Normandy Schools Collaborative teachers and staff went door knocking recently in the neighborhood around Washington Elementary School to encourage families to register their children ahead of the start of the year.

The Back-to-School Walk was held Friday as the district works to boost enrollment and average attendance to help regain full accreditation. Normandy has been provisionally accredited since 2017.

The district also rolled out a new policy this year that requires all families to register their children with the district online before the first day of school, which is Aug. 18.

The district previously would only allow families to fill out paperwork in person at neighborhood schools or at the district office, which would often result in families showing up with unregistered

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