DoD Seeks Input on Military Family School Enrollment Forms
Published Date: 5/27/2026
Notice
Summary
The Department of Defense is updating its student registration forms for military families to make sure kids can enroll in DoD schools smoothly. About 67,550 families will provide info once a year, helping schools track attendance, grades, and services. Comments on these changes are open until June 26, 2026, and the process won’t cost families anything extra.
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Annual DoDEA Student Registration
About 67,550 military families are expected to provide student registration information to the Department of Defense once a year using DoDEA Form 600 and DoDEA Form 1307 (OMB Control Number 0704-0495). This registration is used to determine a dependent's eligibility to attend DoD schools and whether enrollment is tuition-free or tuition-paying and space-required or space-available.
Information Used To Manage Student Records
The information collected will be used for age verification, class and transportation schedules, recording attendance, absence and withdrawal, tracking grades, course and grade credits, educational services and placement, activities, student awards, special interests, and accomplishments.
Annual Time Burden and Voluntary Submission
The collection is voluntary and will impose an average burden per response of 29.8783 with total annual burden hours of 33,638 across 67,550 respondents who respond once per year. The Department states this process will not cost families anything extra.
Forms and OMB Control Information
The DoD is requesting revision clearance for Student Registration (DoDEA Form 600) and Sure Start Medical/Dental Examination (DoDEA Form 1307) under OMB Control Number 0704-0495, with 67,550 annual respondents and one response per respondent.
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