The online new student registration form is now open. The link is available on the sidebar to the right of this page.
Please refer to the snapcode letter and the Registration & Enrollment pages of the District website for more information about the registration process.
Welcome to the San Mateo-Foster City School District (SMFCSD). We are excited to welcome you to our schools and help guide you through the process of registering your child.
Kindergarten: Children entering Kindergarten must be 5 years old by September 1, 2019.
Transitional Kindergarten (TK): Children entering Transitional Kindergarten must be 5 years old on or between September 2, 2019 – December 2, 2019.
Students who do not turn 5 by December 2, 2019 are not eligible to enroll in the SMFCSD for the 2019-2020 school year.
All students in the District are assigned to a school based on their home address.
Required registration documents must be complete and up-to-date in order to be accepted by the school office.
The new student registration process begins with document and address verification at your child’s school of assignment in November.
Check the school of assignment’s website for their scheduled document verification dates/times.
Present originals of the registration documents as well as one set of copies to the school of assignment.
Parents/guardians will receive a unique 15-character code, called a snapcode, after their registration documents have been verified by school office staff.
Please note: the snapcode is unique to each child, and it is the expectation that all families are responsible for recording and remembering their child’s snapcode.
The priority registration window will open on December 3 (noon) and close on December 20, 2018 (4:00 pm).
Parents/guardians will use their child’s snapcode to access and complete the PowerSchool online registration form.
Parents/guardians will need to set-up an account with PowerSchool, if new to the district.
The school sites will continue to accept new student registrations after Priority Registration has ended on December 20, 2018; those registrations are submitted after Priority Registration has ended.
Registration is considered complete only after you have entered and submitted all information into PowerSchool.
The online registration form can be completed on any internet-enabled device (cell phone, tablet, laptop, computer).
The following schools have a Transitional Kindergarten program – Audubon, Baywood, Brewer Island, Foster City, George Hall, Highlands, Laurel, LEAD, Meadow Heights, Parkside Montessori (transfer lottery only), San Mateo Park, and Sunnybrae. If your school of assignment does not have a TK program, your child will be placed at a school that does for their TK year and then return to their school of assignment for Kindergarten the following school year.
All families wishing to request a transfer MUST FIRST REGISTER their child at their school of assignment by completing the New Student Registration process. Parents/guardians will have the option to request a transfer after submitting a completed online PowerSchool new student registration form. The link to the transfer request form will be on the Submission Confirmation page of the online new student registration form. Parents/guardians may request up to two (2) schools of choice. All transfer requests received by the deadline of 4:00 pm on Thursday, December 20 will be entered into the school/program lottery. Transfer request status emails will be sent out by the end of the business day on Friday, February 1, 2019. Transfer requests received after the deadline will automatically be added to the transfer request list in the order received. The transfer request deadline applies both to magnet schools and schools of assignment. A transfer request is not a school registration and is not a guarantee of enrollment. Please visit the 2019-2020 Transfer Request Process page of the District website for more information.
A note about transfer requests: Plan to attend the school of assignment unless you receive communication that the transfer has been granted. Transfer requests are granted only if there is room in the school and grade level requested. All transfer requests expire on the first day of school for the 2019-2020 school year. Transfers will not be granted after that day.
If you have additional questions regarding the registration or transfer process, please explore the Registration & Enrollment pages of the District website, contact your school, or call the Student Services Department at (650) 312-7345. Please contact the school of assignment directly with questions specific to the school site.