Kindergarten On-Line Registration

Tue, 03/09/2021 - 10:14am

3/8/21-3/12/21 Kindergarten Registration Week for SY 2021-2022

You can begin the online registration process for students new to Howard County!

It is recommended that you work on a laptop or desktop to complete registration. Cell phone registration is not recommended. For details about registration and enrollment, visit www.hcpss.org/enroll/. Please call our SFES front office at 410-313-6900 or email Mrs. Dwyer at Deborah_dwyer@hcpss.org if you have questions.  

Please make certain you are on the screen for 2021-2022 if registering for the next school year. Please read this message in its entirety.

Online Registration for students entering Kindergarten in Fall 2021 starts on Monday, March 8th and runs through Friday, March 12th. There will be no in-person registration appointments at this time. All children who will be five years of age by September 1, 2021 must register for Kindergarten or have an approved waiver. Parents or guardians are to register students at the school serving the address where the child’s parent or guardian resides.  Information on neighborhood schools can be found through School Locator.

Complete registration online by providing the documents listed below. The registration process is easier if you upload them during online registration. Otherwise, you will be asked to submit them via email as pdfs. I-phone users can scan documents through your notes app. (Images must be clear.)

The following documents are needed for registration:

  • Child’s evidence of birth (i.e.: birth certificate, baptismal certificate)
  • An authorized record of immunizations
  • Proof of residency in the form of your entire signed lease or deed including signature pages
  • Current utility bill (issued within the last 45 days)
  • Photo ID of parent/guardian
  • Proof of custody (if applicable)

If you have a child currently attending an HCPSS PreK program, there is no need to re-register your student for Kindergarten. Also, if your child is a current HCPSS student at RBES or any other HCPSS school, please DO NOT re-register your student.

Health Forms - These forms should be completed by your child's pediatrician and dentist and emailed to our nurse Mrs. Farley at kathleen_farley@hcpss.org prior to the first day of school or as soon as your child has their 5 year check-up.  

The HCPSS Getting Ready for Kindergarten page, which includes resources to support kindergarten readiness and online registration, will be updated this winter with additional information and resources for families. This will include the information that is typically covered in the Road to Kindergarten live event, which includes information about kindergarten readiness, the kindergarten program, and registering children for school.