KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The newest batch of Kalamazoo Public Schools students won’t get a tour of the classroom, at least in person, but they will get a preview of school life Wednesday.
Kindergarten and pre-kindergarten orientation at each of the district’s 17 elementary schools will be held virtually beginning at 9:30 a.m. Links to each school’s virtual orientation can be found at www.kalamazoopublicschools.com/ kindergarten.
An in-person orientation will be held at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, but the event will be limited to only adults.
Incoming students, who will be five by September 1, can enroll in kindergarten. Parents also may request kindergarten enrollment waivers for children who will be five years old no later than December 1, 2022.
Parents will need to gather the incoming child’s birth certificate, immunization record, proof of hearing and vision screening, if available, and two proofs of residency (for example, a utility bill, lease agreement, or mortgage agreement).
Enrollment can begin online, but families must visit their assigned school to complete the process by bringing the documents in for review.
Kalamazoo Public Schools elementary student
School officials say enrolling in KPS kindergarten is the first step in becoming a Kalamazoo Promise scholar. Students who enroll in KPS as kindergarteners, attend all 12 years of school in KPS, and graduate from KPS, while meeting all residency and enrollment requirements, earn a Kalamazoo Promise scholarship that covers 100 percent of tuition and fees at most Michigan colleges and universities. This anonymous gift has awarded more than $165 million in scholarships to almost 9,000 KPS graduates.
Pre-kindergarten students who will be 4 by Dec. 1, can sign up for PEEP, the Pre-Kindergarten Early Education Program, which is part of the state’s Great Start Readiness Program. Families must meet state financial eligibility requirements to qualify.
Applications for PEEP are taken at all schools. The program operates in: Arcadia, Edison, Greenwood, Lincoln, Northeastern, Parkwood Upjohn, Prairie Ridge, Spring Valley, Washington, Winchell, and Woodward. Information on PEEP can be found a at https://www.kalamazoopublicschools.com/domain/1087
Children who need immunizations can visit the Kalamazoo County Health and Community Services Immunization Clinic, 311 E. Alcott St. Immunizations are by appointment only. The clinic is open 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
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