Lamar County Schools

For a child to enroll in the Lamar County Schools, the student's parents or court-approved guardians (Photo ID may be required) must provide the information listed below. Upon receipt of this information, the school administration will make the appropriate school and classroom assignment.

1. Two proofs of the child's residence in accordance with the Student Verification of Residence Policy and state law.

2. A CERTIFIED birth certificate for the child.

3. A proper (Mississippi Certificate of Immunization Compliance-Form 121) immunization report issued through a physician or through the health department.

4. A student not living with a parent must present official documentation as to guardianship status.

5. Current custody papers, if applicable.

Each student must establish his/her residency in the following manner:

*Note: Required documents must be in a digital format. Scanning your documents and saving them as a PDF works great. You can also snap a picture of the documents with your mobile phone or digital camera to submit image files. Either way, please make sure all documents are easy to read before uploading them.

A. Students Living with Parent(s) or Guardian(s)

The parent(s) or legal guardian(s) of a student seeking to enroll must provide Lamar County Schools with at least one of the items from Group I and one of the items from Group II listed below as verification of their address.

*Note: A document with a post office box as an address will not be accepted.

Group I
a. Filed Homestead Exemption Application form
a. Mortgage documents or property deed
b. Apartment or home lease/Rental agreement (must be current)
**Any unofficial Lease Agreement (handwritten or computer-generated) must be notarized.

Group II
a. Current Utility Bill (dated within thirty days of enrollment)
Acceptable bills: electricity, gas, water, landline telephone, cable TV or satellite TV.

Not Acceptable as proof of residency: A driver’s license or voter identification. LCS Administration may approve other residency documentation.

B. Students Living with Guardian

Group III

a. Student living with a legal guardian and a certified copy of the Court Decree (or petition), if pending, was received declaring the district resident to be the legal guardian of the student and further declaring that the guardianship was formed for a purpose other than establishing residency for school district attendance purposes.

Affidavits
a. Custodial parent(s) residing with an adult in a home not owned or rented by the custodial parent(s) will present documents to show legal custody. The non-custodial adult in the home must prove residency through Group I and Group II (above) and provide a signed, notarized affidavit.

Those enrolling with affidavits must present their name as an occupant or lease; the district will accept a notarized letter from the landlord confirming residency.

In addition, the custodial parent(s) will present three of the items below:

• Doctor’s or dentist’s bill
• Bank Statement
• Automobile license receipt
• Credit card statement
• Hospital bill
• Cell phone bill
• Insurance policy
• State or Federal benefit check
• Salary check stub
• IRS Documentation
• Other residency documentation approved by LCS administration.

The Lamar County School Board has adopted a policy establishing a Residency Committee within each attendance zone. When a question arises concerning a residency, a parent/guardian will be required to attend a committee hearing to establish residency. Board policy JBC

View the STEP-by-STEP guide below to help you navigate the registration process:

Once you have your student’s ActiveCode, you can log in to your ActiveParent account to begin the registration.

*If you have issues logging into your ActiveParent account, please DO NOT try to create a new account. You can use the password reset option or contact the school for assistance.

To get started, you will click on the Student Registration link from the icon or from the ActiveParent Menu. The Registration Page will look like the image below. You will not have any students available for registration at this point. You will need to use your student’s ActiveCode to get their name populated in the drop-down menu. Select Have a code to enter? Click here 

On this page, you will enter your student’s ActiveCode and click Redeem Code. You will then be taken back to the previous page and will see that your student is now available to select in the dropdown menu.

Select your student and click Begin Registration.

Verify that the populated information is correct for registering for the current academic school year, then select Begin Registration. You will now be able to enter the information we need to get your student into our system. There will be instructions given on each page as you work through the form. In order to speed up the process, you will need to have your required documents in a digital format. Scanning your documents and saving them as a PDF works great. You can also snap a picture of the documents with your mobile phone or digital camera to submit them as a picture file. Either way, please make sure all documents are easy to read before uploading them.

Once you complete all sections, you will submit your registration. You will receive an email upon submission. Please be on the lookout for another confirmation email that your student's enrollment has been processed. If there are any questions or additional documentation needed, you will receive an email detailing what is still needed for enrollment completion.