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Register Your Student for School

Steps to register new students, including kindergarten, plus other registration options.

Students must register at their boundary school, according to the attendance area boundaries. Use the School Boundaries link to locate your boundary school, by entering your address. The elementary, middle and high school that serve your address appear with links to maps and school websites. The school will have information about registration and bus routes.

Kindergarten registration starts in the spring and continues through the beginning of the school year. 
 
 
If you need assistance determining which school your student will attend, please contact the Kent School District transportation department at (253) 373-7442.

The following items are required prior to enrolling your student:
  • Records of Immunizations - Completed Washington State Department of Health Certificate of Immunization Status (parent /guardian signature required) Click here for immunization requirements.
  • Completed Health History Form – (Parent/guardian signature required)
  • Proof of Residency – Acceptable forms of residence/address verification include residential rental or lease agreement, residential utility bill or cable bill (not more than a month old) that includes the parent/guardian name and address.
  • Student identification and proof of age – Original or certified copy of birth certificate, or other legal document which include the student’s name and date of birth, such as, passport, court documents, Washington State identification card, adoption papers
 

Student Transfers

The student transfer window for the 2012-2013 school year will be open from May 1, 2012 thru May 31, 2012. 
 
Students who live within the district can apply for a Resident Student Transfer to attend another school in the district, if there is space available at the requested school.

For families who move mid-year, during the current school year, into another resident attendance area have options to consider. Please click here to learn more about mid-year transfers.

 
Students who live in the district and want to attend a school in another district
A student living in Kent School District may also attend a different public school district if space is available in the requested district /school. An Interdistrict Transfer Choice Agreement  must be completed.  For more information on transfers between districts, contact Lori Madeo at (253) 373-7512, or by e-mail at lori.madeo@kent.k12.wa.us

Students who live outside the district
If a student lives outside the district, they may attend Kent School District schools, however, an inter-district transfer application (also known as a district release) is required and, again, space must be available.  For more information on transfers between districts, contact Lori Madeo at (253) 373-7512 or by e-mail at lori.madeo@kent.k12.wa.us
 
Kent School District Student Transfer Information Line
Call 253-373-7971 for current and updated information. 
 

Transportation Guidelines

 

Kent School District is home to an award-winning Transportation Department, which was featured as one of the "Ten Great Fleets Across America" in the October 2005 issue of School Bus Fleet magazine.

 

Transportation

 

School bus regulations are designed to maximize safe transportation for students to and from school and school-sponsored activities. In order to ensure their safety and the safety of others, students must understand the importance of proper behavior on the bus and at all bus stops.

 

Bus Guidelines State

  • Students may ride only their assigned bus to and from their assigned stop unless prior authorization is granted by the Transportation Department.
  • Students shall comply with the bus drivers requests or instructions.
  • Bullying, racial or sexual harassment, or fighting on any KSD bus will result in loss of transportation services.
  • Violations of other bus rules may also result in loss of transportation services.

Bus-Stop Guidelines State

  • Students should arrive at the bus stop five minutes before, but not more than ten minutes before, the bus is scheduled to arrive.
  • Students are required to wait off the traveled portion of the roadway, be courteous, not engage in unruly behavior, and respect the property of others.
  • Secondary students are required to present their bus pass each time they board the bus. 


Food and Nutrition Services

 

The Food and Nutrition Services Department staff prepares breakfast and lunch for Kent School District students. Meal prices are $1.50 for breakfast, $2.25 for elementary lunch, $2.50 for secondary lunch, and $.40 for reduced-price lunch.

 

Each student has an individual meal account that can be accessed online. Click Online Tools in the For Families page and then select Lunch Money Now. You can check your student's lunch account balance, deposit funds using your credit card, view your child's recent purchases, and sign up for notification by email when your child's balance is low. Cash or check payments can also be deposited at schools. Credit and debit card payments may be made by calling Food and Nutrition Services at (253) 373-7275.

 

 

Home-Based Instruction

Declaration of Intent to Provide Home-Based Instruction Must Be Filed Annually
If you are a family who intends to provide your child or children home-based instruction in lieu of attendance or enrollment in a public school, an approved private school, or an extension program of an approved private school, you must file an annual declaration of intent to do so. The Declaration of Intent to Provide Home School Instruction can be obtained at our school district’s Student Support Services in the Kent School District Administration Building. Please contact Lori Madeo at lori.madeo@kent.k12.wa.us or (253) 373-7512 for additional information.