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Crown Point Community School Corporation is thrilled to welcome the future class of 2037! If  your child will be five years old before August 1, 2024, and you live in the district boundaries, the district invites families to enroll for kindergarten on February 29, 2024. 

We encourage all families to enroll in-person at your child's future school on February 29, 2024 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. or 1:00–3:00 p.m. Crown Point Community School Corporation enrollment is NOT open to individuals who live outside the district. You must provide the following documents:

  • Child’s certified birth certificate (not hospital certificate)
  • Child’s immunization record
  • Child’s social security card
  • Valid driver’s license or state photo ID with current address
  • Two documents from the following are required to prove residency: utility bills (NIPSCO, water), property deed or mortgage statement, or Lake County Tax Bill

Enrollment Steps

If you are unsure whether you live within the Crown Point Community School Corporation boundaries, you can check your address using our eligibility tool. CPCSC does not offer enrollment for students outside our district.

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READINESS EXPECTATIONS

If you believe your child could benefit from additional resources to prepare for kindergarten, we invite you to sign up for our free Birth to School Kindergarten Readiness program.  It is open to children who live within the district boundaries and will enter kindergarten in the fall of 2024. To register or find more information, visit the Birth to School website at www.cps.k12.in.us/bts.

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FINAL REGISTRATION & Practice Bus Ride

The final step to prepare your child for kindergarten requires completing annual registration in late July via PowerSchool. Keep an eye on district communications for registration information and instructions. Online registration is required every year and includes verification of student information and electronic signatures on financial forms and CPCSC policies.

Just before school begins, you and your kindergartener will be invited to take a practice ride on the school bus to and from the bus stop and school. Each school will also hold Kindergarten Kick Off! and an open house to meet your teacher and take a tour. 

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School Supplies

Supplies for elementary students are included in their annual registration/textbook fees. However, CPCSC elementary schools request that each student has the following:

  • Backpack (no wheels, please)
  • Pencil case
  • Chromebook case cover (strongly recommended, Chromebook dimensions are 12 x 9 inches)
  • Headphones or earbuds
  • Reusable water bottle
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Early Entrance

Parents/guardians requesting early entrance to kindergarten for their child with a birthday between August 2nd-October 1st should submit a written request to the principal for evaluation and consideration. The written request to principal should include the child’s name, date of birth, any preschool experience if applicable, and any strengths of the child.    
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Before & After School Child Care

CPCSC offers a before and after school child care program at each elementary before school from 6:00-9:00 a.m. and after school from 3:45-6:30 p.m. On scheduled e-learning days, child care will be available from 6:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. at select schools.

More information is available during annual summer registration on our website.

Special Education Services

Child Find is a program to identify, locate and evaluate all children who are suspected of having a disability. Any individual (parent, teacher, principal) that suspects an incoming kindergartner may have a disability and could benefit from special education services should initiate a referral by contacting the the building principal to share specific student concerns.

The Crown Point Community School Corporation:

  1. establishes, maintains, and implements written procedures that ensure the location, identification, and evaluation of all students three (3) years of age, through twenty-two (22) years of age, and who are in need of special education and related services, regardless of the severity of their disabilities, including students who:
  2. who reside within the boundaries of the Crown Point Community School Corporation;
  3. attend a non public school, are served by an agency, or live in an institution located within the jurisdiction of the public agency:
  4. are homeless as defined at 511 IAC 7-32-46;
  5. are wards of the state;
  6. are highly mobile students, including migrant students;

Furthermore, the CPCSC Department of Exceptional Education, in meeting its child find responsibilities:

  1. accepts referrals from all agencies;
  2. accepts referrals from parents;
  3. informs local physicians about CPCSC’s responsibility to serve preschool children;
  4. informs all major child care providers about the referral process;
  5. accepts referrals from private schools; and
  6. provides referral information to local elementary schools.
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