Incoming 9th Grade Student Information

Families with an 8th grade student already enrolled within Missoula County Public Schools (CS Porter, Meadow Hill, or Washington) must complete the in-district enrollment packet provided by the school counselor to ensure all the student information is complete and correct.

Families with an 8th grade student not already enrolled within Missoula County Public Schools (CS Porter, Meadow Hill, or Washington) will receive a full enrollment packet from their current school counselor that includes:

• Enrollment Form
• Health History Form
• Home Language Survey
• Immunization Sharing
• Records Request (9-12)
• Residency Questionnaire
• Title VI Form

Families need to return these forms along with the following:

1. A Copy of the student's Birth Certificate.  (The hospital issued Certificate of Live Birth is NOT a birth certificate.)
2. A copy of the student's complete immunization records, OR State of Montana Certificate of Immunization (blue form). Please review immunization requirements to ensure your child is fully immunized.
3. Address Verification - one item that verifies physical home address, such as utility bill, phone bill or lease agreement.

Once we receive these forms, students will be assigned to a high school according to their home address. If you are curious about our current attendance boundaries, check out the map on our website or visit our  "Infofinder I" search page. You can search by home address and find out which schools serve that address, as well identify nearby bus stops and service times. If you live in an area where students walk to school, the results will indicate "walking boundary."

This is only completed by those who wish to transfer to another high school. 

Please visit the high school transfer request webpage for the transfer request form, information, and deadlines.  The transfer request form and accompanying materials* must be completed and returned to our MCPS District Office at 909 South Avenue West by the deadline. Packets received after the deadline will not be considered for transfer request.

*The following items must be returned with a transfer request:

• A letter from student detailing explanation for the request 
• A letter from parent/guardian detailing explanation for the request
• Documents supporting reason for request. (NOTE: Staff are not allowed to provide a letter of support.) 
• Current and previous progress report schedule or most current report card if not in high school yet 

High school counselors work with eighth grade counselors to support students in the course request process in February 2026.

• School counselors will work with eighth grade students during the school day to select their courses.

If you are new to our school district, here is a quick rundown of the student information system we use.

Infinite Campus: Missoula County Public Schools currently uses software called Infinite Campus to house and process information about students. Infinite Campus provides direct web-based access to a student's grades, assignments, transcripts, attendance, activities, meal balance and other helpful information. Infinite Campus users include students, parents, administrators, staff and teachers. Each user is assigned a user name and password, and is limited in the information the user can view.

This communication service provides messaging to parents via phone call, email, text message, and app notifications. Parent phone numbers and email contacts in the ParentLink system are imported from our student information system.  Schools only have the ability to send a message through Finalsite Messages XRto parents' and high school students' phone numbers, SMS text numbers, and email addresses.

Update Information:  If you wish to change the phone number, SMS text number, or email address through which you receive school messages, please contact your student's school and request that your contact information be updated or changed. Generally, the school secretary can assist with this task.

Users can opt out of:

• Phone calls:  Call the Blackboard Phone Hotline at "855-502-STOP (855-502-7867)".
• Text (SMS) messages:  Reply STOP to any Finalsite Messages XR system test or to "60680" for non-emergency messages.  Reply STOP to "54968" to opt out of emergency messages.
• Emails:  Click the unsubscribe link from any email they receive.

Users can opt back into:

• Phone calls:  Call the hotline at "855-502-STOP (855-502-7867)" from the phone line that has been opted out.
• Text (SMS) messages:  Reply START to "60680" from the phone line that has been opted out for non-emergency messages.  Reply START to "54968" for emergency messages.