Address Changes

It is important to ensure student addresses are current for students to receive school mailings, as well as transportation buses to be routed properly. 

Changing a household address will change the address for members in the household.  When reviewing the household, if there are students in the household enrolled in another school, verify that those students will reside at the new address.

The Parent/Guardian must upload proof of residency documentation to the Annual Update to change the primary household address.  Acceptable items for proof of residency are:

• A recent utility bill (gas, electric or water) in the parent/guardian's name. (Phone or cable bills are not acceptable).

• A current lease agreement with parent/guardian's name and signature page. Name and phone number of the landlord must be provided in order to verify the lease.

• Two most-recent employment checks with the parent/guardian's name and address.

• Most recent check stub, received from the Department of Human Services or Social Security, addressed to the parent.

• Statement from the Department of Human Services or Social Security, on letterhead, indicating the address used by the parent for receipt of checks. Even if the parent has checks delivered to a post office box, the caseworker may be able to provide verification of an address for the parent, on the agency’s letterhead.

• Statement from the Personnel Office of parent's employer, on letterhead, indicating the address used by parent for employment purposes and for submission of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) W-2 forms.

• It is unlawful to misrepresent or otherwise falsify residence in order to obtain admission to Columbus City Schools.  Current residents who falsify residence so a student can attend another school in Columbus City Schools without approved Special Permission will cause the student to be returned to the home school and may also be subjected to criminal prosecution for Falsification.

Important things to remember:

• If the new address falls outside of the CCS boundaries, the parent must also complete an Inter-district Open Enrollment application via the School Choice link in the Parent Portal.  Continued enrollment in CCS is contingent on Inter-district approval by the Division of School Choice.  Due to CCS capacity limits with our Special Education and ESL units, parents of students requiring these services should be told that it is unlikely that an Inter-District Open Enrollment application will be approved and should enroll in their District of address (EXCEPTION: seniors, or students who move during the 4th quarter, are automatically approved to complete the school year, provided they submit the IOE application via the Parent Portal).

•  'Verification of Residency' forms are available for families that are permanently housed. residing with another individual, but does not have acceptable proof of address documentation in their name.  This form is available on the Columbus City Schools website.   This form must be completed in its entirety and acceptable documentation of the lessee/property owner must accompany the form.

  • Verification of Residency

• 'Student Housing' form is used when the Parent/Legal Guardian is not permanently housed, at the time of enrollment or during the school year.  The Student Housing Form will be uploaded using proof of address as the document type, the address should be changed on Infinite Campus and an email should be sent to Project Connect to have the Project Connect flag added for the household.  Student Housing Form

• If a child who is in the care of FCCS is already enrolled but will be changing to a new foster placement,  the new custodial parent needs to complete an OLR and schedule an enrollment appointment.  A change of address cannot be completed when changing homes, as all demographic, relationships and emergency contact information must be updated.

Secondary Address

Secondary mailing address additions are intended for situations when there is a second mailing address for a student, other than the student’s primary residence; for instance, if parents/guardians are living in separate dwellings. Primary address changes must not be processed without the proper proof of residence and an Address Change Form. At this time, there is no requirement to provide proof of residence for a "Secondary" address.

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