• Orientation Day – From 7 PM to 9 PM on Fri, 08-Sep-2023 (Location to be confirmed); More info to follow on the orientation day activities schedule)
• First Day of School – From 7 PM to 9 PM on Fri, 15-Sep-2023 (Location to be confirmed)

MTA 2023 – 24 Online Student Enrollment User Guide:

Who can Register:

• Returning students of MTA (From Pre-M to Level 8) from the academic year 2022-2023.
• New students: Children who are 4 years (as of September 1, 2023) or older.

Registering a New Parent Account:

• As a first step, all new members of Maryland Tamil Academy (MTA) need to submit an application request at the following link: https://portal.marylandtamilacademy.org/online_admission (Please wait for the email confirmation since your request needs to be reviewed by the registration team)
• The registration team will review and respond to the application request.
• New members will receive two separate emails from registrations@marylandtamilacademy.org
  1. Email# 1: Confirmation of the application submission
  2. Email# 2: MTA parent portal login credentials; new members need to reset their password as a first step and log in to the registration site (https://portal.marylandtamilacademy.org/site/userlogin) to pay the registration donation.
• If you are a new parent and submitting a request for more than one student, please make sure your primary email (i.e. Guardian email) in the registration form is the same in all the requests.

For the existing parent accounts:

• Login to the MTA registration portal using your primary email (guardian email in the UI) that you used last year.
• Here is the link for the MTA registration portal https://portal.marylandtamilacademy.org/site/userlogin
• If you don’t remember your primary email, you can search your inboxes for an email that was sent on 13-Jul-2023 with the subject ‘“Reg: Maryland Tamil Academy – Login Credentials”
• If you don’t remember the password, then please use the “Forgot Password” link to reset it.
• Once you log in successfully, click on the fees section to pay the enrollment fee for each student.
• In the case of missing students’ information after login, please contact MTA at registrations@marylandtamilacademy.org

Adding additional student(s) on the existing parent accounts:

• If you would like to register a new student to MTA, please follow the instructions in the “Registering a New Parent Account” section above, using your primary email (Guardian email) in the registration form. Your application will be reviewed by the MTA registration team, and you will receive a confirmation email with instructions.
• If your child was enrolled in MTA last year, but you don’t see their information in the Students section, please contact MTA at registrations@marylandtamilacademy.org.
• Please DO NOT submit a new student application for a current student, as this will create a new record, and the current Student ID and other information will not be carried forward.

High School Credit:

• High school students from Montgomery County Public School (MCPS) system, are eligible for 0.5 credits (Outside language/ cultural study credit) for successfully completing the school year in MTA. This is optional and does not incur any additional cost. However, please note that the student must meet the success criteria (set forth by MCPS) to be eligible for the 0.5 credit. Please send an email to registrations@marylandtamilacademy.org with the MCPS student ID, High School name, and grade in MCPS High School.

Donation/Payment:

1. For students from Mazhalai to level 9 – $190 (Registration Donation + Books Fee)
2. For Pre-Mazhalai students – $180 (Registration Donation + Books Fee)

• In the navigation menu (on the left side) select the fees node, and then select the student for whom you would like to make the donation/payment. Then in the student details section, click on the “Pay” button (on the far right) for the student, and follow the instructions to make the PayPal Donation/Payment.
  • Our preferred donation/payment option is PayPal.
  • Donation/payment thru PayPal has to be done separately for each student on your parent account.
• You may also choose to donate/pay by check. If you would like to donate/pay by check, please send an email to registrations@marylandtamilacademy.org for further instructions.
  • Checks will be deposited within 5 business days of receipt. If you donate/pay by check, books will be ordered only after the check is cleared.
  • Please note that in the case of returned/ bounced checks, any penalty for returned checks will be the member’s responsibility and will result in an increased enrollment fee.
• NO CASH, please.

Please contact the MTA registration team at registrations@marylandtamilacademy.org for any further questions.