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Kindergarten Enrollment

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Enrollment Requirements

Kindergarten is an exciting first step in your child’s formal education. The district welcomes new parents and strives to make the enrollment process as simple as possible.
Enrollment Checklist:

Bring these important documents to ensure a speedy enrollment:

To enroll in kindergarten, children must be 5 years old on or before September 1. There are no exceptions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Find Your School

Kindergarten students are to register at their neighborhood school. Enter your home address in the district's online school boundary map, if you need to identify your neighborhood school.

 

 

 

 

 Parents may request a school out of their boundary area (also known as attendance area).

However, students may only attend an out-of-attendance area school if space is available.  Enrollment is not guaranteed from year to year; attendance does not guarantee enrollment in subsequent school years.

Other important considerations:
• Schools only accept out-of-attendance applications beginning May 1 for the following school year
• Elementary school students must apply for out-of-attendance each school year
• Applications are considered in the order received and approved or denied based on student enrollment numbers and class sizes
• The school district does not provide bus service for out-of-attendance area students
• Parents are responsible for the student's timely transportation. A student is not permitted to arrive late or leave early in order to accommodate a transportation arrangement
• The out-of-attendance area privilege may be revoked due to poor student behavior or attendance
• Permanent placement for the school year will not be determined until day 10 of school at which time students may be required to return to their attendance area school due to enrollment numbers

If a parent is interested in having their child attend kindergarten at a school outside of their attendance area, the parent may complete an Out-of-Attendance-Area application at their neighborhood school – and the school will forward the application to the requested, Out-of-Attendance-Area school for consideration.


Schedules

First Week Schedule School Year "Flex" Schedule

During the first week of school, kindergartners at most schools have a different schedule than other students.

The first week of school for kindergartners is reserved for special testing and individual meetings with the teacher, parents and student. This provides an opportunity for the teachers to get to know the students and parents individually. Due to these various schedules, kindergartners at certain schools may not start the regular school schedule until the second week of school.

 

 

 

 

 

Throughout the remainder of the school year, kindergartners do not attend school the entire day.

Each kindergarten class is split into two groups — a morning and afternoon group.  The morning group arrives at school early and goes home approximately half way through the day, while the afternoon group arrives later and leaves at the end of the school day.  The two groups spend about 2.5 hours in the middle of the day together. 

This system allows for smaller groups of children in the kindergarten classroom at the beginning and end of the day.

Because of this "flex" schedule, kindergarten students will only be able to ride the bus either to or from school, but not both. 

If the child is in the eligible bus zone:

  • Children in the morning kindergarten group can ride the bus to school in the morning, but not home
  • Children in the afternoon kindergarten group can ride the bus home but must have an alternative way of getting to school
  • Kindergarten students are provided one-way bus transportation only
  • Bus transportation is provided for students living over 1.5 miles from school


Nutrition Information

General Information How to Read the District Menu

The district is dedicated to offering healthy, nutritious meals. In fact, the nutrition services department bakes its own whole wheat bread in state-of-the-art energy saving equipment every day. See below for links to the breakfast and lunch menu, online payment option, and free and reduced meals application.

 

 

 

 

The elementary lunch menu consists of three weekly menus that cycle throughout the school year. To identify an entree for a specific day, simply locate the date/day of the week on the calendar at the bottom of the menu and refer to the corresponding menu color and day of the week from the three menus availalble.

The 2013-2014 elementary menu will be available soon.

 

 

 

Learning Resources

Library Media Services iDevice Apps

The library media services department provides a wealth of resources for students including online library resources that help incoming students prepare for school. Information for summertime access to these sites will be available in the registration packets you receive at enrollment.

The library media services office is open throughout the year and welcomes visitors to their location on the 2nd floor of the district administrative center. For more information, call 452-2000 x11243.

 

 

 

Students can also prepare for school by using the following iDevice apps that build reading, writing and math skills. By using the apps, students also familiarize themselves with technology they will encounter in school. Get connected - and have fun.

  • Bugs and Buttons: $2.99
  • iWrite Words: $2.99 (Handwriting)
  • Beginning Shapes: $1.99
  • Step by Story - Happy Family Fun in the Kitchen: $2.99 (Reading Readiness, age 2 - 6)
  • Monkey Math School Sunshine: $.99 (Fundamental Math)
  • ABC Pocket Phonics: $2.99 (Reading and Writing)