2025-2026 KINDERGARTEN INFOGRAPHICS

KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS

To make the registration process smooth and seamless, please see the following instructions.

FREE & REDUCED MEALS APPLICATION

  • Free/Reduced Meal Application Available July 2025

IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS

We require all students enrolled in our schools to be immunized in accordance with state law. We will verify your child’s immunizations at the time of registration.

STUDENTS RESIDING OUT OF PARK 6 DISTRICT BOUNDARIES

For students who do not live in the Park County School District 6 Boundaries, we need the following application to be filled out for approval by the Park County School District 6 School Board.

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KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION FOR 2025-2026

Our district provides all-day kindergarten at our three in-town elementary schools: Eastside, Livingston, and Sunset; and at our two rural elementary schools: Valley and Wapiti. Your child must be five years old on or before August 1st of the upcoming school year to be automatically eligible to enroll in kindergarten. If your child has a birthday between August 2nd and September 15th and you would like them to start kindergarten, please complete the registration process, but your child is not automatically eligible for kindergarten and will have to be approved by the district. Please see this document for more information on the petitioning process. Students who would turn five after September 15th will have to wait until the next year to start school. State law prohibits anyone not five by September 15th to begin kindergarten.

Kindergarten registration for the 2025-2026 school year starting in August 2025, will be available here starting Tuesday, April 1st, 2025, at 8:00 am.

To have your school request considered, be sure to register by May 1st, 2025.

This registration process is intended to get most of the information the district will need from you for your child to start school. Due to this, please plan on 20-30 minutes to register your child.

There is a video below and a link to some helpful instructions on the left-hand side of this page.  Please be sure to select "New Student Registration for 2025-2026".

*If you are having trouble with the online registration or do not have access to a computer, please call the district office to create an appointment to come in and complete the registration.

Please note: The registration is not complete until you are able to click the submit button and get a confirmation page that your child's registration has been submitted.

REGISTRATION TIPS & TRICKS VIDEO

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

The online registration asks you to upload the following documents. We ask that you try to upload them (you can upload pictures or scanned PDFs) as this will help the district have what we need to prepare for your child to start kindergarten in the fall. If you are not able to upload them please continue with the registration and we will get these documents from you prior to school starting in the fall.

  • Child’s original birth certificate

  • Any out of state immunization records

  • Records Request from Previous School (if your child attended kindergarten in another district prior to the 2025-2026 school year)

  • Any legal documents we will need (custody documents, etc.)

SCHOOL PLACEMENTS

For new students that have siblings who already attend one of the Park County School District 6 Elementary Schools, we keep siblings together and will place the new student at the same school as their siblings.

For new families with no students in a Park County School District 6 Elementary School, we will attempt to place elementary students at the school in your neighborhood or at the school you request; however, this is not always possible due to the policy requirement that class sizes be balanced across the district. A building principal or secretary will inform parents of new elementary students of their school assignment.

KINDERGARTEN READINESS

All incoming kindergarten students will participate in a standardized readiness screening. This screening helps determine your child’s readiness levels specific to kindergarten and may address concerns you might have about whether your child needs another year to grow before attending public school.

VIRTUAL PARENT MEETING

Still have questions about kindergarten? Be sure to join the virtual meeting the evening of April 24th, 2025 from 6:30 pm-7:00pm. PCSD 6 staff can answer questions and provide further information about kindergarten expectations. Contact Brooke Sieg, Preschool Liaison, for the Zoom link to this meeting (Brooke Sieg, 307-272-0153 or email brookesieg@park6.org.

WELCOME TO KINDERGARTEN ACTIVITY NIGHT

This family night will be held the evening of April 29th, 2025 from 5:30 pm-7:00 pm at Sunset Elementary. All students who are registered for kindergarten are invited to this FREE fun-filled event, full of food, games, and activities. Registered kindergarten students will receive a bag of materials to practice kindergarten readiness skills. No RSVP required for this event.

KINDERGARTEN READINESS CAMP

Registered kindergartners may attend the district’s Kindergarten Readiness Camp (KRC), Monday through Thursday, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. June 9th-June 26th, 2025 at Livingston Elementary School. During KRC, students will practice basic kindergarten skills and routines, including playground safety, riding a school bus, eating in a cafeteria, and having FUN at school! Breakfast, lunch, and transportation (no transportation on the first day) will be provided and there is no cost to attend.

There is a KRC Parent meeting on June 5th, 2025 from 6:00 pm-7:00 pm at Livingston elementary school for parents and students to learn how KRC operates, meet KRC teachers, and visit classrooms.

If you have any questions about the registration process or problems accessing the online form, please feel free to contact our district office by calling 307-587-4253 or emailing cortniebroadus@park6.org. For general questions about kindergarten, kindergarten readiness camp, or the petitioning process, please contact Brooke Sieg, Preschool Liaison at 307-272-0153 or emailing brookesieg@park6.org