Create your Ascender Parent Portal Account

Please visit the Ascender Parent Portal website to create a new account for NEW STUDENT ENROLLMENT
https://txweb.esc3.net/ParentPortal/login?distid=158901

1.  From login page, click Create Account.

    *Create user name and password 
    *Enter email address and mobile number 
    *Set up security question
2.  Log On
3.  Verify email address

From the My Account page, click ENROLL A NEW STUDENT

• Complete New Student Enrollment
• Enter full legal name
• Obtain and enter enrollment key
• Enter address and contact information
• Upload required documents
• Complete enrollment forms

 If necessary, click on "save" and continue later. Once complete, click "Enroll Studen"t to submit to district.

For in-person registration help, please contact each campus to set up an appointment on one of the assigned dates. A valid email is required. If you do not have one, we can help create one for you. 

Download this Online Registration Information in English and Spanish PDF here

Download here detailed Ascender Parent Portal setup instructions PDF

Bay City ISD will begin using Ascender Parent Portal to allow parents/guardians to register their current BCISD students online.  Parents may log in to their parent portal account to complete the process before August. Each student must be registered for the 2020-2021 school year. Your child’s portal id was mailed to you. if you do not already have an account created, you must set this up first.

Requirements needed to register online are as follows:  

• Each student being registered must be a returning student.
• A computer with internet access (if you don't have access to a computer, BCISD will allow you to complete your student's online registration in our campus libraries)
• An Ascender Parent Portal account which includes a login/password 

(Please call the campus if you have forgotten your username/password)

• A valid email address for the parent/guardian completing the process.

All data changes submitted via Ascender Parent Portal must be reviewed by the campus before the student’s record is updated.

If a submitted change is rejected, you will be notified by email. The email message should inform you why a particular change was rejected and what to do. Contact the student’s campus for more information.

BCHS - 979-401-1100
BCJH - 979-401-1600
Cherry - 979-401-1300
Holmes - 979-401-1400
Roberts - 979-401-1500

Download this information in English & Spanish here

PRE-K -- all housed at Cherry Elementary
Children who will be four years old on or before September 1 and meet the criteria are eligible for Pre-Kindergarten.

Those eligible for Pre-K must meet one or more of the following:

1) qualify under low income guidelines; 
2) qualify for the bilingual program; 
3) be homeless; 
4) be BCISD employees' children; 
5) be children of active military parents
6) be in the conservatorship of the Dept. of Family & Protective Services (ex. Foster Care, etc.)
7) be the child of a person eligible for the Star of Texas Award as a peace officer (3106.002), firefighter (3106.003), or emergency medical first responder (3106.004).

***new eligibility criteria: 4-year-old students are eligible for enrollment in a pre-k class if they were eligible for enrollment at the age of three in the previous school year.

Kindergarten -- all housed at Cherry Elementary
Children who will be five years old on or before September 1 are eligible for Kindergarten. All Kindergarten students will attend Cherry Elementary.  Students from Headstart MUST register for Kindergarten. 

* Parent with photo ID (current driver's license, state ID), court guardian papers, military ID or passport.
    Link to the Texas Department of Public Safety for information on changing your address. 
* Original Social Security Card
* Original Birth Certificate (not hospital copy)
* Shot Record
* Proof of Residency - may be a current utility bill in the name of the person entering the student

* Parent with photo ID (current driver's license, state ID), court guardian papers, military ID or passport.
  Link to the Texas Department of Public Safety for information on changing your address. 
* WITHDRAWAL FORMS FROM PREVIOUS SCHOOL
* Original Social Security Card
* Original Birth Certificate (not hospital copy)
* Shot Record
* Report Card
* Proof of Residency - may be a current utility bill in the name of the person entering the student

* Parent with photo ID (current driver's license, state ID), court guardian papers, military ID or passport.
    Link to the Texas Department of Public Safety for information on changing your address. 
* Original Social Security Card
* Original Birth Certificate (not hospital copy)
* Shot Record
* Report Card
* Proof of Residency - may be a current utility bill in the name of the person entering the student
* Withdrawal forms from last school attended