Welcome Center

All new students must provide:

1.    Proof of Age (Birth Certificate or passport) 

2.    Most Current Immunizations and Physical Exam

3.    Proof of Residency

4.  Photo ID of parent/guardian

If coming from another school:

1.    Massachusetts Transfer Card /Official Withdrawal Form

2.    Individual Education Plan (IEP), if applicable

3.    Academic Transcripts/Report Card

4.    MCAS and/or ACCESS Test Results, if applicable

5.    Discipline Report

view full document requirements

Please email copies of documents to: welcomecenter@maldenps.org

OR fax documents to: 781-397-1547

OR mail documents to:

The Welcome Center
110 Pleasant Street
Malden, MA 02148

We encourage parents to call (781-397-7271) or e-mail the Welcome Center to confirm receipt of the Registration Application. 

According to rules and regulations by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, students need the below immunizations, tests, and health records by grade level:

PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
A complete physical examination is required of all children entering Malden Public Schools. Completed physical examination forms must be presented to complete enrollment. No child will be able to attend school without providing all required medical documentation. Only upon completion of this process will a child be fully registered and allowed to begin school. For more information about immunizations and physical examination requirements, contact the Director of Nursing, Patricia Tramondozzi, at 781-397-6106 or ptramondozzi@maldenps.org

IMMUNIZATION
THE STATE LAW CHAPTER 76, SECTION 15, INDICATES THAT NO CHILD SHOULD BE ADMITTED TO SCHOOL UNLESS HE OR SHE HAS BEEN IMMUNIZED AGAINST DIPHTHERIA, TETANUS, PERTUSSIS, MEASLES, MUMPS, RUBELLA, POLIO, CHICKEN POX, AND HEPATITIS B, except for medical or religious reasons. The medical record must indicate dates of immunization-month, day and year. Department of Public Health regulations effective March 1, 1990, require children to present evidence of having been previously screened for lead poisoning as a condition for entry into kindergarten. Parents should provide documentation from their child’s pediatrician. Immunization inoculations may be obtained from a private physician or by appointment from the Board of Health Clinic.

Any child 5 years of age by August 31 is eligible for Kindergarten classes. All schools offer full day kindergarten classes from  8:15-2:15. All school assignments are subject to the student enrollment policy.

In order to register a child for kindergarten, parents/guardians need to complete the registration process as detailed above.

Only upon completion of this process will a child be fully registered and allowed to begin school in August. Missing required documents/forms will delay a child’s registration. Children currently attending the Malden Public Schools pre-kindergarten pro­gram or special education pre-kindergarten programs must complete the online Registration Form to properly enroll. Parents with children with special needs should contact the Special Needs Office at 781-397-7245 if they have any questions.

Early Learning Center's Registration Page

When new students enroll in grades K-8 of the Malden Public Schools they will be assigned to the school within the attendance area in which they reside. To see the attendance area map visit our School Assignment Policy page.

School Assignment Policy

As of August 30th, 2016, transportation will no longer be provided for students in the Malden Public Schools, with the following exceptions:

• The student has an IEP and specifies that transportation will be provided.
• The student is homeless and entitled to transportation under the McKinney-Vento Act.

The committee recognizes that this policy change may result in parents requesting transfers to schools closer to their residence. These cases will be considered on an individual basis by the Welcome Center and the superintendent.

The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (McKinney-Vento Act), which has been recently reauthorized under the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA, Title IX part A), ensures homeless children/youth have equal access to the same free and appropriate public education as provided to other children/youth.

Definition of Homeless Children/Youth 

The term, Homeless Child(ren)/youth refers to individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate night residences.  This includes:

1. Children/youth who are sharing the housing of others due to loss of housing, economic hardship or similar reasons; are living in motels, hotels, trailer parks or camping ground due to the lack of alternate accommodations; are living in emergency or transitional shelters; or abandoned in hospitals.
2. Children/youths that have a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designated for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings.
3. Children/youths who are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings; and
4. Migratory children (as defined in section 1309 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended) who qualify as homeless because they are living in circumstances described above.

Rights of Homeless Children/youth

• Homeless students have a right to either remain in their school of origin or to attend school where they are temporarily residing.

• Students who choose to remain in their school of origin have the right to remain there until the end of the school year in which they get permanent housing.

• Students who choose to enroll in a school where they are temporarily residing must be enrolled immediately, even if they do not bring records usually required for enrollment with them.

• If a homeless student arrives without records, the Malden Public Schools Homeless Education Liaison and the Parent Information Center will assist the family and contact the previously attended school system to obtain the required records.

• Transportation will be provided to the homeless children/youth at the request of the parent/caretaker for the duration of homelessness and through the end of the academic year the student becomes permanently housed (45 minutes to 1 hour commute).
• Homeless students have access to all activities including summer school, extracurricular activities, after-school programs, etc.)
• Homeless children/youth have the right to receive credit accrual for partially completed work.
• Homeless children/youth have the right to receive college and career counseling, assistance with the FASFA and verification of homelessness
• Living arrangements of homeless children/youth are protected under FERPA and McKinney-Vento.
• Homeless children/youth receive free lunch.

For more information on the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Program, contact the U.S. Department of Education, Student Achievement and School Accountability Programs (SASA), Office of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). Website: Education for Homeless Children

For more information, please contact, Emily Jodoin, Homeless Liaison at ejodoin@maldenps.org or  781-397-6057.

Parents/guardians may request that their child be placed on a voluntary transfer list for a school outside of their attendance area by completing the Voluntary Transfer Form.