Welcome to Wayzata Public Schools!

For your convenience, current or future residents may register their students using our New Student Enrollment Portal.

Please submit your application, including the mandatory documents listed below to avoid a delay in processing. You can attach documents during the online application process, email to welcome@wayzataschools.org or fax to 763-745-5096.

You may also download the Kindergarten or Grades 1-12 Registration Packet, complete forms and email to welcome@wayzataschools.org or fax to 763-745-5096. Please include the mandatory documents listed below to avoid a delay in processing.

K-12 Registration Packet

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Please complete appropriate forms for your student:

• Registration packet for Grades K-12
• Middle school electives form Grades 6-8

After enrollment confirmed by Welcome Center grades 9-12:

• Call high school registrar, Nancy Vogt, at 763-745-6731 to schedule counselor appointment or request transcript
• Please review registration guide in advance of meeting

Please email the Welcome Center with a copy of the signed lease or purchase agreement for the new home.  Please provide the main page and signatures and include your child's(ren) name. We will reply to discuss any potential changes in school of attendance.

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The new development on the former Hollydale Golf Course is aligned to Plymouth Creek Elementary School, East Middle School and Wayzata High School.

Statewide enrollment options, informally known as open enrollment, is Minnesota’s public school choice option that allows students and parents to have access to schools that are not within their resident district. This program allows student enrollment from one school district into another

2023-2024 School Year 

The Wayzata School Board has voted to close open enrollment (families not living within school district boundaries) for the 2023-2024 school year in grades K-12 due to capacity constraints.

Applications for a small number of kindergarten-age students (1% of the class size) will be approved.

In addition, there are a small numbers of openings for 3rd grade for the fall of 2023. 

If you would like to apply for 2023-2024 admission to Wayzata Public Schools under the provisions of open enrollment, our timeline is as follows:

• Apply October 1, 2022 through January 15, 2023
• January 15, 2023 Parent Responsibility: Open Enrollment Applications must be received in the district by this date
• February 15, 2023 School District Responsibility: Written Notification will be mailed to parent/guardian regarding acceptance or denial
• March 1, 2023 Parent Responsibility: Parent/guardian must notify Wayzata Public Schools of their intent to enroll or risk losing their placement
• March 15, 2023 School District Responsibility: Wayzata Public Schools must notify your resident district of intent to enroll your children in Wayzata Public Schools

Please NOTE:

• There is no implied guarantee that an application will be approved
• Only the legal parent or guardian may submit an application on behalf of a student
• Unsigned applications will be returned
• Open enrolled students will be placed at a school with anticipated capacity
• If approved, it is your responsibility to provide transportation to the school in which you are assigned
• Open Enrollment Application and additional information is available on the Minnesota Department of Education website. https://education.mn.gov/MDE/fam/open/

Please complete application, sign, and submit to welcome@wayzataschools.org or mailed to

Wayzata Public Schools Welcome Center
Kristin Tollison
295 Highway 55
Medina, MN 55340

The Wayzata School Board has voted to close open enrollment (families not living within school district boundaries) for the 2021-2022 school year in grades 1-12 due to capacity constraints. Applications for a small number of Kindergarten-age students (1% of the class size) were approved. Per Minnesota State Statute, siblings of existing students and children of school district employees have priority. If needed, additional Kindergarten seats are filled by a lottery to stay within the 1% statutory requirement.

Submit applications to welcome@wayzataschools.org.

• There is no implied guarantee that an application will be approved
• Only the legal parent or guardian may submit an application on behalf of a student
• Unsigned applications will be returned
• If we approve a student, we are guaranteeing a space in Wayzata Public Schools, ISD 284
• If approved, we may offer you a space at the grade level you've requested but may not be able to offer you the school of your choice
• If approved, it is your responsibility to provide transportation to the school in which you are assigned
• If we have more applications than we can accommodate, we will hold lotteries to determine which applications will be approved

Applicants will be notified of acceptance or denial by February 15, 2022.

If the applicant is accepted, the enrollment information will accompany your acceptance letter with instructions for enrollment.

Upon acceptance, the parent or guardian must notify Wayzata Public Schools no later than March 1, 2022 of intention to enroll or the offer will be void and offered to another applicant.

Parents are expected to communicate the dates of their student’s absence in advance to the school office. Once the school is notified, please complete the Extended Vacation form.

Per the Minnesota Department of Education enrollment guidelines, withdrawal after 15 consecutive days of absence triggers the close of the enrollment status record.

If the extended vacation exceeds 15 school days, district-issued technology and Skyward Family Access may not be immediately available upon return.

Extended Vacation Form

Parents or guardians must complete the Withdrawal from Wayzata Public Schools form upon leaving the Wayzata Public Schools. This form should be completed regardless of whether the students are moving, making a different choice for education, or homeschooling.

Visit the Early Learning School Website

District childcare is available through Wayzata Kids, a Community Ed program.

Visit the Wayzata Kids webpage to learn more about programming and to register.

Why does the state collect data on individual students?

One way the Minnesota Department of Education currently gathers information on students is through the Minnesota Automated Reporting Student System (MARSS) Web Edit System. MARSS is our primary reporting system for collecting individual student data from districts. The information collected is used to compile student counts and average daily membership, which helps us calculate how much funding each district receives. The secure system also collects student demographics as well as some of the programs students participate in.

What’s changing?

New legislation (Minnesota Statutes, sections 120B.31, subdivision 3a and 120B.35, subdivision 3) requires the Minnesota Department of Education to report graduation rates, results of the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCA), and more, by detailed ethnicity for students of color and American Indian students. This legislation is referred to as the All Kids Count Act, and the more-detailed reporting is called data disaggregation.

What information are these data intended to provide?

• Where do ethnic disparities exist inside racial groups in areas such as graduation rates and MCA scores?
• What additional information is available when we provide reports and comparisons with more detail beyond the minimum federally reporting requirement?

For more information, visit the Minnesota Department of Education website.

Kindergarten Registration Packet

Grades 1-12 Registration Packet

Middle School Electives forms

• 6th Grade Electives
• 7th Grade Electives
• 8th Grade Electives

Optional Forms

• Optional Data Privacy Form
• Optional Daycare Transportation Form

Wayzata Public Schools is required to collect census data for district families with children 5-years-of-age and under not yet attending kindergarten. 

This information allows the district to plan for facilities and staffing, provide a population count for early childhood programs, and notify families regarding early childhood screening and kindergarten registration.

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Students are expected to attend the school designated for their geographical area. Exceptions to this will be considered if there is capacity in the school and grade being requested. In addition, the family must provide their own transportation to and from school.

Requests will be evaluated based on:

1. Available space in requested building
2. Parental willingness to arrange private transportation

Submission of request does not guarantee a transfer.  Approval or denial will be provided to Parent/Guardian via email after evaluation by administrators.

Intra-District Building Transfer Request

Wayzata Public Schools Non-Public Special Education
Process for Community

The public school district where the nonpublic school is located is obligated to provide a free and appropriate education (FAPE) to nonpublic school students. Minnesota law extends the same procedural due process rights to Minnesota nonpublic school students as those given to public school students. Authority: Minn. Stat. §§ 125A.18 and 125A.03(a)(2) and (4). See also Special Sch. Dist. No. 1, Minneapolis Pub. Schs. v. R.M.M., 861 F.3d 769, 774 (8th Cir. 2017) (holding that “a plain reading of Minnesota state law shows that private school students have a right to a FAPE.”). 

Current Non-Public Schools within the Wayzata Public Schools (WPS) School District:

• Fourth Baptist Christian School
• Providence Academy
• St. Barts School
• Redeemer Christian Academy
• Hand in Hand Christian Montessori
• West Lutheran High School

Referral Process for a Student with a Current Individualized Education Program (IEP)

If a student who receives special education services and attends a non-public school listed above, the non-public school or parent completes the Referral Form.

WPS staff will contact the parent and/or school to hold an IEP meeting with the parents and a representative from the non-public school.

Referral Process for a Student Not Currently on an IEP

If your child/student is attending a non-public school listed above and there are concerns with academic progress, suspect a disability that is impacting progress, or have medical or mental health diagnoses that may be impacting learning, the non-public school or parent completes the Referral Form.

WPS staff will contact the parent and/or school to discuss interventions currently in place to support the student. If interventions are not successful, a special education evaluation may be proposed. If parents agree with a proposed written special education evaluation plan, an evaluation will be completed within 30 school days.

Following the completion of the evaluation, a meeting will be held with parents, staff members from the non-public school, WPS staff, and sometimes the student to review the results. If a student qualifies for special education services, the team will develop an IEP for the student. The IEP will include goals and special education services to support the student.

Special Education Services:

• Direct services provided either virtually or in person in a WPS school
  • Oakwood Elementary (K-5)
  • West Middle School (6-8)
  • Wayzata High School (9-12)
• Indirect services may be provided in the nonpublic school to help collaborate and set up learning environments for students
• Determining the frequency and location is done by the IEP team

If you have questions, please reach out to:

Elementary Schools: 
Jeri Johnson, Special Services Supervisor 
Allana Walsh, Special Services Supervisor 

Middle Schools: 
Amy Van Dunk, Special Services Supervisor 

High School: 
Sara Stack, Special Services Supervisor

Referral Form 
Non-public request for 
Special Education Evaluation

Even though one daily lunch and breakfast will be offered free to students through new state funding, completing the Application for Educational Benefits may qualify your family for other discounts such as: 

• Reduced fees for school photography packages
• Reduced district activity fees
• Reduced internet fees
• Reduced fees to local zoos and museums
• Discounted cell phone rates through mobile phone providers

We encourage families to apply for Educational Benefits if they think they might qualify.

Pupil Health Immunization Record – for students in kindergarten through grade 12. This document includes the legal exemption to school immunization.

For more information about immunizations, call 763-745-6616 or 763-745-5763.

Wayzata Public Schools provides free early childhood screening to all 3- to 5-year-olds living in our school district. The early childhood screening visit is one of many Connect at 3 opportunities offered by the district. 

Optional Data Privacy Form