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Apply To Kindergarten

Key Dates | Find a School | Apply | Attach Documents | Review & Submit | App Checklist

Please follow the 6 steps to enroll your child in Full-day or Half-day Kindergarten in DPS.

Step 1: Know the Key Dates

January 5, 2009 - January 30, 2009. Accepting first round of Kindergarten applications for 2009-2010. Applications will be available in all DPS elementary school offices or they may be printed from this website. Parents can apply to any school in the district and receive a seat based on a lottery (with neighborhood children receiving first priority) if more applications are received than there are spaces available.

Parents will receive notification of acceptance beginning March 2, 2009.

Parents will receive notification of waitlist status beginning March 9, 2009.

March 2 - August 2009 (Exact dates to be determined) Accepting second round of Kindergarten applications for 2009-2010. Parents of Kindergarten children may still apply to any school in the district, though seats are given on a first-come, first-served basis after first round applicants have accepted. Schools may hold some spots for children who live in the school's attendance area.

Schools will send to parents notification of acceptance on a rolling basis.

Apply early! Spots fill up fast!

 

Step 2: Find a school

If you don't know which school best suits your needs, visit the map and browse through our schools. Click on each school for a list of Kindergarten offerings at that school.

 

Step 3: Fill Out the Application (for Full-Day and Half-Day)

Applications for preschool are collected at the school to which you are applying.

 

Step 4: Attach all Supporting Documentation

1. Proof of child's birth date

One of the following items may be accepted for proof of a child's birth date:

  1. Photocopy of the birth certificate
  2. Photocopy of passport
  3. A baptismal record or hospital certificate will work.
  4. If child is in foster care and doesn't have any of the above, contact Tuition Based Programs

2. Proof of address

Proof of address could be one of the following:

  • Photocopy of current lease (with parent/guardian name)
  • Photocopy of current mortgage (with parent/guardian name)
  • Photocopy of current utility bill (water, gas, electricity, with parent/guardian name)

Address on document should match address on application

3. Up to date immunization record (must be turned in with the application)

Before children can enroll in Kindergarten, they must meet the following Colorado law minimum immunization requirements. Please provide your child's immunization records to the school secretary at the time of registration. The secretary will make a copy for their records.

 

 Vaccine  Required Doses for children grades K-12 (5-18 years)
 Pertussis  5
 Tetanus/Diphtheria  5
 Polio  4
 Measles/Mumps/Rubella  2
 Haemophilus Influenzae type B (Hib)  1-4 (not required if child is over 5 years old)
 Hepatitis B  3
 Varicella  2

 

When a parent/guardian obtains a child's immunization document, the document must be kept in a safe place and retained throughout the child's school years.

The child's doctor or personnel in the Public Health Department Immunization Clinic may be contacted for additional information.

4. Child's Statement of Health Status for Enrollment Form [pdf] (to be turned in with application or within 30 days from the start of school).

The Child's Statement of Health Status for Enrollment must be signed by a licensed physician or licensed nurse practitioner who has seen the child in the last 12 months.

» Child's Statement of Health Status for Enrollment [pdf]

 

Step 5: Review the Application for Completeness

  1. The application is completely filled out
  2. The application has been signed and dated
  3. All appropriate documentation is attached

 

Step 6: Turn application in at your school

» Find your school on the map

 

Enrollment Checklist

Documents required if your child is applying to Kindergarten:

  • Completed, signed applications
  • Proof of age
  • Proof of address
  • Proof of income  (some schools only)
  • Immunization record
  • The Child's Statement of Health Status*  

*This document may be submitted with application or it be turned in within 30 days of the beginning of school. All other documents must be submitted with application.

 

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