Kindergarten
Have a student starting kindergarten in August? We are excited for you to join the Dubuque Community School District!
How to Get Started
Complete the following if you have NOT completed a New Student Enrollment Packet or attended a kindergarten welcome session.
| 1 | COMPLETE THE NEW STUDENT ENROLLMENT PACKET |
| 2018-2019 New Student Enrollment Packet (PDF) | |
| 2 | RETURN COMPLETED FORMS TO YOUR HOME SCHOOL |
| Not sure of your home school? Find out online at www.dbqschools.org/find-your-school. Even if you wish to apply for open enrollment, you should start the process at your home school. | |
| 3 | PLAN TO ATTEND YOUR SCHOOL’S KINDERGARTEN WELCOME EVENT |
| Once you complete and return the New Student Enrollment Packet, you will receive a follow-up mailing with everything you need for the next steps in the process. Your follow-up mailing will also include details about your school’s kindergarten welcome event, if enrollment packet is received before the event. |
For Your Information
- The Iowa Department of Public Health requires a vision screening no sooner than one year before the beginning of kindergarten and no later than six months after the start of school. Kindergarten students in the Dubuque Community School District are provided a vision screening at school in the fall, which fulfills this requirement. If you wish to have a screening by another provider, download and print the Certificate of Vision Screening (PDF) or ask your eye care provider.
- A lead test is required by the State of Iowa. The school submits a list to the Iowa Department of Public Health and follows-up with families to ensure lead testing occurs if needed.
- If your child requires medication to be administered at school, the Request for Medication to be Given at School Form is available in your school’s nurses office.
When do you actually register?
You will receive a registration packet from the district in late summer with instructions on how to officially register through the district’s online student information system.
Nancy Murphy
Early Childhood Coordinator
nmurphy@dbqschools.org
563/552-5863
Cammie Brecht
Early Childhood Secretary
cbrecht@dbqschools.org
563/552-5879
Check out this kindergarten readiness brochure:
Remember that by Iowa Law, all children to be enrolled in Kindergarten for the 2018-2019 school year must be age 5 by September 15, 2018.
Families wishing to have a student attend kindergarten at a school other than their home school may apply for open enrollment between March 15 and May 1. For more information or to apply on or after March 15, visit www.dbqschools.org/open-enrollment.