Registration Settings

Option

Notes

Enable Merge Screen

This will allow Open Reg Students to be merged with Existing Genesis Students when registering students through Open Reg. All OpenReg data for student will be merged into existing student.

Disable New Registration Screen 'Parent Account Creation'*

Show 'Format Name' option in contact registration*

This will only affect the contact screen in registration. 'Enable Proper Casing on Fields' in open reg setup will automatically format open reg packages when they are submitted.

Always show streetmap dropdown even if override street name exists*

This will also blank out the override value. The override button has a securable location of 'registration.newstudent.addresses.override'

Display Home Language Survey during Registration

The survey will appear in the Registration after the Family screen portion of registration. Registrars will need to click the "Go to ELL Survey". If the HL Survey has already been filled in by the parent in Open Registration, that completed survey will be shown. You will have the option to reset and reenter the survey if you like. You must be using the new registration screen to use the HL Survey feature.

Use Street Map Screen

Update student's zip code from school's zip

Require 'US Entry Date' if Country of Birth is not United States

Require Birth City and State if Country of Birth is United States

Require 'Next' fields when school is Preregistration

Please note: this will also include "Next Homeroom" and "Next Counselor" fields, as well as the "Next School" and "Next Grade" fields.

Do not auto update Resident District and School Code when choosing School

Show 'Calculate' tool for 'Class Of'

Require next school on student withdrawal

Section

Notes

Student

First Name*, Middle Name, Last Name*, Suffix, Nick Name

Resident

Attending District, Resident CDS, Municipality

To set a "Default" Resident CDS, 'Do not auto update Resident District and School Code when choosing School' must be selected on the Registration>Setup>Settings tab for resident defaults to work correctly

Birth

Birth Date*, Refuse Birthplace info release, Birth City, Birth State, Birth Country, Birth Gender*, First Name at Birth

Birth City and State will always be required if Birth County is set to United States and 'Refuse Birthplace info release' is not checked. Birth City/State will never be required if Birth Country is not the United States.

Other

Gender, Primary Language, Home Language, Local Immigration Code, First US School, US Entry Date, Race*, Ethnicity*, Disciplinarian

Race and Ethnicity will always be required, however if 'Hispanic or Latino' is selected then the Race will no longer be required during registration.

School

Registration Date, Student ID, State Student ID, School*, Grade Level*, Session, Home Room, Year of Graduation*, Class Of*, VP, High School Entry Date*, Counselor, Tuition

HS Entry Date will only be required if grade level is 09, 10, 11, or 12.

Home School

Home School, Home School Reason

Vocational

Career, Shared Time, Vocational Ed District, Vocational School Code

Special Education

Spec Ed*, Self Contained

Registration

Program Type Code*, Entry Code*, Vocational School Code

Previous School

Prior School CDS, Prior School Grade, Prior School School Year, Prior School Note

Next

Next School, Next Grade, Next HR, Next Counselor

Note: if you also have "Require 'Next' fields when school is Preregistration" set via Registration>Setup>Settings, it will make all next year fields required (including HR and counselor etc.)

Note

Registration Note

Categorical Information

504 Student, IRS, Gifted and Talented, AVID Student, Academically Independent Program, Free or Reduced Lunch, Military Connected Indicator, Has Health Insurance?, Health Insurance Provider, Release to NJ Family Care?, Lives in Group/Foster/Resource Home, Bilingual Program, Ability Level, School To Work, Summer School Enrollment, Military Exclusion, Non-Public Student, Retained in Previous School Year, Child of District Employee/BOE Member, In District Placement