HOW TO APPLY FOR KINDERGARTEN

Langley Schools are proud to offer several Programs of Choice located in various sites throughout the District. Entry into these programs is by application only. Langley Fine Arts is one of these in demand programs.

At the Regular Meeting of the Board of Education held on December 8, 2015, the Board voted to adopt changes to Policy 5084 (Application to Enter Choice Programs). The significant changes to the policy include:

· Using an on-line registration process for entry to a choice program in the following school year;

· Limiting a parent’s choice to a maximum of two programs;

· Applying 11 months prior to entry point into the Kindergarten program

· Changing the priority ranking for accepting students to a choice program to favor Langley resident students;

· A random draw process for selecting eligible students when there are more applicants than seats for a certain choice program.

The online application process will now be in effect for families wanting to apply for Kindergarten entry into any choice program. The application process will be open from noon on the first Monday in October and closes at noon two weeks later. Families will need to access the District Website at https://www.sd35.bc.ca and select the tab Programs and Initiatives, click on Programs of Choice and then access the Application to Programs of Choice to complete the online process.

If your child has a sibling already in the same program, it is important that you indicate this in your application and you will need to provide the sibling’s 9 digit P.E.N. (Personal Education Number). If you are unsure of this number, please contact the sibling’s school.

By mid-November, all families will receive an email indicating information regarding their child’s program of choice application. Families will have 7 days to electronically accept or reject an offered seat. After that time, unclaimed seats will be offered to waitlisted applicants. Please ensure that your computer settings do not block School District 35 emails and check your Spam or Junk folder so that you receive messages from the School District.

Placement into choice programs will be prioritized in the following manner:

1. Langley residents with siblings in the same program

2. Langley residents

3. Non-Langley residents with siblings in the same program

4. Non-Langley residents

If the number of applicants exceeds the number of available seats, the District will use a random draw process to assign either a seat or a waitlist number. If a seat becomes available and your child is the highest on the waitlist, you will be contacted with an option to accept or reject that seat. Families will have 48 hours to respond electronically to an offer. Please refer to Administrative Procedure 306 Admission to Choice Programs here.