Enrollment

First Round of Open Enrollment is now closed.  

Parents can see offers in the EngagED Parent Portal on December 11th at 8:00am and have until December 18th at 4:00pm to log back in and accept any open enrollment offers.

Schools will ONLY reach out to families through email when and if a spot becomes available.  You must watch your emails as you may loose your spot if you don't reply to an offer email within the allotted time. Refer to District Policies JCA/JFB and JCA/JFB-R for more detail. District policy states that any student shall be allowed to attend any school of their choice for which they are eligible on a space available basis, subject to district policy. 

Round Two will open January 22, 2025 at 8:00am and runs through August 1, 2025 at 4:00pm.

Round Two is first come, first serve.  

 

If a student was put on the waitlist during the first round, they will still be on that list for the second round.  Schools will ONLY reach out to families through email when and if a spot becomes available.  You must watch your emails as you may loose your spot if you don't reply to an offer email within the allotted time. Refer to District Policies JCA/JFB and JCA/JFB-R for more detail. District policy states that any student shall be allowed to attend any school of their choice for which they are eligible on a space available basis, subject to district policy. 

If you are open enrolled at a neighborhood school or attend a DCSD-Authorized Charter School, but would like to return to the neighborhood school associated with your address for the next school year (25/26), you must file an intent to return form by January 10, 2025. If you miss this date, you must open enroll to return to your address assigned school, and enrollment is not guaranteed. Please note: If you are currently attending your address-assigned neighborhood school, there is nothing you need to do at this time if you wish to remain.

The intent to return process does not apply if you are home schooling, attending a non-DCSD Charter School, attending an out-of-district school, or private school.  Please reach out directly to your address assigned school for more information. 

2024/25 Open Enrollment Dates

• First Round Open Enrollment will open on November 1st 8:00 am and closes on December 2nd 4:00pm. 

• Parents can see offers in the EngagED Parent Portal on December 11th at 8:00am and have until December 18th at 4:00 pm, to log back in and accept any open enrollment offers. 

• Intent to return forms for the next academic school year (for currently open-enrolled students) are due by Jan. 10 

• All new to the district students must complete OLR (Online Registration/enrollment) by 1/10).

• Second Round Open Enrollment runs from January 22, 2025 at 8:00am through August 1, 2025 at 4:00pm.  If a student was put on the waitlist during the first round, they will still be on that list for the second round. Schools will ONLY reach out to families through email when and if a spot becomes available.

 

Please visit the District Choice Programming: Open Enrollment website for more information and FAQs. 

Open Enrollment

2025 - 2026 Registration is now open! 

All enrollment paperwork is handled through Douglas County School District Central Enrollment. This process is for new students who have moved into the Sierra Middle School boundary area.

If you are new to the area and need to register for this school year, you can click the link below to fill out the enrollment paperwork.  You can also use this same link for anyone wanting to register for next school year. 

**Application can be changed into other languages**

 

Required Documents to complete Online Registration (OLR):

Missing or incorrect documents WILL DELAY your application, as it will be returned for corrections. 

• Parent/Guardian government-issued ID

• Birth Certificate of Student

• Current Immunization Record for Student

• Proof of Residency: Warranty Deed, Deed of Trust, Property Tax Notice, Lease Agreement, County Assessor Page or Notarized Proof of Residency letter from the person you are living with (if your name doesn't appear on the proof of residency) along with a copy of their proof of residency.

Online Registration

ALL DCSD families need to complete this process

Express Check In for Chaparral Feeder Schools Opens July 26, 2024 - parents/guardians should complete Express Check In prior to the start of school so that all necessary information is available to schools. Access info and the link for Express Check In via the district website. Please make sure to apply for reduced fees during the Express Check In process. 

**Helpful Tech Tip: when logging into your Express Check in Portal use this username format:

username@p.dcsdk12.org

**DO NOT USE YOUR EMAIL AS REQUESTED**

To access the Parent Portal please follow this link: Parent Portal

If you are new to the District and you don't have your GUID code and you don't see an email from DCSD with this information, please call the registrar (info at the top of this screen) and they can provide you with it. 

If you need help with updating or changing your password, click this link to be able to do this: IT Department

School Supply List - Click here for the SMS School Supply List. We limit the amount of supplies students need to purchase for themselves by asking families to donate items that can be divided amongst the different classrooms (like pencils, markers, glue, tissues, etc.). This is a HUGE help to our teachers and students so thank you for your donations. 

Please visit the Nutrition site to apply for the Free and Reduced program. This will apply to both lunch and school fees: https://www.myschoolapps.com/Application

• Current DCSD parents -  Use  parent Engaged username and password to log into Express Check In. Parents now need to add “@p.dcsdk12.org”

  • you will type your username then add @p.dcsdk12.org   ie) username@p.dcsdk12.org (do not use your full email address) JUST username + @p.dcsdk12.org

  • If your full email address is populating, you must clear your cookies/cache or use an incognito window

• If the student that the parent is open enrolling (is not currently enrolled in DCSD) but has a sibling that attends a DCSD school, the parent must log into the tool using their Portal/Engaged username and password and hit the + sign to add their new student to their account. Parents now need to add “@p.dcsdk12.org”

• New to the District (no students currently in the District) parents will have to create a new Engaged Parent Portal account - Parents will get a pop up “warning” notification...  “If the student you are open enrolling or the student’s sibling is a current DCSD student and you create a new account instead of using your current account, your open enrollment application may be void.” Parents now need to add “@p.dcsdk12.org”