Barbara Wallace
Executive Director, Elementary Academic Affairs

Angie Goff, Secretary
(614) 797-5934 / Fax:  (614) 797-5901

IMPORTANT KINDERGARTEN DATES & INFORMATION
2021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR:

• Kindergarten registration begins online January 8, 2021 after 10 AM with appointments starting Monday, January 11. Learn more HERE.
• If your child will be five years old on or before September 30, 2021, you may register him/her for kindergarten in the Westerville City Schools.
  • Those who wish to apply for the All-Day Kindergarten Lottery may do so beginning January 8 after 10AM as part of the online enrollment application at www.wcsoh.org/Enroll
• If you are unsure of which elementary school your child would attend based upon your home address, please contact any of our elementary schools or the Enrollment & Family Resource Center at 614-797-7700.
• If your child is a currently-enrolled Westerville City Schools preschool student, you do not need to re-register, but do need to complete an All-Day Kindergarten application.
• Tuition assistance is available for those that qualify.
• The deadline for All-Day Kindergarten Applications is midnight, March 5, 2021.
  • Applicant must be officially enrolled in the Westerville City School District by March 5, 2021.  If your student is not currently enrolled in Westerville City Schools, you must start the process PRIOR TO March 5.  Enrollment is not complete until you have completed your appointment with an Enrollment Specialist.
• Notification of All-Day Kindergarten placement will be mailed via first class mail by March 15, 2021.  All families that applied will receive either an invitation letter or a waitlist letter.
  • Acceptance of All-Day Kindergarten Invitation, along with first payment OR the tuition assistance application, due no later than March 22, 2021.

All students receive transportation to either their home school or shuttle transport to Longfellow Elementary School. Additionally, students residing in the Fouse or Robert Frost attendance area are eligible for shuttle transportation to Alcott and students residing in the Huber Ridge or Wilder attendance area are eligible for shuttle transportation to Pointview.

Please review our All-Day Kindergarten Frequently Asked Questions for additional information.