Enrollment & Registration
March 31: Early Registration Application Period Opens
This includes Kindergarten registration (“Open House” events at school sites April 7 from 1-5 pm), Returning Students need to take no action unless using the “Request Change School Form (old Intent to Return)” and New to PCSS Students for the upcoming school year.
April 17: Early Registration Application Period Ends
Parents who have submitted pre-registration links should receive notification confirmation through email. Schools will be contacting you soon.
May-June: Priority 4 Transfer Window/Lottery
For currently enrolled students in grades K-3 wishing to transfer to grades 1-4 at an eligible school. Results will be reported in June. Review the P4 Transfer/Lottery Process for more information.
Mid July: 26-27 School Registration
Returning students’ parent/guardians will have new year forms in PowerSchool Parent Portal to fill out. All Pre-Registration Links will open back up for any new enrollments not gathered in the Early Registration window.
New Pre-K Applicants can pick up registration forms at PCSS Central Office beginning March 31, 2026.
This timeline outlines the key dates and steps for the PCSS Spring Enrollment process, including early registration, transfer lotteries, and general registration for the upcoming school year.
Putnam County Schools'registration process is fully online and will be completed through PowerSchool Parent Portal. Families new to the district will have an account created when using the pre-registration links. The account will be sent to the email that you provide during the registration process.
Board Policy on School Admissions
For more information about requested forms for admission, please click the link above.
Current K-11 PCSS Students
No action is required for Students who are currently enrolled in a PCSS school. If you wish to request a new school (5th-12th grade) for the following school year, fill out the school change request form in your PowerSchool Parent Portal.
Incoming Kindergartners
Families of incoming kindergartners, as well as current PCSS pre-K students, will need to use the following pre-registration link:
Kindergarten Registration Link
New families will have a PowerSchool Parent Portal account created when using the pre-registration link. The account will be sent to the email that you provide during the registration process.
New And Returning To Putnam County Schools’ Grade 1-12 Students
If you are coming back from another state, district, homeschool, or brand new to the system, use the appropriate link below.
- Current Year: If you are enrolling for the 2025-26 school year (this year), click here.
- Next Year: If you are enrolling for the 2026-27 school year, click here.
On the forms, in the upper right-hand corner, is a language selection tool to translate the page into non-English languages.
Kindergarten Lottery Process (April)
*A Priority 4 Kindergarten Lottery (KL) list will be collected at each eligible site during the April Early Enrollment Period for those families who wish for their Kindergartener to try to enroll at another eligible school. Families will call the requested lottery school to be added to the list. The kindergartener must already have a pending enrollment at their Priority 1, 2, or 3 school to enter the Lottery at a different school. Any drawings will take place at the school sites after the conclusion of the Early Enrollment Period, and availability will be based on each school's K capacity and student-to-teacher ratios.
P4 Transfer Window Process (May)
*A Priority 4 Transfer Request Window/ Lottery (4L) will take place for currently enrolled students in grades K-3 wishing to transfer to grades 1-4 at an eligible school for the 26-27 SY after the Early Enrollment process is completed in April. The Transfer Request Window will take place in May, and results will be reported in early June. Before the Window opens, the district will post the available number of seats for transfer requests per eligible school/grade on the Putnam County School System website once that number is developed, pending compliance with building capacity and student-teacher ratios while maintaining room for growth. If the number of transfer requests for a particular school exceeds the available seats posted at that school, a lottery will be held to determine which students are allowed to transfer. Applicants must be enrolled in grades K-3 at priority 1, 2, or 3 schools. More information on this process will be available for families before the Transfer Request Window opens in May.
*Transportation must be provided if attending an out-of-zone school.
*Zoning information for the 2026-27 school year can be found on the Putnam County School System website.
Clickable Links To The Information You Need
Enrollment Contacts
Chris Pierce
Supervisor
email Chris Pierce
Kristy Hunt
Family Resource Center; K-4 Attendance
email Kristy Hunt
April Hale
Education Information System/Database Administrator
email April Hale
Brenda Hughes
PowerSchool/EIS Assistant
email Brenda Hughes
David Wall
17 Yr Program
email David Wall
