New & Returning Student Enrollment

Enrollment for the 2023-2024 School Year is based on the completion of the Registration requirements set forth by the district.   All students seeking enrollment (new to the district or returning students) must complete the online Registration process prior to being enrolled in any courses, classes or campuses.

Is your family brand new to Luling ISD?  Welcome to the Luling Eagle family!

You can register your child by following these steps.

1. Parent/Guardian must register new students by creating an account in the Luling ISD Ascender Parent Portal  Parents must upload the required documents within the online enrollment process.

• Parent/Guardian Driver's license or State ID

• Child's Birth Certificate – legal only; NO Hospital records will be accepted

• Child's Social Security Card

• Child's Immunization Record (Important for all Pre-K, and Kindergarten students)

• Proof of Residence (Copy of complete lease, Utility bill such as electric, gas, or water bill)

2. Provide withdrawal form from previous school district the student attended by email or contacting the campus Registrar. See contact info at the bottom of the page.

3. Click the button below to begin and follow the steps.

The Ascender Parent Portal uses the same Username and Password that parents/guardians used for registration in the 2023-2024 School year or throughout the year to check on their student's grades and attendance. Use the same user name and password if you already have a student registered in the district.

  Pre-Kindergarten Qualifications: 

To be eligible for enrollment in a pre-kindergarten class, a child must be 4 years old on or before September 1 of the current school year and meet at least one of the following eligibility requirements:

● is unable to speak and comprehend the English language; or

● is educationally disadvantaged (which means a student eligible to participate in the national free or reduced-price lunch program... guidelines can be found here); or

● is homeless, as defined by 42 U.S.C. Section 1143a, regardless of the residence of the child, of either parent of the child, or of the child's guardian or other person having lawful control of the child; or

● is the child of an active duty member of the armed forces of the United States, including the state military forces or a reserve component of the armed forces, who is ordered to active duty by proper authority; or

● is the child of a member of the armed forces of the United States, including the state military forces or a reserve component of the armed forces, who was injured or killed while serving on active duty; or

● is or ever has been in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services (foster care) following an adversary hearing held as provided by Section 262.201, Family Code.

● is the child of a person eligible for the Star of Texas Award as a peace officer under Section 3106.002, Government Code; a firefighter under Section 3106.003, Government Code; or an emergency medical first responder under Section 3106.004, Government Code 

Required documents for Pre-K enrollments

Before enrollment will be completed, all students entering a Luling ISD school for the first time must have:

1. Parent/Guardian Driver's license or State ID

2. Child's Birth Certificate – legal only; NO Hospital records will be accepted

3. Child's Social Security Card

4. Child's Immunization Record (Important for all Pre-K, Kindergarten, and 7th grade students)

5. Proof of Residence (Copy of complete lease, Utility bill such as electric, gas, or water bill)

6. Proof of Income (for Pre-K registrations only)

 ***If you are unable to upload the documents required for enrollment, please contact your campus Registrar or send via email to registration@luling.txed.net.  Include Student’s full name, and dob to reference your documents and for easier tracking.

Be prepared to provide the following documents for review:

• Proof of income for all household members

• TANF/SNAP EDG or eligibility letter if applicable

 When providing written evidence of proof of income, parents or those standing in parental relation to the student must submit documents that show income received by the household during the month prior to verification. The document should contain the name of the person standing in parental relation, and amount and the date the income was received. A pay stub with no date would be insufficient. Gross income to be reported is any money received on a recurring basis including gross earned income. Specifically, gross income means all money earned before any deductions, such as income taxes, employee's social security taxes, insurance premiums, bonds, and charitable contributions. Acceptable documentation for earnings (wages and salary) include:

• Current paycheck stubs for a month for everyone who works in the household.

• Letter from employer stating gross wages paid and how often they are paid

• Unemployment, Worker's Compensation or Disability award letter

• Acceptable documentation for self-employment income includes:

  • Business or farming documents, such as ledger books and/or self-issued paycheck stub

  • Last year's tax return

  • Acceptable documentation for cash income includes:

    • A letter from the employer stating wages paid and frequency of pay to include employer contact information

 ***A letter requesting verifications that are missing, including proof of income will be mailed out to the parent/guardian on or after April 1 of each school year.***

Returning Student Definition -  A returning Luling ISD student is defined as a student who was enrolled at the end of the 2023-2024 school year in a Luling ISD School.  

ALL returning students MUST complete the following steps in order to be enrolled in courses, classes, or campuses.

• Returning students may register online using the Luling ISD Ascender Parent Portal.  The Ascender Parent Portal uses the same Username and Password that parents/guardians used for registration in the 2023-2024 School year or throughout the year to check on their student's grades and attendance. 

• Please see the instructions below if your need assistance to retrieve the username and/or password to complete registration. Parent Portal Login Help/Account Creation

• Once logged into the Parent Portal, click the Registration button located on the Student Summary Card for your student on the main screen.

NOTE:  On the Summary page, the Registration button will be red, yellow or green depending on how far along you are in the process.

 Editing Data for returning students:

• All data changes submitted via Parent Portal must be reviewed by the campus Registrar before the student’s record is updated.  For most forms, each request is approved or rejected individually. For example, if you update your phone and address, the campus may approve the phone number change, but may require proof of residence before an address change is approved.

• For a Texas standard form, the form is accepted or rejected as a whole.

 If campus staff rejects a submitted change, you will be notified by email. The email message should inform you why a particular change was rejected and what to do. Contact the student’s campus for more information.