August Registration Dates
Plan to attend fall registration at your child's school this August. If you are new to the district, see details by grade level/school on the summer registration process.

New Families to West Des Moines - Summer Preliminary Registration
During the summer, some school offices are not fully staffed. Please refer to the information below on how to register your student/s for attendance in the fall.

Elementary (K-6)
Junior High Schools (7-8)
The principals work throughout the summer and are in and out of the office and school buildings. If you know your attendance center (schools are assigned based on your home address), you can call the school directly. Click here to check the boundary map.

>>Use the on-line registration form (THIS FORM IS FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE NEW TO THE DISTRICT) to pre-register your NEW student. Someone from the school district will reply within a few days.

If you need immediate assistance, call the Office of School/Community Relations at (515) 633-5022. Be sure to attend your school's registration in August.

Valley Southwoods Freshman High School (9)
Phone (515) 633-4500
The summer office hours are Monday through Friday from 7:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. If you plan to come around lunchtime, be sure to make an appointment. The summer registration is a two-step process.

1. Visit the office, pick up a packet of information and schedule an appointment with a Team Leader.
2. After you have looked over the information, you will meet with the Team Leader to determine your child's classes.

Valley High School (10-12)
Phone (515) 633-4000
The Counseling Office is open until June 22 to register any incoming students. It will reopen Aug. 3. (August Registration Dates)

Walnut Creek Campus (Alternative High School)
Phone (515) 633-6400
Office hours vary during the summer. Call the school for registration details. If you plan to visit the school, call and schedule an appointment.

English Language Learners
Non or limited English speaking students new to the district should register through the Welcome Center located at Valley High School. Call (515) 633-4001 to schedule an appointment.

During the summer, make appointments by calling Joanne McIntyre at (515) 633-5066.

Immunization
Iowa law requires that all students must be immunized against diptheria, pertussis (whooping cough), tetanus (DPT), polio, rubeola and rubella (measles) before entering school. Three Diphtheria/Pertussis/Tetanus vaccinations are required ~ one after age 4 if your child was born on or before September 15, 2000. Four Diphtheria/Pertussis/Tetanus vaccinations are required ~ one after age 4 if your child was born after September 15, 2000.

Three hepatitis B vaccinations are required if the student was born on or after July 1, 1994.

At least one dose of Varicella vaccine is required if the student was born on or after September 15, 1997 (reliable history of Chickenpox is also accepted).

A physical must be completed after age 4. Contact your school nurse or physician if you have questions about immunization requirements.

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