Parent Resources

Enrollment in Dexter Community Schools is primarily completed online using PowerSchool. Complete directions are located on our Enrollment page. 

If your student previously attended Dexter Schools and is returning after a break, please contact the school they are reenrolling to attend and have them reactivate the student account. This will save you some paperwork. You will need to provide copies of a parent/guardian photo ID, the student's birth certificate, and proof of current residence, even if you provided those items in the past. 

• Here are detailed re-enrollment Instructions for students returning to Dexter after a break. 

State law requires us to maintain current records of all students' residence. Please choose the applicable situation from the list below and follow the directions. You will need to verify that you live at the new address. See below for acceptable proof of residence documents. 

For moves within district boundaries: 

• Change your student's address by logging into PowerSchool and using the Student Address Update form.  Directions to update student address are here. 
• If you will need bus service at your new address, please complete the Transportation Plans Form.

For Schools of Choice Students:

• Change your student's address by logging into PowerSchool and using the Student Address Update form.  Directions to update student address are here. 

For Families Moving Out of District Boundaries: 

• Change your student's address by logging into PowerSchool and using the Student Address Update form.  Directions to update student address are here. 
• If you move after October Count day, your student may finish the school year in Dexter, but you will need to apply for Schools of Choice status and be accepted to continue in Dexter in subsequent years. The schools of choice application windows are in February/March and late July. More details are on the Schools of Choice page. 

For Students Who Move out of the district after the start of 11th grade and who want to graduate from Dexter:

• Change your student's address by logging into PowerSchool and using the Student Address Update form.  Directions to update student address are here. 
• Juniors who move out of the District do not have to apply for schools of choice status for their senior year. Instead, notify the DCS admin offices and we will obtain a residency release for the student to complete 12th grade here.

FOR TWO-HOUSEHOLD FAMILIES WHERE ONE HOUSEHOLD MOVES OUT OF THE DISTRICT:

• The address on the student's record should be the location where they stay most of the time. Change your student's address by logging into PowerSchool and using the Student Address Update form.  Directions to update student address are here. 
• As long as one parent or legal guardian is a Dexter resident, a student is eligible to attend Dexter, even if they don't reside with the parent/guardian who lives here. However, the address should still be updated in PowerSchool to reflect the primary household. Contact the school office if you have any questions about making this info accurate in PowerSchool. 

Proof of Residence Documents

At enrollment, and any time you change your address, you will need to verify your eligibility to attend Dexter Community Schools. This applies to all students. 

• "In District" students are those who live at an address within the DCS district boundaries. Students of divorced parents who have at least one parent living within DCS boundaries are eligible to attend Dexter Schools, regardless of which parent has physical custody.
• Schools of Choice students' residency documents must verify that they live in the Washtenaw Intermediate School District or a contiguous Intermediate School District (ISD). 

We need two documents to verify residence:  

• Most recent property tax statement from your issuing tax authority;
• -OR- Closing papers for a recent sale–feel free to redact financial info and/or social security numbers. There are several documents in a typical closing packet which can be used. We need one legal document that includes the following: the property address, parent or guardian name, and date of sale;
• - OR- Contract to build a house with estimated completion date;
• -OR- A lease in your name; 
• -OR- A lease in your name and a written statement from the landlord that utilities are included;
• -OR- A notarized statement from a Dexter Schools homeowner/taxpayer indicating that you share living space and the dates of residence (for example, in the case of living with relatives or friends long-term), in addition to that person's proof of residence.

• A utility bill or confirmation of service in the parent/guardian's name at the address: water, electric, cable, gas

OTHER INFO

• Parents and guardians of students who are considered homeless per McKinney-Vento guidelines should complete the Temporary Residence Statement. No further documentation is required. More information is available on our Student Support Services page. 

District Boundary Maps:

• Dexter Community Schools District Map
• Washtenaw County School Districts Map
• Michigan ISDs and ESAs Map
• If you are moving households and are unsure whether a particular address falls within the DCS boundaries, please contact our central offices at info@dexterschools.org or 734-424-4102. The county mapping software used to verify addresses can be complicated to navigate, so we are happy to assist you searching for a particular address. 

Effective Fall 2023, we will be exclusively using PowerSchool forms to update student medical information. 

Families can update student medical information at anytime by logging into PowerSchool and using the Student Health Update form.  Directions to use PowerSchool forms to update information are here. 

Permission forms that allow staff to dispense student medication at school, as well as self-carry forms, allergy information, and other medication information, can be found on the Health forms tab of our District Nurse page.  

Use the Updating Student Contacts form in PowerSchool to add or remove emergency contacts, people with permission to p[ick up students, and relationships with existing contacts. You can do this at any point during the year. Contact edits must be approved by a secretary, 

• Update your student's contacts by logging into PowerSchool and using the Student Contact Update form.  Directions to update student information in PowerSchool are here. 
• If your student's custodial arrangements have changed and will affect who has permission to pick them up, etc., please provide a copy of the legal judgement or agreement documenting that change to your school office. We cannot enforce custodial arrangements without legal paperwork. 
• If the Transportation department has agreed to transport your student to a regular care arrangement, the care provider must be listed as an emergency contact,. The arrangement must be in writing and on record in the Transportation office. 

Please note: parents and guardians should not designate themselves as emergency contacts. We always contacts parents and guardians first in an emergency. In the event that we can't reach you, we contact your emergency contacts. Listing a parent or guardian as an emergency contact can preclude receiving important information via email because the system does not send confidential info to emergency contacts.