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

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.

Find My Address

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

2021-2022 School Year

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.

If you would like to apply for 2021-2022 admission to Wayzata Public Schools under the provisions of open enrollment, our timeline is as follows:

• Apply October 1, 2020 through January 15, 2021
• January 15, 2021 Parent Responsibility: Open Enrollment Applications must be received in the district by this date
• February 15, 2021 School District Responsibility: Written Notification will be mailed to parent/guardian regarding acceptance or denial
• March 1, 2021 Parent Responsibility: Parent/guardian must notify Wayzata Public Schools of their intent to enroll or risk losing their placement
• March 15, 2021 School District Responsibility: Wayzata Public Schools must notify your resident district of intent to enroll your children in Wayzata Public Schools

You may find the information below helpful to you during the application process:

• Wayzata Public Schools' Open Enrollment Guidelines
• State of Minnesota Open Enrollment Information
• Open Enrollment Application (available for download on the Minnesota Department of Education Open Enrollment page).

Please complete application, sign, and submit to welcome@wayzataschools.org. We will not process unsigned applications.

Open Enrollment Applications can be mailed to:

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

If you have any questions, please call 763-745-5262 for assistance.

The Wayzata School Board has voted to close open enrollment (families not living within school district boundaries) for the 2020-2021 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, 2021.

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, 2021 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.

Enter Census Information

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

Instructions & Forms for Home School & Nonpublic Students

For more information on free and reduced-price meals, please visit the Culinary webpage.

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.

This is for all 3- to 5-years olds. Get details and make an appointment.