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For NEW students - including Kindergarteners who have not yet enrolled:

CLICK HERE TO REQUEST ENROLLMENT for the 2025-2026 School Year

1. Parents: To enroll a new student, use this link or the button above to set up your account. Parents must click “Create Account” before completing the required forms on the PowerSchool Enrollment website. If you have any questions, contact your child’s school during office hours for assistance. The numbers are listed below. 

2. Submit Required Documents 

To start the enrollment process, please bring copies of the following to the school where your child will be enrolled during school hours: 

  • your child's official birth certificate (from the State Board of Health)
  • parent/guardian's driver's license or state photo ID
  • proof of residency (utility bill, property tax bill, lease agreement on business letterhead, public assistance documentation, etc.)
  • immunization records and proof of lead screening. (Your child must be up to date by the first day of school in August!)
  • Any custody paperwork (if applicable)

(These documents must be on file before your child can start school). You'll also be asked for your child's emergency contact information.

3. Set up Your PowerSchool Parent Portal for new families to MCAS.

Prior to the start of school, you will receive an email with instructions on how to set up your PowerSchool Parent Portal account. This account will allow you to report absences, check student grades and attendance, and stay connected throughout the school year. 

If you already have an existing Parent Portal account, the email will have instructions on how to add your new student.

4. Prior to the start of school, log in to your PowerSchool account to view: 

  • Bus pickup and drop-off times (if requested transportation during the Annual Information Update) 
  • Your child's teacher assignment or class schedule

If you have any questions, please contact your child's school for assistance. We look forward to a great school year with you!


Please call your school if you need additional information!

Coolspring Elementary – 9121 W. 300 North – (219) 873-2073
Edgewood Elementary – 502 Boyd Circle – (219) 873-2079
Joy Elementary – 1600 E Coolspring Avenue – (219) 873-2090
Knapp Elementary – 321 Bolka Avenue – (219) 873-2096
Lake Hills Elementary – 201 Ferguson Road – (219) 873-2105
Marsh Elementary – 401 E Homer Street – (219) 873-2102
Pine Elementary – 1660 County Line Road – (219) 873-2114
Springfield Elementary – 3054 West 800 North – (219) 873-2117

Not sure which school your child would attend? Call the MCAS Transportation Dept. at (219) 873-2127 for assistance -- or check our boundary maps.

Enrollment vs. Annual Information Update (Registration) - What is the Difference?
Enrollment is "signing up" a new student to attend our schools. Once your child is successfully enrolled with MCAS, you will be asked to complete the Annual Information Update (register)  your child for school annually. This is an opportunity to review important student information and to sign required forms electronically prior to the child's start of school. The Annual Information Update will begin annually on May 1st for the following school year. This will be done through your Parent Portal Account.

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Before & After School Services

Michigan City Area Schools has several Before and After School Programs with Safe Harbor and Boys and Girls Club. For more information click on the link below.

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