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Cesar Chavez Elementary Enrollment Info 2021-22
April 5 - 16
Registration for Pre-K and New to OKCPS Kindergarten students for the 2021-2022 school year will be from Monday, April 5th through Friday, April 16th. Families of Pre-K and new to OKCPS Kindergarten students should complete the pre-registration form online. If you need assistance, please contact our office at 405-587-9800.
This is only the pre-registration process for our pre-K students and new kindergarten students. Families will be asked to provide the required documentation needed for full registration/enrollment in June or July 2021. Please contact our early childhood department at (405) 587-0116 if you have questions.
Eligibility:
- Children who are four (4) on or before September 1, 2021 may register in the Pre-kindergarten Program. Tuition is free for the 4 year-old program.
- Children who will be five (5) by September 1, 2021 and did not attend an OKCPS school may also register for Kindergarten during the pre-registration period.
Enrollment for All Other Students
STUDENT TRANSFER WINDOW OPEN until April 15
OKCPS accepts transfer requests in the Spring to help families and the district to plan for the coming year. All transfer requests received during the transfer window will be considered in priorities listed in OKCPS Board Policy F-04.
- Student transfers are at the district level
- Submit one application per student
- Transfer space availability is determined after needs of resident school students are established
- Student current attendance and behavior are evaluated for transfer consideration.
- For students not currently attending OKCPS, upload student attendance and behavior records from this year
- A randomized lottery is used when the number of requests exceed spaces available
- Families will be notified of transfer decisions by May 15
Who needs to apply for a 2021-2022 Student Transfer?
DO NOT APPLY
- K-12 continuing transfer students staying at the same address and school for 2021-2022 do not apply
- Continuing Belle Isle MS, Classen SAS MS & HS, and Southeast MS & HS students who live outside the district do not apply
- Students newly-accepted to Belle Isle MS, Classen SAS MS & HS, Southeast MS & HS students or Charter schools do not apply. Acceptance to these schools authorizes transfers.
APPLY
- OKCPS and Non-OKCPS residents seeking new transfers for children to an OKCPS school for 2021-2022
- Current PK transfer students seeking to be considered to stay at current school for Kindergarten
- Current transfer students in the final grade of their schools seeking to move to the next school with peers
- Students who no longer live in their current school attendance area seeking to continue
- Current Application and Charter students whose residences changed to a different non-OKCPS district during the current school year.
- Siblings of transfer students seeking to attend the school where their brothers and sisters attend
- District employees who live outside a school or OKCPS attendance area for their child
> Employees must be parents or legal guardians of children for whom they seek District Employee transfers
> For extended family such as grandchildren or other relatives, please submit appropriate request
TIMELINE for TRANSFERS:
• February 15 - April 15: Student transfer applications available online
• April 16 - Transfers requests after the deadline will not be considered until the new school year begins
• May 1 – Parent/Guardian notifications of transfer revocations for current school year
• May 15 – Last day for Parent/Guardian to submit appeal of transfer revocation
• May 15 – Parent/Guardian notified of upcoming school year transfer application status
• July 30 - Notify families of results of transfer revocation appeal
• June 15 – Parent/Guardian deadline to submit Student Transfer Contract
• August 31 – Last Day for After-Deadline transfers to be considered