NEW STUDENT REGISTRATION PROCESS AND FORMS

WELCOME! Once you have settled in the Acton or Boxborough area, please contact Anne Spalding, our Counseling Department Secretary, at 978 264-4700 x 3330 to schedule an appointment with one of our counselors with you and your student to complete the registration process. You may download the necessary forms here or call to request a registration packet. Before contacting us, please read the following information to help clarify the process.

Registration Forms, Student Documents, and Proof of Residency:

Please print out and fill in the following four registration forms - one each per child:

• Personal Data Sheet
• Release of Records Form
• Race, Low Income & Immigrant Status Form
• Home Language Survey Form/Admission Form

Please bring copies of the following student documents - one each per child.

• Copy of birth certificate OR passport
• Copy of current immunization record and physical examination (within the last year) Local Health Services available if needed
• Copies any previous school records
• Copies of any report cards
• Any current IEP or 504 Documentation

Proof of residency in Acton or Boxborough - at at least one of the following:

• Copy of Purchase and Sale
• Copy of Lease Agreement
• Copy of Occupancy Permit
• Copy of Utility Bill-not telephone

Registration Meeting Format:

The Registration Meeting with the Counselor will last approximately 40 minutes if the Registration Packet Forms below have been filled out before the meeting. Also, families and students should plan on allowing at least 2 hours for a math placement exam. At the Registration Meeting the following will occur:

• Counselor collects and checks Registration Forms
• Counselor collects and checks Student Documents and Proof of Residency

Counselor gives an overview of the school

• Teaming Concept
• Typical Day at R.J Grey
• Clubs and Activities
• Class and Homework Expectations
• Quick Tour of school if time allows
• Question and Answers

Student takes the Math Placement Exam

Counselor gives an overview of electronic resources

• Bus Routes drop off and pick up
• RJ Grey Website - Teacher websites, calendar, etc.
• Free and reduced lunch application

If you have any questions about any of these documents or if there are any extenuating circumstances regarding any of these documents, please contact Anne Spalding, our Counseling Department Secretary, at 978 264-4700 x 3330 so we may assist you.