Enrollment

Our Early Childhood Program provides services, classes and support for families with children from birth to kindergarten at convenient locations throughout the District.

Learn more about early childhood Registration

Step 1 - Start the process online

Select from the links below to begin the kindergarten enrollment process:

• If you are a current family in our district with a ParentVUE account, you can log in to your account and enroll a new student or update current student information.
• New families can submit a request for a ParentVUE account to enroll their student.
• Instructions and a live link to the enrollment process.

Step 2 - Complete the process at the Sunrise Park District Service Center

If you have not been able to upload the following three required documents in the online process, please submit them to the Centralized Enrollment Center at the Sunrise Park District Service Center located at 2399 Cedar Avenue in White Bear Lake (This is a new location; the Enrollment Center is no longer located at the former District Center site on Bloom Avenue.):

• Verification of birth date (examples include child's original birth certificate or religious, hospital, or physician certificate showing date of birth)
• Proof of address (examples include driver's license, utility bill, rental or purchase agreement)
• Immunization records (see immunization requirements)

Copies will be made of each document, and the original will be given back to you. Enrollment will not be complete until the district has received copies of the above documents.

The following special forms may be completed as applicable:

• Application for Educational Benefits (these applications are available each July for the coming academic year)
• Non-Legal Guardianship Form

If you would prefer to complete a paper enrollment form, fill out the enrollment packet:

More enrollment information

Step 1 - Start the process online

Select from the links below to begin the enrollment process:

• If you are a current family in our district with a ParentVUE account, you can log in to your account and enroll a new student or update current student information.
• New families can submit a request for a ParentVUE account to enroll their student.
• Instructions and a live link to the enrollment process
• Español
  • Cómo encontrar instrucciones en español para inscribir a su estudiante.
• Hmoob
  • Saib thiab mloog lus Hmoob qhia txog sau menyuam npe kawm ntawv ntawm no.
  • Muaj lus Hmoob qhia rau ntawm no.

Step 2 - Complete the process at the Sunrise Park District Service Center

If you have not been able to upload the following three required documents in the online process, please submit them to the Centralized Enrollment Center at the Sunrise Park District Service Center located at 2399 Cedar Avenue in White Bear Lake (This is a new location; the Enrollment Center is no longer located at the former District Center site on Bloom Avenue.):

• Verification of birth date (examples include child's original birth certificate or religious, hospital, or physician certificate showing date of birth)
• Proof of address (examples include driver's license, utility bill, rental or purchase agreement)
• Immunization records (see immunization requirements)

Copies will be made of each document, and the original will be given back to you. Enrollment will not be complete until the district has received copies of the above documents.

The following special forms may be completed as applicable:

• Application for Educational Benefits (these applications are available each July for the coming academic year)
• Non-Legal Guardianship Form

If you would prefer to complete a paper enrollment, you can find the enrollment packet below:

White Bear Lake Area Schools welcomes non-resident families through the Minnesota Statewide Enrollment Options (Open Enrollment) program.

In accordance with District Policy 509, the following procedures are used to ensure an impartial and transparent enrollment process:

The Application Timeline

• Priority Deadline: Applications received by January 15 for the upcoming school year are given priority consideration. 
• Post-January 15: Applications received after this date are processed on a first-come, first-served basis as space remains available.

Families who wish to Open Enroll into White Bear Lake Area Schools should do the following:

Step 1 - Complete the regular enrollment paperwork

Select from the links below to begin the enrollment process:

• If you are a current family in our district with a ParentVUE account, you can log in to your account and enroll a new student or update current student information.
• New families can submit a request for a ParentVUE account to enroll their student.
• Instructions and a live link to the enrollment process
• Español
  • Cómo encontrar instrucciones en español para inscribir a su estudiante.
• Hmoob
  • Saib thiab mloog lus Hmoob qhia txog sau menyuam npe kawm ntawv ntawm no.
  • Muaj lus Hmoob qhia rau ntawm no.

Step 2 - Complete the Open Enrollment Form

Complete the General Statewide Enrollment Options Application.
Open Enrollment in Español

Step 3 - Submit Forms

Please submit the Open Enrollment Form and any other completed paper forms to Katy Etter through one of the following ways:

Fax: 651-407-7502
Email: Katy.Etter@isd624.org
Mail: 2399 Cedar Avenue, White Bear Lake, MN 55110

Open Enrollment Lottery 

If the District receives more applications than it has capacity for specific grade levels, programs, and school buildings a lottery of those who submit their completed  application by Jan 15 will occur by Feb 10.

How Seats are Allocated

Enrollment is approved based on the capacity of specific grade levels, programs, and school buildings.

• Standard Process: In most cases, if space is available, students are enrolled in the order their applications are received.
• Waitlists: If a specific grade level or school building has reached capacity, a waitlist will be established. Students will be placed on the waitlist in the order they applied and will be notified if a seat becomes available. A seat will be offered at a different school with grade level  capacity, if available.

The Lottery Contingency

Per state law and Board Policy, if the number of applications received by the January 15 deadline exceeds the available seats for a specific grade level or program, an impartial lottery will be conducted.

• When it occurs: A lottery is only held if there are more "Priority Deadline" applicants than there are available spots.
• Process: The lottery is conducted by the District Enrollment Office. All timely applications are assigned a number and drawn at random. Students not selected in the lottery are placed at the top of the waitlist in the order they were drawn.

Notification

Families will be notified in writing regarding the status of their application (accepted, rejected due to capacity, or waitlisted) by February 15, or within 90 days for applications submitted after the priority window.

Resident students of White Bear Lake Schools may apply to attend a school outside their elementary or middle school's attendance boundaries, yet still within the school district, through an Intra-District Transfer.

Apply for an Intra-District Transfer in one of two ways:

If you have any questions, please contact Katy Etter:

Phone: 651-407-7674
Email: Katy.Etter@isd624.org
In person: 2399 Cedar Avenue, White Bear Lake, MN 55110

(This is a new location; the Enrollment Center is no longer located at the former District Center site on Bloom Avenue.)

Please note that Intra-District Transfers are approved on a space-available basis. If the Intra-District Transfer is approved, district transportation is not provided. Once a transfer is approved, you will be contacted with notice that it has been approved.