Children entering kindergarten in the Lake Tahoe Unified School District in August need to be registered at their local school.

To be eligible for enrollment a child must be 5 on or before Sept. 1, 2015. Children born Sept. 2-30 or in October or November and will be 5 on or before Dec. 1, 2015, qualify for transitional kindergarten.

California law requires:

·      Child’s birth certificate.

·      Proof of immunization, 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.

·      A health examination upon entry to school.

·      Oral health examination upon entry to school. Dental examinations that have occurred in the last 12 months meet this requirement.

·      Proof of California residency.

Starting Aug. 10, call the appropriate to school to register.

•   Bijou Community School               530.543.2337
•   Sierra House  Elementary              530.543.2327
•   Tahoe Valley Elementary              530.543.2350
•  South Tahoe Middle School        530.541.6404.

South Tahoe High School registration will be Aug. 18-20 from 9am-noon.

School starts Aug. 31.