Enrollment & Registration
Enrollment & Registration for New or Returning Students
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2025-2026 School Year Registration
If you live in the Chehalis School District and you would like to enroll a new or returning student for the current year, enrollment is available at any time.
Registration for Grades K-8
25-26 Registration for Grades 1-8
Registration for Grades 9-12
25-26 Registration for Grades 9-12
Good to Know:
- The Chehalis School District does not offer open enrollment to Turning Point/Lewis County Alternative School. Students in that program are court-ordered to attend or referred by staff.
- The Chehalis School District does not offer an online schooling option. If you are interested in your student attending an online school, please refer to this information from the Office of the Superintendent for Public Instruction about approved online programs.
- Planning to homeschool your student? Please fill out the Declaration to Provide Home Based Instruction found at THIS LINK
Enrollment Process
- This is for any new students to Chehalis or students who have withdrawn and are returning and who live inside the Chehalis School District boundaries. CLICK HERE to view the Chehalis School District boundary map.
- Still unsure if your address is in the Chehalis School District boundaries? You can call the district office at (360) 807-7200.
- If you already have a student in the Chehalis School District and need to register another, log in to Skyward Family Access and choose “New Student Online Enrollment”
- Need help logging in to Skyward? Contact Janis Dobyns at THIS LINK
- You will need legal documentation verifying age (i.e. birth certificate, passport)
- You will be asked to sign documentation for the Chehalis School District to request immunization records from the WA Immunization Information System. If your student received immunizations out of state, you will need to provide a medically verified immunization record.
- Your child’s legal name (the name that appears on the birth certificate) will be used on all official school records.
- You will be asked to provide Proof of Residency (a utility bill, cable bill, lease agreement, etc.).
2026-2027 Preschool Registration Opens April 1
Developmental Preschool Registration
- This program for 3-5 year olds offers enrollment at any time of year for students who qualify for special education services. Read more about this program at THIS LINK.
- Classes are held 4 days per week with 2.5 hour sessions in the morning and afternoon
- Please send a message to Child Find at this EMAIL if you would like to have your student screened.
Preschool Community Peers
Our Developmental Preschool at James Lintott Elementary also includes a limited number of spots for Community Peers, who are students who are at least 4-years-old and who do not qualify for special education services. These students act as role models for their peers in age-appropriate skills, while receiving a high-quality preschool education taught by accredited teachers. One meal and one snack per day is included.
- There are still spots open for the 2025-2026 school year. Tution is $210 per month. Please call (360) 807-7215 for more information.
- Registration for the 2026-2027 school year will open April 1 from a link that will be added to this page. Tuition will be $220 per month. Please call (360) 807-7215 for more information.
Baby Bearcats Registration
Baby Bearcats is a preschool for 3-5 year olds located at W.F. West High School. Our program is taught by a certified teacher with the assistance of high school students in the Early Childhood Education program.
- 2026-2027 classes will be held held 8:35-10:45 a.m. Monday & Wednesday or Tuesday & Thursday. Families must choose one two-day schedule, but my opt to add one or two days from the other schedule as well
- 2026-2027 tuition is TBA
- Students must be at least 3 by Aug. 31 prior to the start of the school year as well as potty trained and fully independent in the restroom
- Students are in multi-ages classes and curriculum is best suited for older 3-year-olds along with 4- and 5-year-olds
- Registration for Baby Bearcats for the 2026-2027 school year will open April 1 from a link that will be added on this page.
2026-2027 Kindergarten Registration Opens April 15
Kindergarten registration for the 2026-2027
Kindergarten readiness is one of the ways we are preparing students for the journey ahead in the Chehalis School District. Are you wondering if your student will be ready for Kindergarten this year? Here are some helpful resources to learn more about what families can do to help:
Kindergarten FYI
- Kindergarteners attend James Lintott Elementary, which holds classes 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- The first student day for Kindergarteners for the 2026-2027 school year will be Tuesday, Sept. 8. CLICK HERE for a complete 2026-2027 school year calendar.
- Stay tuned for dates and times for Cornerstone’s Kindergarten Carnival and Kindergarten Camp this summer
Are You Requesting a Choice Transfer as a Non-resident Student?
Choice Transfers for 2026-2027 Open May 1
The Chehalis School District will begin accepting student transfer requests for the 2026-2027 school year beginning May 1, for both returning and new students. Please do not submit a choice application for 2026-2027 prior to May 1 or it will be rejected.
You can find helpful information about the Choice/Student Transfer process on the OSPI website at THIS LINK.
If you have any questions regarding this process, please contact Janis Dobyns at THIS LINK or by calling 360-807-7550.
Choice Transfer Requests for the 2026-2027 School Year will open May 1. Please do not submit a Choice application for next year prior to May 1 or it will be rejected.
Choice Transfer Requests
Choice transfers are for students who wish to attend Chehalis schools but who reside outside Chehalis School District boundaries. All choice transfer students need to complete a new application each year. The application is initiated at your resident school district.
The Chehalis School District will consider all applications based on the standards identified in Board Policy 3141.
Visit our Student Transfers page for more information about this process.
Are You a Current Chehalis School District Student?
Please Make Sure You Renew Your Information Through Skyward Family Access
If your family lives in the Chehalis School District boundaries and your student will be returning to Chehalis Schools next year, we ask that you complete the annual renewal of student information through Skyward Family Access. It is never too late to complete these forms. They take only a few minutes and are important so the district can serve you better:
- Make sure your family contact information is up to date so we can reach you in an emergency. ParentSquare, our primary platform for communicating with families, also draws its contact information from Skyward, so if your contact information changes, you only need to change it on Skyward and the change will show up on both Skyward and ParentSquare
- Make sure all listed emergency contacts are current
- Update us on any changes to family status or needs
- CLICK HERE to access Skyward Family Access through a web browser.
Phone-users, be sure to use the “Open in Browser” feature in the Skyward App. - CLICK HERE for a tutorial on Annual Renewal Forms.
- Use this link to request assistance with your Skyward Family Access login
