Instruction for filling out the Non-Public October Enrollment Form (ES-F500)

  1. Using your eRIDE userid and password, log on to the system by going to http://www.eride.ri.gov .
    (NOTE: If this is your first time logging into eRIDE, it will ask you to verify your account information and will ask if you would like to change your password.)
  2. Once you successfully login to eRIDE. Click on the icon labeled "Non-Public Online Forms".
  3. The next screen will be the main Non-Public module where all available Non-Public online-forms are kept. Click on the "Fill Out Form" link next to the area labeled "Non-Public School October Membership".
  4.  You will be presented with a grid listing Communities on the left, and a column for each grade, ranging from PK-12.
  5. Modify this grid accordingly with your enrollment counts by grade. To modify a row, click on the "Edit" button on the left of the row.
  6. After modifying a row, click on the "Save" button.
  7. Proceed in this manner throughout the entire form. The last row on this grid is marked Out-of-State students. Use this to place enrollment counts for students that do not reside in Rhode Island.
  8. Once you're done, click on the "Save All and Return" button and you will return back to the main Non-public Module.
  9. The last step is to sign-off on the form to signal that you have finished this form. This requires two steps. First, click on the “SignOff” button located on the right side of the table. You will then be redirected to a "Printable" version of your form. Print this form out, sign it and date it (by the director of the school), and fax this form to: RI Department of Education, c/o Mario Goncalves, Fax (401) 222-4044.