a username and password of your choice and record it for your records.
- After you click “Enter”, you will receive an email with instructions to verify your account within 24 hours. It will take a few minutes to receive this email, so please be patient.
- When you click on the verification email, you will be redirected to the login page where you can enter the unique credentials you made for your account.
- Once you are logged into your PowerSchool account, click on a student’s name or enter the information requested to Add a Student.
STEP 2: COMPLETE ENROLLMENT FORMS
Once you are logged into your account, you will need to complete the following steps separately FOR EACH NEW STUDENT.
- Under the “New Student Registration” column on the left, click on “Forms”.
- You will see a list of forms to be completed. Click on the first one, “Student”.
- When you click “Submit” at the end of each form, the system will automatically take you to the next form.
- After you have completed the final form, “Signature,” click back on “Summary” to view all your forms. Any form without a green leaf needs further attention.
- Once all your forms have a green leaf by them, you are finished with your forms and should press the “Submit” button.
- Schedule an appointment to come to the Registration Office
STEP 3: REGISTRATION APPOINTMENT
- The student’s parent or legal guardian must be present at the appointment.
- Appointments take place in the Registration Office located at 600 Rutherford Road. Each student appointment lasts about 15 minutes.
- Bring all required documentation (see list above for all items required for enrollment).
- The guardian should bring photo identification to the appointment.
- If you are unable to make your appointment, we ask that you either reschedule online or call the registration office.
NOTE: You may deliver hard copies of required documentation to the Central Dauphin School District in one of the following ways:
- Bring the required documents to your scheduled registration appointment.
- Email a registrar – syanich@cdschools.org or kyanderson@cdschools.org
- Fax – (717)214-5192, Attention: Registration
- Place hard copies in the secure CDSD Registration drop box, which is located to the right of the Registration entrance (maroon awning) located at the Central Dauphin School District Administration Building.