Parents enrolling their children for USD 257 classes no longer need to stand in line to do so.
They need to go online instead.
The school district on Friday launched its online enrollment program.
The online enrollment replaces the two-day registration period held in the past in the Iola High School commons area.
All enrollees must do so online.
For parents without computer or Internet access, stations are set up at the USD 257 board office at 305 N. Washington Ave. from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays.
The Iola Public Library also has computers with Internet access.
BECAUSE of the new Locus app system used for enrolling students, all parents must create new accounts this year for their students.
“You may not be new to the district but everyone is ‘new’ to the Locus system,” a message on the district website reads.
The system is a relatively easy one for parents, although they need their child’s social security number in order for that child to be enrolled.
Simply go to www.usd257.org, click the “Online Enrollment” link and
follow the instructions.
Those who live outside USD 257 boundaries must first call the district office, 365-4700, in order to have their transfers approved.
Pre-schoolers who are attending the preschool program at Windsor Place can be enrolled online, however ANW Special Education Preschool students will have a separate enrollment.
At the end of the enrollment process, parents may pay for lunches and other fees using a credit card. Those who wish to pay by cash or check should go the district office.
Support also is available by Locus representatives at (785) 594-1110 from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
School officials are aiming to have all students enrolled by Aug. 5.
