To be eligible for enrollment in kindergarten in Lake Tahoe Unified School District a child must be 5 on or before Sept. 1, 2015. If your child will be f5 after Sept. 1, 2015, or before Dec. 2, 2015, he or she qualifies for transitional kindergarten, a two-year kindergarten program located at Tahoe Valley Elementary School.

Registration for fall is May 4-8.

California law requires that:

1. You bring child’s birth certificate.

2. You bring proof of immunizations, which includes the Varicella (chicken pox), hepatitis B and for most children the last booster shot. Children will not be enrolled in school without presenting an up-to-date immunization record.

3. Your child has a health examination upon entry to school.

4. Your child has an oral health examination upon entry to school (dental examinations that have occurred in the last 12 months meet this requirement).

5. You bring proof of California residency.

Call your neighborhood school to schedule an appointment:

Bijou Community School 530.543.2337; Sierra House Elementary 530.543.2327; Tahoe Valley Elementary 530.543.2350.