Parents and Students

Billings Public Schools Enrollment Express Portal

Billings Public Schools has now moved to an online enrollment process. Please confirm in which school boundary you reside in. You can do so by using our School Locator and entering your home address.

Enrollment Express Portal 

Once you have submitted your Pre-Registration form – this information must be reviewed and approved by school personnel. Once approved, you will receive an email with instructions for creating your PowerSchool for Parents account, or how to add this student to your current account in order to fill out the Enrollment forms.

If you do not receive this email, please check your spam folder. If you have trouble filling out this form, or do not have access to a computer, please contact your home school for support. School Contact Information can be found on the individual school websites.
 

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Age 3-5 Early Childhood Special Education Pre-Registration:

• Rimrock Learning Center serves IDEA Part C children ages 3-5 with disabilities

KinderREADy Pre-Registration:

• KinderREADy is an early literacy program for 4 and 5 year olds. Fall 2025 pre-registration is currently closed, but please visit the website and complete the interest form to be placed on a wait list.

The documents required to complete registration and finalize enrollment include:

•  Completed online enrollment.

•  Certified birth certificate.
•  Your child’s IMMUNIZATION RECORDS from a healthcare provider or  EXEMPTION FORMS:
  •  Medical Exemption Form IZ  HES101A 
  • Affidavit of Exemption on Religious Grounds Form HES – 113 
  • Note: Exemption forms can be located at the main office of the school or under the heading Immunization Requirements and Exemption Form towards the bottom of this page.
     
• Proof of address which attaches you to your address (utility bill, rental or lease agreement, or purchase agreement).
   

Any other documentation, that may pertain to your child’s enrollment:

• Legal documentation such as guardianship, binding legal documents, restraining orders, loss of parental rights, etc.

• Medical needs forms, medication forms if required

• Educational Authorization Affidavit (Caretaker Affidavit)

• Billings Public Schools Procedures for Consideration of Early Entrance to Kindergarten

Medical Forms:

• Billings Public School Policy on Medication

• Asthma Care Plan and Order Form
• Montana Authorization to Carry and Self-Administer Asthma/Allergy Medication
• Management Procedure For Students with Diabetes
• Health Care Provider Order For student with Diabetes

Immunization Requirements and Exemption Form:

• Vaccines Required for School Attendance, Preschool – 12th Grade (9/2019)

• Conditional Attendance Form HES 103 (Revised July 2021)
• History of Varicella (Chicken Pox) Form DPHHS – 115 (revised 7/2015)
• Medical Exemption Form IZ HES101A (Rev 07/2021)
• Affidavit of Exemption on Religious Grounds Form HES – 113

I Would Love to Volunteer at BSMS!

If you would like to volunteer at Ben Steele Middle School, please download, complete and return this form to Mr. Talafuse in the office!

BPS Volunteer Form

Ben Steele Tardy Policy

At Ben Steele, like all other schools in Billings, solid attendance is an expectation for all students, throughout the school year. When students miss class time, even for a short time, they miss valuable instructional time that is difficult to make up. Students who miss a lot of school tend to fall further and further behind their peers, and this can lead to greater problems in the future. Our goal is to work with all students and families to ensure that school attendance is a top priority, and when days have to be missed, we do all that we can to recover that missed teaching/learning time. The link below explains our school's tardy policy, and pertains specifically to students who are in the building every day, but struggle to make it to their scheduled classes, on time. We allow 5 minutes of passing time between each period, and that has proven to be plenty of time for students to get their materials and make it to class, on time. If students are excessively tardy, it is usually because they are not using their passing time wisely. Please let us know if you have any questions about our tardy policy. 

BSMS DRESS CODE:

Students are able to dress according to how they feel comfortable, as long as their clothing choices are not offensive, unsafe, derogatory, cause disruption to learning, or are otherwise inappropriate, as determined by building administration. Students may not wear clothing that exposes undergarments of any kind, or that reveal skin on the lower back or belly (midriff). Shorts should extend to fingertip length down the legs, and pants with holes in them need to follow the same guideline. Holes in jeans should not expose skin on the upper thigh or buttocks areas. Shirts should adequately cover shoulders and upper back areas, as well as the midriff. Any clothing containing advertisements for alcohol and/or drugs are not allowed. Hats and hoods are not allowed to be worn in the school building unless on a designated Spirit Day.