LCMSD New Student Enrollment for 2025-2026 is Open!

Hello LCMSD Community,

We are excited to announce that new student enrollment for next year will open on December 1. See below for a quick summary of important information about enrollment, as well as links to additional resources.

Highlights

• Round 1 of online enrollment for the 2025-2026 school year will open December 1, 2024 and will close January 31, 2025.

• Students currently enrolled in the district do not need to enroll again. 

• Enrolling in Round 1 will increase your chance for placement in your preferred elementary school (Cove or Neil Cummins).

• LCMSD will not offer Transitional Kindergarten (TK) for the 2025-2026 school year

Enrollment Process

Go to the LCMSD Enrollment Website for information about the documents you will need to upload and how to begin the online process. Click on the 2025-2026 School Year link to begin the process. 

For assistance with the enrollment process, please contact Edith Valencia at evalencia@lcmschools.org or 415.927.6960 ext 4. 

This enrollment process is for students new to the district. Students currently enrolled in the district do not need to enroll again - they will automatically be rolled up into the next school year. This includes fifth grade students moving on to Hall Middle School. 

Enrollment Timeline

LCMSD enrollment is divided into three rounds. Students are assigned to schools at the end of each round.

• Round 1: December 1 - January 31 (placement notification February 14)

• Round 2: February 1 - April 30 (placement notification May 14)

• Round 3: May 1 - July 31 (placement notification August 5)

School Placement Process

Parents have the opportunity to state a preference for a particular elementary school during the online enrollment process. Placement is determined at the end of each round based on the following District prioritized criteria:

• Defined neighborhood parameters followed by defined attendance areas (see Key Codes on List of Streets Within District Boundaries)

• Siblings of currently enrolled students in the school

• Facility capacity and class size. 

Please note: Enrolling in Round 1 significantly increases the chances of your child being placed in your preferred elementary school (Cove or Neil Cummins). 

Should the school of choice not be available at the time of placement, students will be placed on a wait-list. Wait-listed students will be placed via lottery following the above District prioritized criteria.

Notification of elementary student placement will be according to the registration window and round notification timelines (see above). Wait-list requests will be reviewed at each round of notification, and placements will be made accordingly. Notification will only be provided when space is available. If you are not notified, you will remain on the wait-list. 

Final wait-list adjustments will be made by the 10th day of the start of the new school year. 

Kindergarten Information

Children turning five years old on or before September 1 of the coming school year are eligible to start Kindergarten. Kindergarten is not mandatory. See Kindergarten Eligibility FAQs for further information.

Since school is mandatory for six-year-old students, parents and guardians must enroll their children in school once they reach the age of six (EC Section 48200). It is a school district decision, with parental input, whether the six-year-old student will be enrolled in kindergarten or first grade. For first grade enrollment, California law requires a child to be six years old on or before September 1 to be legally eligible for first grade (EC Section 48010).

Transitional Kindergarten Information

Transitional Kindergarten will not be offered for the 2025-2026 school year. Click Transitional Kindergarten for more information.

While LCMSD does not offer UPK/TK programs, families who meet California State Preschool Program (CSPP) criteria may have access to free preschool services. CSPP eligibility includes income limits, current aid recipients, children experiencing homelessness, children receiving protective services, or those with exceptional needs. If your family meets these criteria, we encourage you to explore preschool options available through the College of Marin.

-Daniel Norbutas, Director of Educational Services and Technology