Student Registration

Steps to Enrolling Your Child in Sumner County Schools

Step 1

Determine the Child's Eligibility: All children age 5 by August 15 and living within Sumner County are eligible for enrollment. The Tennessee Compulsory Attendance Law (TCA 49-6-3001), requires all children between the ages of 6 and 18 to attend school and be on time to school and classes. Each child seeking to enroll in the school system must be a resident of Sumner County.

Step 2

Registration for the upcoming school year includes two important steps: an online portion and a paperwork turn-in at your child's school.

-Complete the Online Registration in Skyward

Please log in to your Skyward account to complete the online portion of registration. This step is a major time saver if completed at home in advance. If you do not have access to a computer, schools will have computers available during registration night.

-Attend Registration Night at Your School

Registration takes place at each individual school during designated registration nights.
You must attend one of these events to turn in your completed paperwork and finalize your child’s registration.

Both steps are required to complete the registration process.

School staff can provide a Spanish speaking interpreter for you if you ask in advance. If you are unsure about which school your child should attend, please call the Sumner County Board of Education at 451-5200 and tell them your address.

Step 3

If you are an incoming Kindergarten student or an incoming 7th-grade student or a new student to a Tennessee school, state law requires you to submit a vaccination record.

Documents needed:

• Parent Guardian Photo Identification
  • Driver's License / State Issued ID (May use passport, passport card)
• Student Information
  • Certified Birth Certificate of Student (Mother's copy of birth certificate not accepted)
  • TN Certificate of Immunization Record which can be obtained from your healthcare provider or the TN Department of Health. (If not immunized in Tennessee, immunization record MUST be transferred to a Tennessee form. Religious Exemption must be submitted in writing. Medical Exemption must be submitted on physician letterhead)
  • Physical Exam (Completed for kindergarten registration and out of state move ins 
• Two (2) Proofs of Residency
  • Copy of signed lease agreement (student should be on lease)
  • Mortgage statement (must provide two utility bills with a mortgage statement)
  • Electric Bill
  • Water Bill
  • Gas Bill
  • Cable Bill
  • Items not accepted:
    • Cell Phone Bill
    • Bank Statement
    • Credit Card Statement
    • Handwritten Agreements
• Print out the Student Health Information Form (located below) and bring to registration.

Additional items that my be requested upon enrollment

• Proof of Custody / Guardianship (Custody or court ordered parenting plan documents must be provided at the time of registration in cases of legal custodian, shared parenting, or guardianship placements)
• Residency Affidavit (Completed when the custodial/residential parent DOES NOT have a lease or ownership of the residence. Must be notarized.)

*If a parenting plan is in place, the primary residential parent must register the student in their school of zone.

Step 4

Attend one of the registration nights at your school and submit all paperwork.