District news
Kindergarten registration for Arlington Public Schools now open
for the 2025-26 School Year!
Kindergarten registration for families in Arlington Public Schools is now open for the 2025-26 school year. New Arlington families may register their child at this link. Existing Arlington families can register their kindergartner in Family Access.
To be eligible for next year’s kindergarten program, a child must be at least five years old by Aug. 31, 2025. The following documents are required to register your child for kindergarten:
• Immunization records. The following are the only types of immunization documentation that may be accepted:
- A Certificate of Immunization Status (CIS) printed from the Immunization Information System (IIS);
- A physical copy of the CIS form with a healthcare provider’s signature;
A physical copy of the CIS form with accompanying medical immunization records from a healthcare provider verified and signed by school staff; or
- A CIS printed from MyIR
https://app.myirmobile.com/auth/register?state=WA
• Proof of residency (power/utility bill or the first page of a lease or purchase and sale agreement will meet the criteria of proof of residency)
• Your child’s birth certificate or other official forms of documentation
The deadline to apply for early entrance to kindergarten is Thursday, May 1. Early entrance applies to students who turn five from Sept. 1 to Oct. 15. The early entrance application form is available on the district website.
Please contact Karl Olson, Director of Categorical Programs, at [email protected] if you have questions about early entrance to kindergarten.
Winter 2025 Our Schools Community Newsletter now available!
The Winter 2025 Our Schools Community Newsletter has been distributed! Articles include details about the Revised Capital Levy to replace Post Middle School and about what students are doing in our schools and community! Click here to read the newsletter.
If you would like to sign up to have this newsletter emailed to you, please go to the Our Schools Community Newsletter section under the Communications tab on the district website.
The Washington LEA Academic and Student Well-being Recovery Plan has been posted!
Check out the Washington LEA Academic and Student Well-being Recovery plan here.