Have You Registered Your Child for Kindergarten?
Do not wait to register until the last week of summer or the beginning of school. Elementary school offices will re-open the week of August 15 (call first for office hours). Registering before the school year begins helps ensure that you're notified of back-to-school information and that your child's orientation and assessment can be scheduled before the first day of school.
Age requirements
The State of Oregon requires that children be 5 years old by September 1, 2011, to enroll in kindergarten for the 2011-2012 school year. Contact your school of residence for registration information and records and materials needed to register. If you do not know your assigned school, please contact the Transportation Department at 503-844-1123.
Requests to transfer kindergarten students to a school other than their school of residence will be accepted during the following dates: Aug. 1-19, 2011. Please note: Students must be enrolled at their home school prior to submitting a request. Click here for more information about the transfer process.
First Day of School
Kindergartners typically start two days after the first day of school for Grades 1-6. For the 2011-12 school year, the first day of kindergarten is Thursday, September 8, 2011. Please note that schools will notify all registered kindergartners of their appointment date and time for final orientation, which will take place before the first day of school.
Kindergarten Schedule and Placements
Kindergartners in the Hillsboro School District attend school for a half-day, either morning or afternoon schedule, Monday through Friday. The morning session will start at the same time as classes for Grades 1-6. The afternoon session will end at the same time as Grades 1-6.
For Groner, Farmington View, North Plains and West Union schools, the Transportation Department will determine your child’s placement in the morning or afternoon session in order to keep bus rides as short as possible. For all other schools, the school principal will determine your child’s placement based on a balance of class size, gender and specific learning needs.
Kindergarten News
April 2011: More than 800 parents and children attended the District's Kindergarten Fair on April 28 at Lincoln Street Elementary School. It was a day filled with the happy faces of 194 incoming kindergartners representing 22 of our elementary schools. On hand to welcome them were teachers, volunteers, District Transportation and Nutrition Services staff, representatives from many community organizations, and special visitors from the Oregon Zoo -- snakes, hedgehogs, bunnies and turtles!
Click here to view pictures and a full recap of the event.