Enrolling Your Student

The first step of the enrollment process takes place online through the Infinite Campus Online Registration system. Use one of the following pre-registration buttons to complete the first step of the enrollment process. Make sure to review ALL information on this page prior to beginning the pre-registration process for your student.

STEP ONE: Find Your Attendance Area School

FIND YOUR CHILD’S ATTENDANCE AREA SCHOOL

Use the school attendance area locator tool or call 651-423-7640 to locate your child’s attendance area school.

Interested in enrolling as a Magnet School student? See the Echo Park Magnet Theme page for more information.

Attending a Different school within District 196?

Do you Live Outside District 196 attendance Boundaries?

Attending a different district 196 Magnet school?

STEP TWO: Pre-Register Online

PRE-REGISTER ONLINE

Please note that completing this pre-registration form is not your final step. Click on one of the buttons to begin registering your child based on your families current situation.

Families with children attending District 196 schools

previously enrolled as a student within district 196

Pre-registration for current district 196 families

For first-time families with no children enrolled in District 196

New PreK-12 STudent Enrollment for District 196

STEP THREE: Checklist of Items Needed

K-12 CHECKLIST AND PRE-REGISTRATION COMPLETION

After completing the online pre-registration your child's school will contact you to set up a time for you to bring the following items into school and complete K-12 registration.*

A birth certificate, passport or other evidence of your child’s age.
A copy of your child’s current immunization record, medical exemption or conscientious objection.
The completed Minnesota Language Survey.
- English
- Spanish
- Somali
- Use search tool at top of page using key works 'Minnesota Language' to find this form in languages other than English.
Proof of early childhood screening if your child was not screened in District 196. If your child has not been through the screening process, please visit our early childhood screening page and call 651-423-7899 to set up an appointment.
School year childcare information, if applicable, including name, address and phone number of your childcare provider for transportation purposes.

OTHER INFORMATION TO COMPLETE PRE-REGISTRATION

Free and Reduced-Price lunch application (Applications need to be renewed every summer. Please wait until July if you are enrolling for next fall. For more information, visit District 196 Food and Nutrition Services.)
Denial of Release of Directory and Yearbook Information form
Transportation information
Student Rights and Responsibilities Handbook
Early Childhood Screening

STEP FOUR: Additional Information

REVIEW ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Before and After School Child Care

Community Education offers child care through the YMCA SAC Program. Community Education also offers a variety of adult, child, ECFE and aquatics programs.

Kindergarten Eligibility

A child is eligible for kindergarten if he or she will be 5 years old on or before September 1 of the year he or she will begin school.

Early entrance guidelines are available for parents wishing to enroll students who do not meet the age requirement. Parents may also call 651-423-7739 for more information on early entrance to kindergarten.
Minnesota requires that all children complete a free screening to detect any health and/or developmental concerns prior to entering kindergarten in a public school. District 196 encourages early childhood screening between three and four years of age. This allows time for a preschool experience or other social/educational opportunities to benefit the child. Please contact Early Childhood Screening at 651-423-7899 for more information.

Learn more about Kindergarten at District 196 >

Transportation

Busing is provided for students who live 1 mile and farther from school for elementary students and 1.5 miles and farther for middle school and high school students. These service distance criteria also apply to students attending the district’s magnet schools and all non-public school students. Visit the Transportation Department page for more information or call 651-423-7685.