Registration open at PCM for 2023-24 school year

Registration for the 2023-2024 school year is now open for the PCM Community School District. Available on the school’s website, www.pcmschools.org, parents or guardians can click the registration button to get started.

“Registration has historically always started July 1, which is not good practice,” district communications director Cathy DeHaai said. “(Because) then we are waiting until July to really start planning our classes and what resources are needed.”

With the bumped up registration date, fees will not be available to pay until later in the year. Notification will be sent out at that time with instructions on how to pay the associated fees.

“We really want parents to understand that it is register now, pay later,” DeHaai said. “We can’t take the money in until July 1 because it is the next fiscal year. On July 1, a reminder will be sent out to pay book fees, etc.”

The process is fairly simple, especially for those who have registered children in the past. For any questions, the secretaries at each building are available to help out when needed.

“Unless you have anything to change, it is really just verifying all of your information and clicking submit. It isn’t like the old days when you had to put in everything,” DeHaai said. “It really helps us plan so we know, for example, do we have a lot of kids coming into kindergarten next year.”

The district will also have laptops available during conferences for parents and guardians to register students.

“It takes less than 10 minutes and it is easier to do it on a laptop than on a phone,” DeHaai said. “Our secretaries will be able to help them with any questions they may have. You can get it done, check it off of your list and not have to worry about it.”

Free and reduced meal applications will not be available until July but those who qualify also qualify for free or reduced book fees. For any questions about the program, contact the school secretaries.

“It is easy, it is confidential and it helps our district to report all of the free and reduced meals,” DeHaai said.

For more information or to have any questions answered, contact the school at 515-994-2686.

Contact Jamee A. Pierson at 641-792-3121 ext. 6534 or jpierson@newtondailynews.com