School district’s Student Enrollment Office offers virtual lines
The School District of Lee County recently rolled out another feature, making the trip to the Student Enrollment Office a little easier by allowing parents to register their place in line virtually.
Registration can be done through enroll.leeschools.net, by texting 239-299-7332 with keyword SDLC, or by using the Qless App. When registering their place in line, they will now know exactly how long of a wait it is before leaving home or work to go to the Student Enrollment Office. Appointments can also be made for a specific time and date.
When parents are in the virtual line, they will be notified when it is almost their turn. Parents can also select to be moved farther back in line if they need more time.
For those parents who do not make an appointment or reserve a place in line before arriving, they will be directed to a kiosk so they can enter the virtual line, allowing them to either wait or come back when it is their turn.
Executive Director of Student Enrollment Soretta Ralph said they recently used the system as people were coming in the door. With June 26 being the first official day of the system, they came into the office with a little more than 100 appointments made.
“With anything, change is different. We will get used to it and families will get used to it,” she said.
With the new registration offering, people do not have to stand outside and get hot or stand in the rain waiting to be seen.
“The long lines outside the Student Enrollment Office are as frustrating to our families as they are to us,” Ralph said. “Allowing families to register their place in line before leaving home or make an appointment to come when they can get time off work will improve their experience and our ability to help. We look forward to seeing fewer people waiting in line, but serving just as many parents if not more.”
She said most of the people they are seeing now are new families to Lee County.
“We are still growing. We are seeing a lot of our families that left after the hurricane that went out of the state to stay with family or friends. They are coming back. That is a good thing,” Ralph said.
The appointments are set up for every 20 minutes, as they are using four to six staff members. Sometimes appointments run longer than 20 minutes, while sometimes it does not take as long as that allotted time.
For more information with demonstration videos, visit https://www.leeschools.net/cms/One.aspx?portalId=676305&pageId=90802379.
The district provides many functions of the Student Enrollment Office, including student registration and open enrollment, which can be done through email or online.
It is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Student Enrollment Office is at 2855 Colonial Blvd., Fort Myers.
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