• UPSD uses Skyward to complete the enrollment/registration process online.
  • For the best experience we recommend using a desktop, laptop. or tablet computer and not your smart phone. Computers are available at each school or the district office by appointment.
• Required documents may be uploaded online OR delivered to the appropriate school, (when open) or to the district office when schools are closed.
• Kindergarten: students must be 5 years old on or before August 31^st to enroll.
• Parents/Guardians who have had a student in UPSD before may log into Skyward Family Access to begin registation of a new student. A new proof of residency, Health Form, and Home Language Survey are required. To retreve a forgotten password, please use your email address with the link on the login screen and check your spam of junk folder.
• Parents/Guardians who have never had a student in UPSD before will create a temporary account for registration purposes only.  A Family Access account will be sent via email upon a child ‘s official enrollment into Skyward.
• Once the online enrollment has been submitted, all paperwork and/or questions are directed to the student’s school.
• Please review the required documents area below before getting started.

1. Proof of residency: CURRENT UTILITY BILL showing a service address from the following list: TPU, PSE, Cable/Internet, UP Refuse, Home Phone, (no cell phone bills are accepted). A current lease or purchase agreement with a closing date will work until a utility bill is available.

• NOT ACCEPTED: sewer bills, any document that only shows a mail to address, TPU letter of credit or disconnect notice.
• A McKinney Vento Questionnaire is available online within the Skyward Additional Forms area if needed.

1. Certificate of Immunization Status or medically verified records from a doctor. More immunization information is available on the main enrollment screen. For specific information on Washington immunization requirements click this link to the WA Dept of Health.
2. Student Heath Record - This fillable form may be completed electronically and saved to upload later. This form is for the school nurse and is also available at the school.
3. Home Language Survey - Please click the ^ to see the surveys. This fillable form is required for every registration and may be saved to upload later or a paper copy is available at the school.
4. Parent/Guardian ID used to establish your relationship to the student. Guardians, please have legal documentation that shows your legal right to enroll this student.
5. A copy of your child's birth certificate (required for Kindergarten) or for grades 1-12 other alternative document with a birthdate.

NOTE: Documents may be uploaded during the online registration process OR bring them to your student’s designated school in person. The required documents must be received to process the registration. If you can not provide a document, please contact the school office.

Scroll down to the photos and click the appropriate link to get started!

UPSD uses Tyler Tehnologies My Ride K-12 as the transportation scheduling and routing system. Anyone may enter an address to see which school(s) are assigned to your address.

School Search Tool

If your student will be riding a bus and once they are enrolled, please consider downloading the My Ride K-12 app on your smart phone. This app allows you to track the bus both before or after school in real time. Instructions are availabel on the School Bus Route Tracking page.

School Immunization Requirements

Washington State Law requires any child attending school or preschool to be fully immunized against certain diseases.  The specific diseases are listed below. 

• Chickenpox (Varicella)
• Diphtheria
• German measles (Rubella)
• Haemophilus influenzae type b disease (Hib) (Required until 5 years of age)
• Hepatitis B
• Measles (Rubeola)     
• Mumps
• Pneumococcal disease (Required until 5 years of age)
• Polio (Poliomyelitis)
• Tetanus
• Whooping cough (Pertussis)

All students must have a Washington State Certificate of Immunization Status (CIS) form on file that is medically verified. Medically verified documentation of the required vaccines must be provided to the school before your child can attend. Children may begin school only if they received all of the required immunizations they are due to receive and submitted medically verified records on or before the first day of attendance.  Your child cannot attend school until you provide these records. 

Here are some examples of medically verified immunization records:

• A completed Certificate of Immunization Status (CIS) signed by a health care provider.
• A CIS filled out by you or another parent/guardian with medical records attached.
• A CIS printed by a health care provider or school from the Washington State Immunization Information System.
• A CIS printed from MyIR which is a free Department of health online tool that allows families to view and print their official immunization records themselves. Go to Washington MyIR to begin the sign-up process.

Visit the Washington State Department of Health Website for more information on required vaccines for school.

Please contact the appropriate school nurse if you have additional questions. Thank you

UPSD offers a Special Education Development Preschool for children ages threes through five with an IEP. There is no cost for this program. If your child already has an IEP you may complete a K-12 Online Registration with all the required documents right away. For additaional questions please contact our Special Education Department at 253-566-5645.

There is limited space for non special education peer models for a monthly fee on a first come first served basis. Details about this program are on the 2025-26 Preschool Peer Model Application form. This form must be returned to the district office at 3717 Grandview Dr. W. If your child is accepted, your will be notified of the next steps.

Click this link for more detailed information on Early Childhood Programs.

Non-resident students who are currently enrolled in University Place School District must renew annualy in February to ensure continued enrollment for the next school year. (A new online registration is not necessary for currently enrolled students even if they are moving to a new school.)

Renew on the first day for the best chance to stay at your existing school or to recieve your first choice if moving schools.

If a renewal packet is not received by the last day of the current school year, the student will be inactivated as the state mandates a Choice Transfer be in place to attend a non-resident school.

1. Complete an OSPI Choice Transfer Request for 2025-26 using the grade level your student will be in next year.
   1. Keep the email confirmation in your email or print to show the district office when you turn in your application.
2. Complete a UPSD Non-Resident Application for 2025-26.
3. Turn in the completed packet in person to: 3717 Grandview Drive West. Emailed or Faxed applications are not accepted.

Letters will be mailed to the address in Skyward before school is out so please make sure the school has any new addresses. Thank you

To attend a school in the University Place School District while living within the boundaries of another school district, you will need to complete the following four steps:

• Step 1: Complete an OSPI Choice Transfer request for each student. (Permission must be granted each year by your district of residence.)
  • Print or save in your email the submission confirmation for the Choice Transfer as part of this packet.
• Step 2: Have the current or previous school complete the Student Verification form for grades 1 – 12 only. Also reqired are grades, attendance, and any discipline records as stated on the form.
• Step 3: Complete a UPSD Non-Resident Application for each student.
• Step 4: Submit the entire packet to the UPSD District Office located at 3717 Grandview Dr W. A drop box is located next to the door if the office is closed.  Incomplete packets will not be processed.
  • Emailed packets will only be accepted for out of state or long distances too far to drive. Please call us first so we can watch for it, 253-566-5600 Thank you.

NOTE: We understand you want an answer as soon as possible. Applications for the next school year may take additional time to determine if space is available. We will notify you ASAP by US Mail to the address provided on the UPSD Non-Resident application.

Residents of UPSD who attend a private school may request part time attendance or ancillary services. For more information about this, please contact your resident school to find out if the class/service is available. Below is a form to formally request one or both of these options from your local school.

Request for Part-Time Attendance or Ancillary Services

Washington state law ​​​​​RCW 28A.225.010(4) defines instruction as home-based if it consists of planned and supervised instructional and related educational activities including curriculum and instruction in the basic skills of occupational education, science, mathematics, language, social studies, history, health, reading, writing, spelling, and the development of an appreciation of art and music.

Instructional Program Requirements

RCW 28A.195.010(1) requires minimum annual program hours of:

• Kindergarten - at least a total of 450 hours
• ​Grades 1 through 12 - an annual average total of 1,000 hours

Instructor Requirements

RCW 28A.225.010(4) requires parents to be qualified by way of one of the following methods:

1. Provided by a parent who is instructing his or her child only and are supervised by a certificated person. A certificated person for purposes of this chapter and chapter 28A.200 RCW shall be a person certified under chapter 28A.410 RCW. For purposes of this section, "supervised by a certificated person" means: The planning by the certificated person and the parent of objectives consistent with this subsection; a minimum each month of an average of one contact hour per week with the child being supervised by the certificated person; and evaluation of such child's progress by the certificated person. The number of children supervised by the certificated person shall not exceed thirty for purposes of this subsection; or
2. Provided by a parent who is instructing his or her child only and who has either earned forty-five college level quarter credit hours or its equivalent in semester hours or has completed a course in home-based instruction at a postsecondary institution or a vocational-technical institute; or
3. ​Provided by a parent who is deemed sufficiently qualified to provide home-based instruction by the superintendent of the local school district in which the child resides.

Parent Duties

RCW 28A.200.010(4) establishes that parents whose child is receiving home-based instruction has the duty to:

1. File annually a signed Declaration of Intent form​​ that he or she is planning to cause his or her child to receive home-based instruction. The statement shall include the name and age of the child, shall specify whether a certificated person will be supervising the instruction, and shall be written in a format prescribed by the superintendent of public instruction. Each parent shall file the statement by September 15th of the school year or within two weeks of the beginning of any public school quarter, trimester, or semester with the superintendent of the public school district within which the parent resides or the district that accepts the transfer, and the student shall be deemed a transfer student of the nonresident district. Parents may apply for transfer under RCW 28A.225.220;
2. Ensure that test scores or annual academic progress assessments and immunization records, together with any other records that are kept relating to the instructional and educational activities provided, are forwarded to any other public or private school to which the child transfers. At the time of a transfer to a public school, the superintendent of the local school district in which the child enrolls may require a standardized achievement test to be administered and shall have the authority to determine the appropriate grade and course level placement of the child after consultation with parents and review of the child's records; and
3. Ensure that a standardized achievement test approved by the state board of education is administered annually to the child by a qualified individual or that an annual assessment of the student's academic progress is written by a certificated person who is currently working in the field of education. The state board of education shall not require these children to meet the student learning goals, master the essential academic learning requirements, to take the assessments, or to obtain a certificate of academic achievement or a certificate of individual achievement pursuant to RCW 28A.655.061 and 28A.155.045. The standardized test administered or the annual academic progress assessment written shall be made a part of the child's permanent records. If, as a result of the annual test or assessment, it is determined that the child is not making reasonable progress consistent with his or her age or stage of development, the parent shall make a good faith effort to remedy any deficiency.​

Forms

• Declaration of Intent to Homeschool Form
• UPSD Home-based Cover Letter
• For parents who want a homeschool student to attend part time; Homeschool services/classes Request Form

Resources

• Washington State Laws Regulating Home-Based Instruction (PDF)
• Washington Homeschool Organization
• Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction Home-Based Instruction

Below are all of the forms related to enrollment in one location. For detailed information about each form, please locate the subject above.

Choice Transfer Online Request Portal  - OSPI

Declaration of Intent to Provide Home-Based Instruction

Health Form upload to the online application or bring to the school.

Home Language Survey upload to the online application or bring to the school.

In-District Transfer Request

Living with Other Affadavit - Also requires a meeting with the school Administration.

Non-Resident Application and School Verification Form both forms required grades 1-12 new requests only.

PreSchool Application for fee based Peer Model Program at Sunset Primary.

Request for Part-Time Attendance – For Home-Based or Private School residents only.

Children must be 5 years old on or before August 31^st of the current school year. UPSD does not offer any exceptions or a test in option.

No, students must be 5 years old on or before August 31st to enroll in Kindergarten.

Use our address lookup tool to find your neighboorhood school. If no schools are found, the address is most likely outside of UPSD boundaries. If the address is new and possibly not in the system, please contact our Transportation Department at 253-566-5700. Thank you

Go to: UPSD's School Search Tool

If your address is outside of UPSD boundaries and you would like to apply to see if space is avaialbe for your child, information is found in the Enrollment Options area above under the heading New Transfers to UPSD from another District.

Students entering all grades (Preschool-12) must meet immunization regulations as set forth by the State of Washington at the ages and intervals consistent with the national immunization guidelines for their age or grade. Children may begin school only if they received all of the required immunizations they are due to receive and submitted medically verified records on or before the first day of attendance.

Click the following link to learn more about School Immunization Requirements

If you are moving to a new address:

1. Determine using the School Search Tool if your new address is within UPSD boundaries and which school is your designated school.
   1. If the new address is within UPSD boundaries, please take a new proof of residency to the school office and they will update your address in our system. If the address belongs to a different school within UPSD, the office will assist you either to transfer to your new school or an In-District Transfer Request to stay at the current school.
   2. If the new address is outside of UPSD boundaries, you will need to complete a Non-Resident Application and obtaine a Choice Transfer right away. A Choice transfer is required by the state Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, (OSPI).

• Currently enrolled students living inside UPSD boundaries, may complete an In-District Transfer request form and submit it to your current school.

• New or returning students living inside UPSD boundaries, complete the In-District Transfer request form and submit it with your online registration. Either upload the completed form or deliver it to your designated school office.

Before a non-resident can apply to attend the University Place School District, a Release of Attendance (via OSPI’s Choice Transfer Request Portal) must be granted by the district of residence.

1. Complete an OSPI Choice Transfer, (Release of Attendance) from your resident school district for each student.
   1. An automatic email is generated to your resident district and copied to you. Please save this email confirmation or print it to show the UPSD district office when you submit the complete packet.
2. Once the release has been obtained, complete the Non-Resident Application Form for each student.
3. Grades 1 – 12 must obtain a School Verification Form from their current school or school last attended.
   1. Also include Attendance, Grade, and any Discipline if applicable.
4. Submit the completed packet in person to: 3717 Grandview Drive West. If you currently reside out of state please contact us for alternate submission options at 253-566-5600. Thank you

NOTE: 2025-26 Applications are not yet being accepted. Please check back soon for a specific date. You may complete all the steps in advance to turn in on the first day.

To attend in a non-resident district, the resident district must first release the student. To start the process, please complete a Choice Transfer request using OSPI’s Choice Transfer Request Portal. An email will be sent to us to release your student. Once your student is releases, please contact that district to find out what, if any, other requirements are needed.

If you have an unstable housing situation for example:

• Live in a shelter, motel or campground?
• Live doubled-up with other people or couch-surfing?
• Live in a car, park or abandoned building?

Currently enrolled families, talk to your school counselor. Your school counselor will complete an intake form which will identify your student’s needs and any community resources available to you. Also, please complete the Housing Questionnaire.

New families may enroll online AND complete the Housing Questionnaire within the online district forms near the end of the registration.

If you have additional questions, please contact the school counselor or our McKinney-Vento Liason, Mr. Willie Keith at 253-566-5600. Thank you

In Washington, a student’s school and resident district is based on where the student resides, (sleeps at night) WAC 392-137-115. If your family has no residence, please navigate to information regarding Homeless students and the McKinney-Vento Education Act. 

If you are living with a family member who is not a legal guardian, and you do not have a utility bill in your name. UPSD requires the “Living With Other” process before you can finalize a registration. With this process you are:

• Required to meet with your sponsor and a school administrator to set up and sign documents. This must be renewed each year.
• Agree to have the “sponsor” represent the student in all school-related matters. 
• Sponsor’s are the first point of contact for the school as they will be family 1. The legal guardian(s) will be listed as family 2 and have all custodial rights to the student as well as Family Access.
  • Only family 1 can perform the back to school update in Family Access each August.

Living With Other Forms:

UPSD LWO Cover Letter

UPSD LWO Affidavit by Parent AND Sponsor

If you have been a parent or guardian of a past student, then you most likely already have a Skyward Family Access account.

There is a Forgot Your Login/Password link on the Family Access Login Screen. Please enter the email address you used at the time your student was last enrolled. If it indicates that an email was sent, please perform an “All Mail” search from “Do.Not.Reply” if it is not in your inbox within a few minutes.

If you try that and it does not recognize your email, you may use this email with the New Family Enrollment option.

Please contact the school for password assistance when open or the district office when schools are closed. Thank you

When you go back to log into Skyward, please make sure to change the Login Area near the bottom of the screen to New Student Pre-Registration using the drop down arrow before entering your User ID and password.

If this does not resolve the issue, please contact us at 253-566-5600.

Thank you