Enrollment

Please submit or bring in the following materials with you to enroll your child(ren).

1. Proof of residency

Acceptable items include:

• Utility bill (i.e. gas/electric, water/sewer/trash, property tax, cable/internet)
• Lease agreement/rental contract
• Escrow papers, mortgage book/statement
• HUD-1 settlement statement or deed
• Homeowner’s association fees statement
• Letter on apartment complex or mobile home park letterhead, signed by the landlord, stating that parent/guardian/caregiver lives there
• Verification of Social Services (SSI, AFDC, Medi Cal)

2. Birth certificate

The district recognizes the following circumstances as “New Families.”

• Enrolling a first child into preschool or kindergarten.
• If a child is enrolled with the district for preschool it is not necessary to enroll them for kindergarten.
• Transferring into the district from an outside school district without having another child enrolled in the La Crosse School District.
• Re-Enrolling into the district after withdrawing all children from the La Crosse School District.

Any child, who is 4 years old on or before September 1, and either lives in the La Crosse School District attendance area or non-residents that complete the Open Enrollment application through the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) is eligible for preschool.

We offer full day programming at our School-Based sites, and half day programming at our Community-Based sites Monday through Friday throughout the district. The preschool program is free to any eligible child.

If you have questions about the program, need help in deciding on a site to have your child attend, or have registration questions, you may visit the 4-Year-Old Preschool webpage or contact the Preschool Office (608)789-7006.

If your child is currently not enrolled in the School District of La Crosse Preschool Program, you can begin the enrollment process either online or at the Registrars office located in the District Office.

Birth Certificate and Proof of Residency in the district will be required at the time of enrollment.

Your address determines your boundary school. If you have questions regarding school boundaries, please call the Business Administrative Services Specialist at 608.789.7651 or the Registrar’s Office at 608.789.7756.

Parents are reminded that to be eligible for Kindergarten a student must be 5 years of age on or before September 1st. If you have any questions about the age deadline, please ask the principal at your child’s boundary school.