To enter Kindergarten in the fall, a child must be five years old on or before September 1. To enter Transitional Kindergarten, a child must turn five between September 2 and February 2.  Parents should register their children at the school serving their residence area.  Proof of residence is required.  An online school locator program is available at http://www.chicousd.org/Schools/School-Locator/index.html. Parents can input their address and find out their resident school.

 

Parents are strongly encouraged to register on the dates designated by Chico Unified in December each year.  Priority will be assigned based on the date of registration. The time of day that registration occurs will not constitute a priority.  All children will be enrolled, but some may have to attend a school other than the one serving their residence area.

 

The following are required to register a child:  (1) proof of date of birth (birth certificate, baptismal certificate, or other legal proof), (2) two forms verifying proof of residency, and (3) written immunization record from a physician, nurse, or health department.  Children must be immunized for MMR - measles, mumps and rubella (German measles), polio, DTaP - diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (whooping cough), Hepatitis B, and Varicella (chicken pox) prior to school entry.  State law requires students beginning Kindergarten have all required immunizations.  Students missing immunizations will not be able to start school until we received these records.

 

For information regarding the Hands-on Thematic Learning Community program, contact Hooker Oak School, 891‑3119; for information regarding the Academics Plus program, contact Sierra View School, 891‑3117; for information regarding the STEM Program, contact Parkview School at 891-3114; and for information regarding the Two-Way Immersion Program, contact Rosedale School, 891-3104.  Applications for these alternative programs, as well as Form 10 School of Choice applications, will be available at the time of registration.