Welcome to the Paulding County School District (PCSD)! 

ATTENTION:  Registration for the 2025-2026 school year will begin on June 2, 2025.  Appointments can be made 60 days in advance.

Steps to completing the registration process:

1. Schedule an appointment (reserved processing time) at bottom of this page - Parent/Guardian does not need to come to Central Registration unless providing original notarized documents, cannot upload the required documents, or the use of a computer is needed.  A phone call will not be made as the appointment will be completed virtually.

2. Gather required documents and prepare for upload

   • • • Student's Birth Certificate

       • Georgia Department of Health Form 3231 - Certificate of Immunization (must be on the Georgia Form and completed by a Georgia doctor or Georgia health department) OR
         1. 1. Notarized Georgia Department of Health Form 2208 - Affidavit of Religious Objection to Immunization (available at Central Registration)
       • Georgia Department of Health Form 3300 - Certificate of Vision, Hearing, Dental, and Nutrition Screening (must be on the Georgia Form and completed by a Georgia doctor or Georgia health department).  NOTE:  All four sections must be completed for it to be accepted.  OR 
         1. 1. Notarized Affidavit of Religious Objection to Required Health Screening Form 3300 (available at Central Registration)

       • Parent state-issued picture ID

       • Two valid proofs of residence 
3. Complete the online application (link is in email sent once the appointment is made).  Required documents must be uploaded to the application.
4. If unable to upload the required documents, the documents must be brought in person to 522 Hardee Street Dallas, GA 30132.  The office is open from 7:30 am – 4:00 pm, Monday-Friday.  To provide documents outside of business hours, a drop box is located to the left of Central Registration’s front door between two windows and is labeled "drop box."  Documents left in the drop box must contain appointment name, date, and include the online application number.
5. A confirmation email will be sent once the registration is completed (during peak times can be up to 72 hours).  This email will contain important information that parents will need to review. 

Upon enrollment, PCSD will request records from the schools attended within the previous 24 months. Pursuant with HB 268 for students in 4^th-12^th grade, the receiving school must receive a certified copy of a students critical records from each school attended during the prior 24 months as defined by O.C.G.A. 20-2-670. If these records are not received, the receiving school shall be authorized to temporarily assign such student to remote learning until such critical records are received, or a case management consultation is completed. The receiving school will notify the enrolling parent when critical records are received.

What are Critical Records:

'Critical records' means the following education records of a student, which shall be current and complete for a period of at least the most recent 12 months of such student's enrollment or the entirety of such student's enrollment if less than 12 months:

(A) Academic transcript;

(B) Attendance records;

(C) Student discipline records, including, but not limited to, all records of any:

(i) Disciplinary order of short-term suspension, long-term suspension, or expulsion made pursuant to Code Section 20-2-751.2;

(ii) Notice of a report of criminal action made pursuant to Code Section 20-2-756;

(iii) Notice of chronic disciplinary problem made pursuant to Code Section 20-2-765;

(iv) Disciplinary and behavioral correction plan pursuant to Code Section 20-2-766; or

(v) Report of the commission of a prohibited act made pursuant to Code Section 20-2-1184;

(D) Records of the student having ever been adjudicated delinquent of the commission of a class A designated felony act or class B designated felony act, as defined in Code Section 15-11-2 and, if so, the date of such adjudication, the offense committed, the jurisdiction in which such adjudication was made, and the sentence imposed;

(E) An Individualized Education Program (IEP) pursuant to the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act or a plan under Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, if any; and

(F) Psychological evaluations, if any.  

If acceptable proof of residence is not in the name of parent/guardian or their spouse, a Statement of Legal Residence Form is required in addition to the two valid proofs.  The original notarized document must be received at our office before your reserved processing time.

If the person registering a student is not a biological parent, does not have court-ordered custody, or a DFACS placement letter, a Kinship Caregiver Affidavit must be completed. The original notarized document must be received at our office before your reserved processing time.  

Central Registration has several notaries and will notarize these forms for free OR you can have notarized by another notary and bring the original notarized form to our office at 522 Hardee Street Dallas, GA 30132.