Kindergarten Registration

Current School Year: When enrolling for the current school year, we welcome new kindergarten students on a rolling basis all year long.

Next School Year: Online registration for incoming kindergartners for the following school year usually begins in early February. More specific information and dates will be available below at the start of registration season. Please consider these important reminders:

• Age Requirement: To qualify for the following school year, students must be five years old on or before August 1.
• Current Lakota Preschool Students: If you completed the online registration for preschool, you do not need to register for kindergarten. Current Lakota preschool students will be automatically registered for kindergarten, unless alternative plans have been communicated.
• Attendance Zone: Use our interactive map to enter your address and view the schools in your attendance zone.
• Required Documents: All families are invited to register online, where you will be asked to upload the required documents (including the most recent record of immunization) and schedule a final virtual appointment.

If all required documents are not received by your scheduled appointment, your appointment will be rescheduled.

Each spring, parents of incoming kindergartners are encouraged to attend the Kindergarten Open House at the early childhood school they will attend in the fall. Get a basic introduction to Lakota, meet the principal and other key staff, tour the school, and learn more about Lakota’s kindergarten program.

Register in advance during the early registration period before attending the open houses for 2023-2024 kindergartners happening at each of Lakota’s six early childhood schools on Thursday, April 13 from 6-7 p.m.

As a follow-up to the building-hosted open houses this spring, Lakota hosted a virtual “Kindergarten Readiness” session. The webinar shared guidance for preparing your child academically, socially and emotionally for their kindergarten experience. Also, learn about Lakota's approach to beginning of the year testing and class placement, phase-in days as well as the consistent facets of "a day in the life" of a Lakota kindergartner.

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