The Desert Star new student Enrollment Process

Please be aware In accordance with the Arizona State Statute a prospective Kindergarten student must be the age of 5 and a prospective 1st grader must be the age of 6 by September 1st of the school year.

• Application - Please contact our school at 928.282.0171 to request an application or download here.

  A School Tour is highly recommended to make an informed choice for your child’s education. Note: a tour is not required in order to complete the application process.

    

Complete Forms To enroll

The following forms are to be completed by the legal parent/guardian:

• Registration Packet

  • Registration form

  • Arizona Residency Documentation- MUST have a copy of the support documentation checked on the form attached

  • Home Language Survey

  • McKinney-Vento form

  • Request for Records (only for grades 1-8)

• Provide one of the following:

  • Birth Certificate (ARS) 15-828:
    At the time of enrollment, the parent/guardian must submit one of the following documents within 30 days to provide proof of age and identity:

  • A certified copy of the pupil's birth certificate;

  • Other reliable proof of the student’s identity, including a baptismal certificate, an application for a social security number, or original school registration records. If documentation other than a certified copy of a birth certificate is provided, such documentation must be accompanied by a notarized affidavit explaining the inability to provide a copy of the birth certificate;

• A letter from the authorized representative of an agency having custody of the pupil pursuant to Title 8, Chapter 2 certifying that the pupil has been placed in the custody of the agency as prescribed by law.
  

• Provide one of the following for immunization records:

  • Copy of immunization records or exemption form (given upon request)
    Immunization records are required prior to a student’s attendance but not for enrollment.

  • Arizona Revised Statutes (ARS) 15-872 (B) states that “a pupil shall not be allowed to attend school without submitting documentary proof to the school administration unless the pupil is exempted from immunizations pursuant to section 15-873” with exemption on file.

  • Homeless pupils have until the fifth calendar day after enrollment to provide proof of immunization.

  Enrollment Notification - A school representative will contact you to inform you all paperwork has been received. Your child will be enrolled unless the program, class, grade level or building exceeds capacity.