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Central Enrollment

Welcome Firebirds!

The first step to enroll is to complete an online application for your student (scroll down to see procedures for each grade).

After completing and submitting the online application, please USE THIS LINK to schedule an appointment with our Central Enrollment Team to complete the enrollment process.

Required documentation:

  • Birth certificate
  • Parent/guardian ID
  • Immunization records
  • Complete, time-stamped custody documents, if applicable
  • Proof of Kettering residency:
    • Homeowners: Mortgage Statement or Deed
    • Renters:  All pages of lease agreement, signed by tenant and landlord.
    • Both homeowners and renters need to provide a current utility bill.

If you have any questions regarding the enrollment of your child please contact the Central Enrollment office at (937) 499-1700.

Grades K-12 -- Next School Year 2025-2026

Children who will be 5 years old on or before Aug. 1 are eligible to register for Kindergarten.

Complete the required Online Registration and the Kindergarten Parent Input Form.

 

Preschool- Registration March-May 28th

Registration for the 2025-2026 school year will resume July 28th. All registration for preschool is made  by appointment only at Kettering Early Childhood Education Center. Families must complete the Preschool Registration Packet and have all Registration Documents available by the time of their appointment.

The Kettering City School District offers two Preschool Programs that run Monday- Friday: 

Integrated Preschool: Designed to serve 3-5 year old students that meet criteria to act as peer mentor students alongside students with special needs for 2.5 hours a day Monday- Friday. 

Pathfinders Preschool: Early learning program that provides 3-5 year-olds with a high-quality preschool education for 6 hours a day. Student in our Pathfinders Program push into our integrated classrooms for 2.5 hours a day as peer mentors for students who are on an IEP. 

Preschool Registration for the 2025-2026 school year is open for appointments from March through the end of May. Preschool Registration will be closed during the month of June and July. Fall registration for the 2025-2026 school year will start again on July 28th. Please contact the office at Kettering Early Childhood Education Center to schedule your child's appointment at that time.

Questions?: preschoolregistration@ketteringschools.org

937-499-1456