Kindergarten Registration & Open Enrollment

Kindergarten and new student enrollment will begins Wednesday, April 10

Transition to Kindergarten (TTK) and Kindergarten enrollment will open on Wednesday, April 10 for families with four or five-year-old children. This year, at the Kindergarten and Early Learning Roundup, families will have on-site enrollment support available.

Location: WW Fairgrounds, April 10, from 3:30 to 6:00 pm.

Open Enrollment for the 2024-2025 school year will begin on Monday, April 15.

Priority will be given to families who complete the Open Enrollment paperwork during the initial two weeks of the period, from April 15 to April 26.

The application for dual language programming remains open. Please find detailed information below regarding programs available to Walla Walla families. For the enrollment process, Open Enrollment, and Choice Transfer Information, please visit https://www.wwps.org/schools/information/registration.

Transition to Kindergarten, Kindergarten, and Two-Way Dual Language Kindergarten Application:

• Walla Walla Public Schools’ enrollment period for Transition to Kindergarten (children turning four by August 31) and Kindergarten (children turning five by August 31) will commence on April 10. To enroll online, please click https://www.wwps.org/schools/information/registration
• Paper enrollment packets can be obtained upon request by contacting your home/attendance area school or the district office at 509-526-6717.
• If you wish for your kindergarten child to participate in the district’s Two-Way Dual Language Program, hosted at Edison and Green Park Elementary Schools, please complete the online enrollment process and indicate “dual programming.” Also, complete the kindergarten dual application available online. More information can be found here: https://www.wwps.org/departments/equity-and-dual-programs/dual-language-program

Elementary Open Enrollment:

• Parents/guardians residing within Walla Walla Public Schools’ district boundary who desire to open enroll their child to a different WWPS school outside their attendance area will receive paperwork with their child during the week of April 8th. Information will also be available on the district’s website.
• Open Enrollment forms will be accepted at your child’s attendance area school starting Monday, April 15.
• Priority will be given to forms returned between April 15 and April 26.

Middle School Information & Open Enrollment:
• Fifth-grade students will receive information regarding middle school options for the 2024-2025 academic year during the week of April 8.

Choice Transfer for students living outside the WWPS boundary:

• Parents/Guardians residing outside the Walla Walla Public Schools boundary who wish to request enrollment into the WWPS boundary will need to complete a Choice Transfer Request online. https://eds.ospi.k12.wa.us/choicetransferrequest
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Open Enrollment requests for Walla Walla Public Schools will be granted according to priorities outlined in School Board Policy & Procedure 3130. The priorities are also listed on the backside of the open enrollment paperwork.
• Policy 3130 
• Procedure 3130  (open-enrollment,-and-employees-student-placement)

Please contact your attendance area school for more information. District boundary information – School Search