Kindergarten is an important step for both you as a parent and for your child. No one knows the learning style of your child better than you do. For that reason, parents should visit their child’s neighborhood school in January or February.

Kindergarten registration for students entering school in Fall 2012 is scheduled for Thursday, Feb 9, 2012. Registration will be held from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. at all neighborhood elementary schools (unless otherwise noted; see attached schedule). Children who will be 5 years of age on or before Sept. 15, 2012, are eligible to register.

On the day of registration, parents should bring their child’s birth certificate (original or certified preferred), emergency contact information, immunization records and proof of residency.

School Choice Option
PSD’s School Choice program allows families to select the school that best meets their child’s educational needs, based on space availability. More than 70% of PSD families choose to send their children to a neighborhood school, the school located in the attendance area in which they live. Parents may choose from a neighborhood school, a school close to work, all-day or half-day programs, before- and after-school care, and various programs and curricula.

Neighborhood schools teach PSD’s rigorous standards-driven curriculum, along with gifted, enrichment, and accelerated options. Options schools (100% choice) offer a different curriculum, focus area, or method of instructional delivery than neighborhood schools.

If you are unsure which schools serve your neighborhood, please call 490-3576 or go to www.psdschools.org and look under School Resources -> School Locator -> Find My Neighborhood School.

First consideration deadlines for the 2012-13 school year school choice application process:

Friday, January 27, 2012 Secondary, 6-12th grade
Friday, February 10, 2012 Elementary, Kindergarten-5th grade

School Choice students are accepted on a space-available basis, and transportation is the responsibility of the parent.

Apply Online
The online application can be accessed via the district Web site at www.psdschools.org under the School Registration quick link.  Families that do not have computer access at home can visit any PSD school or the District Office, 2407 LaPorte Avenue, Fort Collins to apply.

Half-Day and Full-Day Kindergarten Programs
There is no tuition for half-day kindergarten programs; full-day programs are $2,100 per year.
The first payment is due at time of registration; the remainder is due in 9 monthly installments from August 1, 2012 – April 1, 2012. Full and partial scholarships may be available; parents need to check with the individual school for eligibility requirements.

Transportation
One-way transportation is provided for kindergarten students attending a half-day program who live more than one mile from their neighborhood school. Round-trip transportation is provided for students in an all-day program who live more than one mile
from school. Transportation is not provided for School Choice students (those who attend a school outside their attendance areas.)

Attend an Informational Meeting in January or February:
Kindergarten Open House Schedule