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Do you have an incoming Kindergartner? Let us help you figure out what to do!
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Step 1: Verify Rieke is your neighborhood School.
Click Here.
Step 2: Gather Required Documents.
- Two Proofs of Address (utility bills, etc)
- Proof-of-Age (passport, birth certificate, etc). Your child must be 5 on or before August 31st.
- Immunization Records: The Certificate of Immunization Form needs to be filled-in and signed.
- Vision and Dental Screening (under 7 years old)
Step 3: Enroll Online!
- Click the link above to get to the online registration page.
- If you are transferring from another PPS school, fill out this paper registration document.
- Visit PPS's Enrollment and Transfer site for more information.
- Either upload the required documents or bring them to the office.
- Enrollment is NOT complete until documents are turned in.
Reminders:
- Kindergarten Registration opens March 1st. To help us forecast, please complete your registrations by June 1st.
- Registration is not complete until all registration documents are either uploaded, emailed or brought to the office. Email kmathews1@pps.net with questions or to provide the documents.
- Visit the PPS Kindergarten Connect page for general information.
Online registration tips:
- It's easy to scan documents onto your phones and attach to the online registration form.
- Click here for instructions on your iphone.
- Click here for instructions on your android phone.
What comes next?
- After you've completed your online registration, it will get sent to the school office. If we have all the registration documents, we will enroll your student. If we don't have all the documents, the registration will sit in our queue and will be processed once we have all the documents.
- We will send an email reminder about our upcoming kindergarten events and email parents who are still missing documents.
- Note: Your immunization records need to be transferred on to our Certification of Immunization (CIS) form, so even if you give us the immunization records from your doctor's office, we will still reach out for you to fill out the CIS form.
- In June, we will send out a final email for the summer with important dates and information for the fall.
- In mid-August, we will send out a welcome email that will include important dates and a Google form link to help us set up kindergarten assessment times.
- Once we have the assessment times scheduled, we will send out an email with those dates and general Back-to-School information.
- August 26th & 27th will be the kindergarten assessments. Each assessment lasts about 15 mins.
- August 28th & 29th is a soft-start for kindergartners. Half of the students (last name starting A-L) will attend on the 28th and the other half (last name starting (M-Z) will attend on the 29th.
- September 2nd is the first day for all kindergartners.
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Kindergarten Connect District Feed
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Registration for 2025-26 Kindergarten will open February 28, 2025!
Visit pps.net/enroll for information on enrolling your student for Kindergarten.
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Enroll Online
You can register online if ALL of the following apply:
- Your child is NEW to PPS
- Your students did NOT attend a PPS Pre-K locations: Boise-Eliot/Humboldt, Clarendon, Creston Annex, Dr. MLK Jr, Faubion, Grout, Jason Lee, Kelly, Marysville, Lent, Rosa Parks, Sacajawea, Sitton, Whitman, Woodlawn
- Your student does NOT have an IFSP and did NOT receive services from Multnomah Early Childhood Program (MECP)
- You are enrolling your child in your neighborhood school and NOT a CBO/Charter
- You have an email address and access to a computer
Need Help?
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Call:
English: 503-916-3205
Español: 503-916-3205
Tiếng Việt: 503-916-3584
中文: 503-916-3585
Русский: 503-916-3205
Soomaali: 503-916-3586Email: enrollment-office@pps.net
Visit: Enrollment & Transfer Center at 501 N. Dixon St, Suite 140
Immunization Requirements
To learn more about student immunization requirements and exemptions, see MESD Immunization.
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Important Dates:
May 1st- Just added! May Kindergarten Connect info session. 8:20 am-8:50am. This is a parent/guardian-focused informational session. It will be held on the school library.
May 16th- Incoming Kindergarten Classroom tour and a FAQ session with the Principal, 12:05-1pm. Children and parents welcome! Also a good time to turn in Registration documents.
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Get to Know Rieke!
Below you will find our Connect-to-Kindergarten YouTube video and our slide show.
(The 2025 video will be up soon)
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Online Registration FAQ
For issues with online registration, please email support@pps.net
- How do I enroll a student somewhere other than our neighborhood school?
PPS offers a petition process for students who wish to attend a school outside their neighborhood. PPS also holds a lottery every February/March for the following school year for schools/programs accessed via lottery. Further information is available on the Lottery and Transfers page. If you have an approved transfer, you can enroll online with your neighborhood school, and the registration will be automatically rolled over to the transfer school.
- Can I access the Online Registration system from my smartphone or tablet?
Online Registration is currently best accessed from a desktop/laptop computer.
- Can I start my Online Registration now and finish it later?
Applications can be saved and reopened at a later time. You can pick up where you left off by logging in with the same username and password.
- Once my online application is submitted can I go back and make changes?
No. In order to make changes to a submitted application, you will have to notify the school. The office staff can then make the changes for you. Once your registration or verification has been accepted, then you can log in again and re-submit to make additional changes throughout the year.
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Kindergarten FAQ's
- How old does my child need to be to enroll in Kindergarten?
To start Kindergarten your child must be 5 years old on or before September 1st. If your student is 6 and has not previously attended kindergarten, work with school staff to determine if they should enroll as a Kindergartner or a 1st grader.
- Can I enroll my child in KG if they turn 5 after September 1st?
No. If your child turns 5 after September 1st, you will have to wait until next year to enroll.
- Can my child skip Kindergarten?
Kindergarten is not required in Oregon. If you choose to keep your child out of school until they are six, they may enroll directly into 1st grade. If you feel your five-year-old is advanced enough to skip Kindergarten and enroll in 1st grade, you would still need to enroll them in Kindergarten and then work with your school administrators and the Talented & Gifted department. The process is called Whole Grade Acceleration.
- Is there a deadline to enroll my child in school?
We encourage new kindergarten families to please enroll your child by June 1 for the following school year. That way, school staff will be ready for your student and keep you informed over the summer. Other students entering PPS should register as soon as possible. Portland Public Schools has no deadline to enroll.
- I want to enroll my child during the summer, but the school is closed. What are my options?
Online Enrollment is available year round, and will put your student’s registration in a queue for review by school staff when they return from summer break, a few weeks before school starts. Enrollment & Transfer staff are available to help with registration all summer long, including accepting paper registrations. Please email enrollment-office@pps.net for more information.
- Do I have to register my child every year?
No, you only have to register your student once. After that, as long as your student is active, they will automatically roll over to the next grade without you needing to do anything. Yearly Verification can be completed through ParentVUE online or by contacting your student's school who can provide a paper copy for updating.
- I submitted a transfer request to another PPS school. Should I keep my child at home until there is a decision on the transfer request?
Transfer decisions generally take between one and three weeks to process. Students do better when they attend school regularly, and should remain at their current school until a decision is made on the transfer request.
If you are new to PPS you can complete an online registration while waiting for your transfer results. If your transfer is approved, your neighborhood and transfer school Admin Assistants will work together to move your records to the new school. If your transfer is denied, you have the right to enroll at your neighborhood school.
- My student is bilingual. How can I enroll them in an immersion program?
At the Kindergarten level, Dual Language IMMERSION programs enroll through a lottery held the spring before school starts. At higher grades, or after the lottery closes, you can request entry to an Immersion program through the petition process. Acceptance is based on space in the program and native speakers of the immersion language have enrollment priority.
- I am not the parent of the student I am registering. Can I enroll the student?
Only a parent or legal guardian with proper documentation can automatically enroll a student in school. If you are helping a parent or guardian register, they need to be present and able to sign registration forms in order for the student to enroll. If the parent or guardian is not regularly present in the child’s life and you are acting as a supervising adult, please contact your school or Enrollment & Transfer for more information about the supervision agreement process.