Welcome Center

For your convenience, current or future residents may register their students using our online enrollment system. 

• Please submit your application including the mandatory documents listed below otherwise processing will be delayed. 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 otherwise processing will be delayed.

State law requires that parents show written proof of their child's immunization for the following diseases: diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, mumps, red measles, varicella (chicken pox), and German measles. Also, students in grades 7-12 must show proof of Hepatitis B, as well as a second MMR and varicella for 7th grade and current tetanus immunization. Children will not be allowed to attend school until a record of the month, day and year of each of these immunizations has been provided. Families who object to the immunizations must provide a notarized declination form. For more information about immunizations, call 763-745-6616 or 763-745-5763.

Minnesota Immunization Law

For some families, home schooling is the appropriate educational choice for their child. For specific questions and to check out requirements, visit the Minnesota Department of Education website.

If you determine home schooling is the best option for your student, complete the Compulsory Instruction Report (CIR) and submit it to Wayzata Public Schools by October 1.

For first-time home-schooled students, a Pupil Immunization Record is also required when submitting your Compulsory Instruction Report.

Instructions & Forms for Home School & Nonpublic Students

For additional questions, you may call the Minnesota Department of Education at 651-582-8200.

For more information please call 763-745-5240 or email welcome@wayzataschools.org.

Students are expected to attended 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. Daycare provisions
2. Available space in requested building
3. Parental willingness to arrange private transportation

Intra-District Building Transfer Request

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

Our school board voted to close open enrollment (families not living in the district) for the 2018-2019 school year in grades 1-12 due to capacity constraints. Applications for a small number of kindergarten-age students (1% of the class size) will be approved. Per Minnesota State Statute, siblings of existing students will have priority. If we need to, we will conduct a lottery on the applications for kindergarten in order to stay within the 1% statutory requirement.

You may continue to send and we will accept applications for all grade levels, but be aware of the School Board decision described above.

We are pleased that you are considering applying for admission to Wayzata Public Schools under the provisions of Open Enrollment. Our timeline for the 2018-2019 school year is as follows:

• Apply October 1, 2017 through January 15, 2018.
• January 15, 2018 Parent Responsibility: Open Enrollment Applications must be received in the district by this date.
• February 15, 2018 School District Responsibility: Written Notification will be mailed to the families making application.
• March 3, 2018 Parent Responsibility: Parent/guardian must notify Wayzata Public Schools of their intent to enroll or risk losing their placement.
• March 15, 2018 School District Responsibility: Wayzata Public Schools must notify your resident district of your 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 fill out the above application, sign at the bottom (we are unable to process applications that are not signed) and submit the completed form to the Welcome Center by emailing welcome@wayzataschools.org.

Placements for the 2017-18 school year for open enrollment are complete.

Enrollment Options Contact Information:

Open Enrollment Applications can be also mailed to:

Wayzata Public Schools Welcome Center
Kristin Tollison
1461 County Road 101
Plymouth, MN 55447

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

Wayzata Public Schools' School Board has voted to close open enrollment for the 2016-2017 school year in grades 1- 12 due to capacity constraints. Applications for a small number of kindergarten-age students (1% of the class size) will be approved. Siblings of existing students will have priority. If needed, a lottery will be conducted on the applications for kindergarten in order to obtain 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 decline by February 15, 2017.

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, 2017 of intention to enroll or the offer will be void and offered to another applicant.

To complete the Free and Reduced-Priced Meals Application, click the button below, print the application and mail the completed application to:

Wayzata Public Schools
Attn: Culinary Express
17305 19th Ave North
Plymouth, MN 55447

You may also pick up an application at your student's school. An application must be received by August 15 to guarantee benefits for the upcoming school year.

Free and Reduced-Price Meals PDF Application

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Choosing to leave on an extended vacation is a family’s choice and responsibility. Parents are expected to communicate the dates of their student’s absence in advance by using this form and notify the Welcome Center upon return via email.

Please complete the Extended Vacation form before your child leaves on an extended vacation. Return this form to the Welcome Center at welcome@wayzataschools.org or fax to 763-745-5096.

Please email welcome@wayzataschools.org to notify the district upon your return.

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