Case Study: Reed-Custer Community School District #255U achieves paper-free, time-saving kindergarten enrollment with PowerSchool Enrollment (PowerSchool)

How a rural Illinois district is improving kindergarten roundup and state reporting with online enrollment

Reed-Custer Community School District #255U, a rural Illinois district serving about 1,400 students, faced a burdensome paper-based kindergarten enrollment process: parents filled nearly inch‑thick packets, staff spent days mailing and re‑entering handwritten forms, and costs and delays limited meaningful parent‑teacher interaction during kindergarten roundup.

By implementing PowerSchool Enrollment integrated with PowerSchool SIS, the district moved to a secure online workflow that lets parents enroll from home, upload health records, and complete state‑required fields. The change eliminated postage and manual data entry, improved data accuracy for state reporting, saved time and costs for staff and families, and refocused kindergarten roundup on connecting parents and students with teachers and school services.

Reed-Custer Community School District #255U

Luciana Kelaiditis

District Technology Personnel and PowerSchool Administrator