New Student Registration
Welcome to Whitman-Hanson School district!
We would like to welcome you to our school district. In order to help your son
or daughter enroll as quickly as possible,
we have put together the following
list of information you will need to provide to us PRIOR to your son or
daughter being
officially enrolled as a student in the Whitman-Hanson School District.
ENROLLMENT AND PROOF OF RESIDENCY
Under MGL, Chapter 76, Section 5, every person “shall have the right to attend the public school of the town where
she/he actually resides.” The following procedures will be followed in order to verify a student’s residency:
Before any student is enrolled in the Whitman-Hanson Regional School District, the student’s parent or legal
guardian* must prove legal residence in the towns of Whitman or Hanson. Children whose primary residence is
outside of Whitman or Hanson are not eligible to attend the Whitman-Hanson Regional School District. Residency means
the domicile where a child spends the majority of her/his time. The standard Whitman-Hanson uses is simple: The law is
very clear that the determination for residency lies in the establishment of “domicile” – where the student resides, as
determined by the establishment of where the center of her/his domestic, social and civic life is, and this is where one is to
attend school. This standard must be the first step met before a family seeks to demonstrate the residency of the child.
All applicants must submit at least three proofs of residency.
The documents must be pre-printed with the name and address of the student’s parent or guardian. * When registering a
student for Whitman-Hanson Public Schools, the district Registrar will confirm residency. These documents also will be
required for any change of address.
All applicants must submit at least one document from each of the following columns:
| Column A |
Column B |
Column C |
| Must be showing Whitman or Hanson |
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A utility bill or work order dated within |
| current address** |
|
the past 60 days including. |
|
|
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| • Valid driver’s license |
• Copy of lease |
• Gas bill |
| • Valid Massachusetts photo |
• Mortgage Statement |
• Oil bill |
| Identification card |
• Section 8 Agreement |
• Electric bill |
| • Valid passport, dated |
• Legal affidavit from landlord |
• Home telephone bill |
| within the past year |
affirming tenancy |
(no cell phone) |
|
• Copy of deed or purchase |
• Cable bill |
|
and sales agreement |
|
| If license/ID does not show current |
|
|
| address, you can go online to |
|
Please note that utility |
| www.massdot.state.ma.us/rmv and |
|
companies provide online |
| click on Change of Address, they |
|
access to download your |
| will email you a receipt. Please |
|
bills/statements. |
| submit a copy to the registrar |
|
Other Required Documents and Forms:
*Please note these forms are part of our online registration in an interactive PDF format. This allows you to
fill in the forms using your browser or download them to edit in Adobe Reader or a similar program.
You can then save or print them out and upload to the registration portal.
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Birth Certificate
- Records Release Form *
- Home Language Survey * Additional Language forms available below
- Infinite Campus and Technology Parent Agreement Forms *
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Please also provide any other supporting documents, such as IEP’s, 504’s, Legal Documents, Custody Agreements
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Current physical examination and immunization history dated within 1 year.
*Please fill out the Home Language Survey in the parent/guardians first spoken/written language and upload in the Online Registration Portal.
Arabic Home Language Survey
Cape Verdean Home Language Survey
Gujarati Home Language Survey
Haitian Creole Home Language Survey
Portuguese Home Language Survey
Spanish Home Language Survey
Swahili Home Language Survey
NO ENROLLMENT WILL BE PROCESSED UNTIL ALL OF THE ABOVE DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED
Please contact our District's McKinney Vento Liaison Lisa Forbes at [email protected] or 781-618-7462 for assistance regarding the enrollment process for homeless students.
Are you ready to Register?
Click the link below to bring you to our online registration portal through Infinite Campus
English Online Registration Instructions
Portuguese Online Registration Instructions
Spanish Online Registration Instructions
Haitian Creole Online Registration Instructions
Arabic Online Registration Instructions
*If you are having difficulty uploading documents or require assistance with completing any of the enrollment materials, please reach out to our District Registrar:
Andrea Tremblay 781-618-7420
[email protected]
The Registration Fax Number is (844) 440-2351
Appointments are required for in person registrations. If you require an appointment or have any questions, please contact our District Registrar, Andrea Tremblay.
Whitman School Assignment by Street:
Misc. Documents:
Student Health Information Update Form Grades PK-12
Current students that have a health update/change please fill out this form and return to your school nurse or email to the District Registrar- [email protected]
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*Legal guardianship requires additional documentation from a court or agency.
The WHRSD residency policy does not apply to homeless students. (McKinney-Vento Act)
Report residency fraud! You will remain anonymous – call 781-618-7412
Residency fraud impacts all tax payers
I/we understand that all applicants must reside in Whitman or Hanson (Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 76, sec 5
every person shall have a right to attend the public schools of the town where he/she actually resides, subject to the
following section. No School Committee is required to enroll a person who does not actually reside in the town unless
said enrollment is authorized by law or by the School Committee. Any person who violates or assists in the violation
of this provision may be required to remit full restitution to the town of the improperly attended public schools.
No person shall be excluded from or discriminated against in admission to a public school of any town, or in obtaining
the advantages, privileges and courses of study of such public school on account of race, color, sex, religion, national
origin or sexual orientation.
Amended by st.1971, c.622, c.1; st.1973, c.925, s.9A, st.1993, c.282; st.2004, c.352, s.33)