Welcome to the Enrollment / Registration Page for Shawnee Mission School District!

 

 

2026-2027
Pre-K and
K-12 Enrollment Opens 
Dec. 1, 2025

2025-2026 Enrollment Still Open

Student with First Day of School Frame

 

READY TO ENROLL:

Please Note: This process will not work on your mobile phone. If you do not have access to a tablet, laptop or desktop, please contact your individual school to schedule an appointment to enroll.

new skyward family access account  (for families new to the district)

skyward family access (for families with students already in the district)

Enrollment Documents

Age Requirements

Pre-Kindergarten

  • Students must be four-years-old on or before August 31 of the year in which they will attend Pre-K.
  • Students who are five-years-old on or before August 31 are not eligible for Pre-K.

Kindergarten
Kansas resident: 

  • Any child who resides in the district and who will reach the age of 5 on or before August 31 of any school year is eligible to attend Kindergarten that year.

Moving into Kansas from out-of-state: 

  • Any child who was a resident of another state, who had reached the age of eligibility to enter Kindergarten in that state, and who attended Kindergarten in that state is eligible to attend Kindergarten in Kansas, regardless of his or her age.

First Grade
Kansas resident: 

  • Any child who resides in the district and will reach the age of 6 on or before August 31 of any school year is eligible to attend first grade that year.

Moving into Kansas from out-of-state:

  • Any child who was a resident of another state and has completed a Kindergarten course maintained by a public school district or an accredited private, denominational, or parochial school will be eligible to enter first grade, regardless of his or her age. 

 

 

 

Residency Requirements

Residence Provider (RP)

In the instance that a student and/or family is living with a resident of the district on a full-time basis, but they are not the homeowner, paperwork must be filled out and notarized for that student to seek residence status. This includes providing required proof of residency from both the homeowner and parent(s). Residence provider packets may be obtained in-person at all school offices or at the links below:


 

 

Determine your neighborhood school: Use the SMSD Attendance Boundary Maps  to locate your student’s home school.

Transfer Students

The general policy of the school district requires a student to attend the school designated for the attendance area in which he or she lives. However, under certain circumstances, a student may be allowed to transfer to a school in a different attendance area. Transfers are considered on a case-by-case basis and are subject to space availability from year to year. The district does not supply transportation for transfer students. Review the board policy and the Transfer Procedures page. (In-District Transfers - School Board Policy JBCB​)

Students living in Kansas, but not within the district's boundaries, may attend Shawnee Mission schools if a nonresident transfer request has been submitted and approved based on nonresident transfer criteria.
Review the Open Enrollment page for more details.

New Student Enrollment Assistance