Registration Information

New Student

Please note the following items will be required to register a new student:

  • Proof of Residency in Ponder Independent School District:

    • Buyers SIGNED Closing Disclosure (CD), current mortgage statement, current SIGNED Rental Agreement with ALL occupants listed on the lease, or current utility bill (electric, water or gas)

      • Bill must contain the resident name and address

    • If a family resides with a Ponder ISD resident, both the student's guardian and the resident must visit the district or campus office to complete and notarize an Affidavit verifying their living arrangement. Additionally, the resident must provide proof of residency.

  • Student's social security card (if applicable)

  • Student's State Certified Birth Certificate or Passport

  • Photo identification of parent/legal guardian (driver's license/passport)

    • A custodial parent will need to provide a copy of the divorce decree

    • Legal guardian must provide court documentation

  • Immunization Records (Texas state law will not allow any student to start without this)

  • Withdrawal papers or transfer certificates from previously attended school (if applicable)

  • Most recent report card from the previous school (if applicable)

    • Secondary students must provide current transcript (unofficial)

      • If previous school was within the U.S., the campus will request Official Transcript from the previous school at a later date.  

      • If previous school was outside the U.S., please bring a signed OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT in a sealed envelope by the previous school.

  • A current email address for online enrollment purposes

New Student Registration

For directions on how to register a new student, click HERE.
ASCENDER – Parent/Guardian Enroll a New Student Quick Reference

New Student Online Registration Video

To view the instructional video, click HERE.

New Student Registration w/ Current PISD Students Already Enrolled

Please watch the video below if you currently have students enrolled in Ponder ISD, and have created an account in Ascender Parent Portal, but you need to enroll a brand new student.

For example: You currently have a 2nd and 4th grade student, but need to enroll a kindergarten student. If this is your situation, please watch the video below for guidance:

To watch the video, please click HERE.

Ascender Parent Portal

To access Parent Portal to register a new student, please click HERE.

Returning Student

Students who were enrolled in Ponder ISD through the end of the 2024-2025 school year can use the online registration system in the district's Parent Portal to enroll for the 2025-2026 school year beginning Tuesday April 1, 2025. 

Please visit your Ascender Parent Portal account to begin the registration process. 

Please note that all returning students must provide the following information annually:

Proof of Residency in Ponder Independent School District:

  • Buyers SIGNED Closing Disclosure (CD), current mortgage statement, current SIGNED Rental Agreement with ALL occupants listed on the lease, or current utility bill (electric, water or gas)

    • Bill must contain the resident name and address

  • If a family resides with a Ponder ISD resident, both the student's guardian and the resident must visit the district or campus office to complete and notarize an Affidavit verifying their living arrangement. Additionally, the resident must provide proof of residency.

*Kindergarten students must be 5 on or before September 1, 2024

Returning students please bring the following:

  • Proof of Residency in Ponder Independent School District:

    • Buyers SIGNED Closing Disclosure (CD), current mortgage statement, current SIGNED Rental Agreement with ALL occupants listed on the lease, or current utility bill (electric, water or gas)

      • Bill must contain the resident name and address

  • If a family resides with a Ponder ISD resident, both the student's guardian and the resident must visit the district or campus office to complete and notarize an Affidavit verifying their living arrangement. Additionally, the resident must provide proof of residency.

Pre-K

What is the criteria for admittance to the PK program?   

  • Child will be 4 years of age on or before September 1, 2025

  • Child is a resident of Ponder ISD

  • Child meets immunization requirements and at least one of the following:

    • be unable to speak & comprehend the English language; or 

    • be educationally disadvantaged (eligible to participate in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP); or 

    • be homeless; or

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

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

    • have ever been in conservatorship of the Texas DFPA (foster care) following an adversary hearing; or

    • is the child or a person eligible for the Star of Texas Award as:

      • a peace officer under Section 3106.002, Government Code; or

      • a firefighter under Section 3106.003, Government Code; or

      • an emergency medical first responder under Section 3106.004, Government Code

Various documentation is needed to verify qualifications.

Please contact the following individuals on each campus for assistance with registration and accessing the Ascender Parent Portal:

Elementary:
Leah McDaniel
940-479-8220
Email Leah McDaniel

Junior High:
Stephanie Schindler
940-479-8220
Email Stephanie Schindler

High School:
Laura Garcia
940-479-8210
Email Laura Garcia

Student Transfer Process

Ponder ISD non-resident employees and any non-Ponder resident may apply for a transfer to attend Ponder ISD schools. 

Ponder Student Transfer Process

  1. Complete the google form from the district website or at the district administration office  https://www.ponderisd.net/forms/7098

  2. Provide discipline, attendance and academic records to administration office or attach to the form 

  3. Application and documentation will be reviewed

  4. Superintendent has final approval authority

  5. Parents will be notified by central administration regarding approval or denial of the transfer request.

  6. If the transfer request is approved, follow the directions above to register your child.