Instructions for Enrolling a Student Online - English

 New Student Online Enrollment (NSOE) for New FamiliesAccess a .pdf version of these instructions HERE.

 

1.     Go to www.smsd.org > Families > Enrollment. Click New Skyward Family Access Account.

  

The image displays a picture of a button that reads "NEW SKYWARD FAMILY ACCESS ACCOUNT (FOR FAMILIES NEW TO THE DISTRICT)" . It is not a link.

  

2.     Complete this page to request an account to enroll your student.

The image is a picture of the NSOE account request form, with sample fields and sections for the user to fill out during the online enrollment process.

 

Please make sure the address is correct by

  • using W (not West, no period). 
  • selecting the street from the dropdown list.

Click “I’m not a robot”, then click “Click here to submit Account Request”.

 

3.  These messages inform you that you will receive an email with a login and a password for your NSOE account so you can begin enrolling your student. Click OK on both of these. 

The image displays a request confirmation screen for a new student enrollment process at Shawnee Mission School. The background is a light blue color, and the foreground contains text describing the enrollment process and the email address to which the confirmation will be sent.
The image displays a message indicating that a request has been successfully submitted, and an email has been sent with instructions on how to continue enrolling. The foreground features an orange "OK" button.

 

 

 

   

NOTE: You will need to use a laptop, tablet or desktop.  This cannot be done on a smartphone.

 

4.     Enter your Login ID and password found in the email you received from your account request, then click Sign In.

The image displays a login screen for the Skyward student information system used by the Shawnee Mission School District. The background features the Skyward logo, while the foreground includes input fields for the user's login ID and password, as well as a "Sign In" button.

 

5.     This Student Information screen will display. Fields with a red * are required.

  • When you enter the birthdate, please verify the age and grade level. Click OK.
  • The Expected School to Enroll is based on the address entered when setting up your account.
  • If you are enrolling for Pre-Kindergarten, no Expected School name will populate.
    The image appears to be a form or application with various fields about the student to be filled out, including personal information such as name, birth details, and school start date.

     

6.     When done, click “Complete Step 1 and move to Step 2…”  at the bottom.

The image displays text indicating that you must click the button "Complete Step 1 and move to Step 2: Family/Guardian Information" or click Complete Step 1 Only if you need to stop now and finish later.

7.     Complete the Family Information section for Family 1. 
NOTE: Family 1 is where the student primarily lives and is the address that is within the school boundaries. Fields with a red * are required information.

The image is a form for providing information about a primary guardian and the family this student lives with. The form includes fields for the student's home address, mailing address, and information about the primary guardian.

NOTE:  Do not add Family members who are not legal Guardians here. You will add those later as Emergency Contacts.
The exception would be if that Family member needs to have access to your student’s personal and educational information in Skyward.

 

  • To add an additional Family member with legal guardians living at a different address, click
    Yes, I want to Add a Legal Guarian who lives at a Different Address.
  • If there are not other families, then click No, Complete Step 2 and move to Step 3: Emergency Contact Information.

 

8.     The Emergency Contact Information screen will display next.
NOTE: Emergency Contacts are backup contacts who could be available if the parent or guardian cannot be reached. Please make sure you enter at least one Emergency Contact.  

  • To add an Emergency Contact, click Yes, I want to Add another Emergency Contact Record
  • When done adding Emergency Contacts, click No, Complete Step 3 and move to Step 4: Requested Documents

9.     The Requested Documents screen will display next.
NOTE: These documents will be required before your student’s enrollment can be completed.  When documents are uploaded, click “Complete Step 4 and move to Step 5”.

The image displays Step 3 showing where the Guardian will uploade Requested Enrollment Documents. It also shows a button to click that reads "Complete Step 5 and move to Step 6: Additional District Forms" or "Complete Step 5 Only" if you need to stop for now and come back later.

 

 

10.  On the Additional District Forms screen, each of these forms is required and will show a checkmark when it is complete.  When you are done, click “Complete Step 5”. 

The image displays Step 5 which shows various online forms inluding an EP-504 Custody form, an MV-Migrant form, a Home Language Survey, a Health History form, and a Consent for School Records form. It also shows a checkbox indicating whether the form is completed or not. Finally it shows a button labeled Complete Step 5.

 

11.  When you are done, all steps will have a green checkmark and a Date Completed stamp. 

The image shows the final page with time stamps when each step was completed.

 

12.  To submit the application to the Shawnee Mission School District, click the “Submit Application to the District” button at the bottom.
NOTE: Once you submit it, you will no longer be able to make changes to the application.

The image shows a button with the text "Submit Application to the District" and "All steps must be Completed before an Application can be submitted"

 

In the following days, school personnel may contact you with questions or to request more information, or to let you know that your student is enrolled.  Once enrolled, you will be able to view your student in Skyward Family Access.