Step 1: Verify Residency and Gather Documentation

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The Office of Registration & Enrollment will verify documentation for your student(s) during the registration appointment.
Documentation needed to register your student for the Public Schools of Brookline includes:
Proofs of you and your student(s) residency in the Town of Brookline.
Proofs that verify your student's name, date of birth, previous school history, and other helpful documents to support your student.
Proofs that indicate your student meets all the health requirements to enter Public Schools in the State of Massachusetts.
You must still provide all of the required documents even if you have previously enrolled other students in the Public Schools of Brookline, and/or you are re-enrolling your students again after withdrawing from PSB and are looking to return to Brookline.
You are required to provide these documents prior to your virtual registration appointment. Any documents regarding your residence in Brookline must be active and dated within 45 days of the appointment date.
All documents presented must provide student demographic information (e.g. first and last name) in English. Please provide translations of the original documents are intended for English readers. All translations should be completed by a third-party professional translator or translation service prior to your appointment.
- Click here to access the full list of required documents (including translations).
- Proof of residency does not apply to homeless students and families covered under the McKinney-Vento Act. All homeless families should contact the Public Schools of Brookline McKinney-Vento liaison, Dr. Maria Letasz, who will work with you and the Office of Registration and Enrollment to enroll your students. The liaison can be reached at 617-308-6400 (text enabled).
Student Records
All students entering grades 1-12 into PSB must also provide records from the previous school(s) that they last attended. The records required for registration depend on the grade that your student is entering. Each grade level and the corresponding required records are found below.
Please also present any records or documents relating to a student's Special Education services, Individualized Education Program (IEP), 504 Plan, or English Learner Education (ELE) records, if applicable.
- Grades 1-8: Most recent report card and/or progress report
- Grade 9: Grade 7 and Grade 8 official transcripts
- Grade 10: Grade 8 and Grade 9 official transcripts
- Grade 11: Grade 9 and Grade 10 official transcripts
- Grade 12: Grade 9, Grade 10, and Grade 11 official transcripts
- Click here to access the full list of required documents (including translations).
Required Documents
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Residency Certification Agreement
A Residency Certification Agreement may be required for established/new residents whose residency falls under the following categories:
- Tenant-At-Will
- Sublet Agreement
- Living with Family/Friends
- Live-in Employment (e.g. Nanny, caretaker, etc.)
- Rental of rooms in a Brookline residence- Student over age 18 living with family/friendsOther situations may also require a Residency Certification Agreement upon request by the Office of Registration and Enrollment.