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Registration and School Placement 2026-2027

  • Registration for the 2026–2027 School Year

    To ensure we are adequately staffed and prepared to welcome new students, families are encouraged to enroll during our registration window.

    Key Dates for Families:

    All Families: 

    • Registration Window: Wednesday, December 3, 2025 to Friday, January 30, 2026. 
    • School placement notifications: Parents/guardians will be notified of their child’s TK school placement within the first week of May annually.

    Transitional Kindergarten: 

    • TK Registration Information Night: Parents/guardians are invited to attend a registration information night at Strawberry Point Elementary School (117 East Strawberry Drive)  from 5:00-5:45 p.m. on Tuesday, December 2, 2025 

    Kindergarten: 

    • K Registration Information Night: Parents/guardians are invited to attend a registration information night at Strawberry Point Elementary School (117 East Strawberry Drive)  from 6:00-6:45 p.m. on Tuesday, December 2, 2025 
    • Students who are already enrolled in Transitional Kindergarten do not need re-register. They must provide school preferences for kindergarten via Parent Square within the registration window. 

    Incoming Sixth Graders:

    • Registration night for incoming sixth graders Wednesday, December 3, 2025 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at Mill Valley Middle School Library (425 Sycamore Avenue)

  • Registration Assistance

    • If you need help with registration, you can:
    • Email: registrar@mvschools.org
    • Call: 415-389-7712
    • Attend an in-person registration event:
      • December 19, 2025: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., Mill Valley School District Office
      • January 5, 2026: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., Mill Valley School District Office

  • Who Can Enroll in TK for 2026–2027?

    • Eligibility: Children who turn four on or before September 1, 2026

    Program Structure & Placement

    • TK is a district-wide program in Mill Valley School District.
    • Placement is based on space available at any district school and does not follow K–5 placement priorities.
    • For more  information about TK, please visit the California TK webpage.

  • Who Can Enroll for Kindergarten for 2026-2027: 

    • Eligibility: Children who turn five on or before September 1, 2026.

  • California law requires that all students have up-to-date immunizations before starting school. Please upload your child’s immunization record when prompted in the Aeries portal during registration, and again before the start of school if the record has changed. Students will not be able to attend school until all required vaccines are verified as complete. Please visit the California Department of Public Health Shots for School Website for a list of required vaccinations by grade level.
     

  • School placement at schools is based on: 

    • Siblings of currently enrolled students residing in the District are considered residents of the sibling's school and will be enrolled in that school if they wish and if there is space. The currently enrolled sibling must be in attendance at the school when the new enrollee enters the school.
    • Facility capacity and class size.
    • Proximity of residence to the school of choice.
    • Identified special education and program needs.
    • Balance of class size across the District.

    For placement purposes, parents are asked to rank their preferences (1st to 5th) for each of our five elementary schools.  Requests that do not indicate a ranked preference for each elementary school may be discarded.

  • Board Policy 5111.4 

  • Students registered during the December 3, 2025 – January 30, 2026 enrollment period will be notified of school assignment by early May. Students who submit registration after January 30, 2025, will be notified of school assignment prior to the beginning of school in August. 

  • No, only current and verified Mill Valley residents may register. Details of the verification of residency criteria can be found here.

  • We do not offer school tours.  While each school campus is unique, all schools provide exemplary and equitable education.  We have wonderful PTA enrichment programs, and the support of Kiddo! our school foundation.

  • Intradistrict Transfers:

    • For currently enrolled families who wish to request a transfer within Mill Valley Schools for the 2026-2027 school year, intradistrict transfer requests will be accepted during the registration period.

  • In the Mill Valley School District, registration is not done by neighborhood school boundaries. It’s not uncommon to have students attending schools that are not in the vicinity of their homes. Why is this? In Mill Valley, we have wonderful historical schools that have been community hallmarks for years. Unfortunately, the district’s two smallest schools serve the largest city population areas. Therefore, the enrollment of students is not done by neighborhood boundaries, but district-wide. 

  • No. While the proximity of residence to the school of choice is a factor for placement, it is not a guarantee. Some students may not be placed at the school closest to their home.