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Kindergarten Information

TK/Kindergarten Information Day is open to incoming Transitional Kindergarten (TK) and Kindergarten families. It will take place on Saturday, January 11, 2025, at Grand View Elementary from 9:00-11:30 a.m.

Please note that the information in this section is subject to change and may be updated at any time.
 
Kindergarten Student Enrollment and Registration Flyer - PDF Document 
2025-2026 Kindergarten online enrollment will begin on Monday, January 13, 2025 at 6 am.  
   
Kindergarten Parent Orientation meetings are held at the elementary school sites during March.  Parents/guardians who are unable to attend the meeting at their child’s school of residence are welcome to go to any of the meetings at other elementary school sites.
 
Information about Special Education is available here
 
Kindergarten online enrollment will begin on Monday, January 13, 2025, at 6 a.m.   If you have questions, please contact your school of residence.
 
First Grade - Fifth Grade New Elementary Student Enrollment and Registration FlyerPDF Document
2025-2026 online enrollment will begin on Monday, January 13, 2025 at 6 a.m.
 
Currently enrolled students do not need to complete enrollment again and will receive information about registration in late July/early August.
 
Parents' Guide to Immunizations Required for School Entry
Please note the information in this document is subject to change and may be updated at any time to reflect new guidelines based on state and local legislation.
 
 
Please contact your school of residence for information about Kindergarten Enrollment and Registration.    
Kindergarten parent orientation meetings will be held at the elementary school sites. Parents/guardians who are unable to attend the meeting at their child’s school of residence are welcome to go to any of the meetings listed below. Here is the schedule for these informative meetings: 
School Day Date Time Location Telephone
Grand View Tuesday March 11, 2025 9:00 a.m. Cafeteria 310-546-8022
x5461
Meadows Thursday March 27, 2025 8:30 a.m. Cafeteria 310-546-8033
x5661
Pacific Friday March 28, 2025 8:30 a.m. Cafeteria 310-546-8044
x5761
Pennekamp Thursday March 27, 2025 9:30 a.m. Cafeteria 310-798-6223
x5801
Robinson Friday March 14, 2025 9:00 a.m. Cafeteria 310-318-5120
x3261

Kindergarten online enrollment will begin on Monday, January 13, 2025, at 6 a.m.  If you have questions, please contact your school of residence. 
MINIMUM AGE FOR ADMITTANCE TO KINDERGARTEN AND FIRST GRADE 
 

MBUSD will work with families to determine the best grade-level placement for students matriculating from a five-year-old pre-school or Transitional Kindergarten (TK) program (students entering MBUSD at age five or six who have not yet completed a Kindergarten program). Kindergarten placement will be allowed for these students.

Any student, regardless of age, who has completed Kindergarten will be enrolled in Grade 1, unless an appropriately documented Kindergarten Continuation Meeting has resulted in a recommendation for another year of kindergarten. This practice will be updated to align with any  State of California attendance regulation changes. In California, a child shall be admitted to a school district’s kindergarten program at the beginning of a school year, or later in the same year if the child will have his or her fifth birthday on or before September 1 (EC48000[a]).  This applies to kindergarten programs only.  In 2025-2026, children who turn five years old between September 2, 2024, and September 1, 2025, are eligible to enroll in Kindergarten. Children are eligible to enroll in Transitional Kindergarten (TK) if they will have their fourth birthday by September 1, 2025. For first grade enrollment, California law requires a child to be six years old on or before September 1 (EC Section 48010).  School is mandatory for six-year-old students; parents and guardians must enroll their children in the school once they reach the age of six (EC Section 48200).

Children born on or after September 2, 2021 are not eligible to be enrolled in TK for the 2025-2026 school year.
 
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