2026-2027 Enrollment in Bozeman Reads programs opens on January 1, 2026.

Screening will be March 1st and March 8th. 

Bozeman Reads Early Learning Center Preschool, located at Morning Star Elementary, is dedicated to supporting the literacy development of children before they enter kindergarten. Designed for residents of the Bozeman School District, this program is open to children who will turn 4 years old on or before September 10, 2025. Eligibility and placement are determined through an evaluation process.

2026-2027 Bozeman Reads Early Learning Center Preschool Evaluation Request

2026-2027 Centro de aprendizaje temprano (preescolar)

The 2026-2027 Jump Start Application process opens on

March 1, 2026.

Bozeman Reads is offering a FREE Summer Jump Start Literacy Camp for children entering kindergarten in fall 2025. This six-week program (24 days) provides high-quality, small-group literacy instruction tailored to each child’s needs, held four days a week at either Meadowlark Elementary or Emily Dickinson Elementary. To participate, children must turn 5 on or before September 10, 2026, and must be enrolled for Kindergarten. Eligibility and placement are determined through an evaluation process.

Students currently enrolled and intending to return to Bozeman Schools will automatically be re-enrolled. No action is necessary. 

2026 - 2027 Pre K - 5th Grade New Student Enrollment Opens on January 1, 2026.

Kindergarten students, in the State of Montana, must be 5 years old on or before September 10 - no exceptions. All children who meet the age requirements are encouraged to register for Kindergarten. 

If your child previously attended a Bozeman Public School, DO NOT submit a new application for enrollment.  TO RE-ENROLL, please send an email to elem.registrar@bsd7.org. Please include your student's full name, date of birth, and grade for the school year requested. 

Enrollment Process:

1. Submit the following REQUIRED documents via email to elem.registrar@bsd7.org
   • Current Proof of Residency in the Bozeman School District - Energy or Water Bill, Lease Agreement, Buy/Sell Agreement
   • State Issued Certified Birth Certificate
   • Immunization Record, Conditional Attendance Form, or Qualifying Exemption
   • Current IEP or 504 (if your child has been identified and qualified for an Individualized Education Plan or 504)
   • Court Documents - Parenting Plan, Order of Protection, Guardianship paperwork, Letter from Case Worker for Foster/Kinship Placement 
2. Submit an Application for Enrollment - The Application for Enrollment will not be approved until the above REQUIRED documents have been received.  Once the documents have been received and the Application for Enrollment has been approved, an email will be sent regarding a Parent Portal Account and instructions for completing the online enrollment forms.
3. Log into your Parent Portal Account, select forms, and complete all Forms on the Enrollment tab and all Annual Student Forms under the General Forms tab.
4. You will receive notification once your student has been placed in a school. The school will contact you in August with classroom placement. 

Please check the District Boundary Map and start the enrollment process at your attendance area middle school. Green indicates the CJMS attendance area and orange indicates the SMS attendance area. 

Chief Joseph Middle School

Sacajawea Middle School 

2026- 2027 New Student Enrollment opens on March 1, 2026.

Please check the District Boundary Map and start the enrollment process at your attendance area high school. Green indicates the GHS attendance area and red indicates the BHS attendance area. 

Bozeman High School

Gallatin High School

Your student must be enrolled in the Bozeman School District to Request a Transfer to an out-of-attendance area school. 

How to Request a Transfer:

1. Complete an Elementary Request for Transfer Form - En Español
2. Email your K-5 Request for Transfer form to elem.registrar@bsd7.org with the required supporting documents. 
3. You will be contacted once a decision has been made. 

Requests for transfer are not guaranteed.

Requests are approved on an annual basis and a new request must be submitted each year or your student may be transferred back to their attendance area school. 

Your student must be enrolled in the Bozeman School District to Request a Transfer to an out-of-attendance area school. 

How to Request a Transfer:

1. Complete a Middle School Request for Transfer Form - En Español
2. Email your Middle School Request for Transfer form to spree.hincks@bsd7.org with the required supporting documents. 
3. You will be contacted once a decision has been made. 

Requests for transfer are not guaranteed.

Requests are approved on an annual basis and a new request must be submitted each year or your student may be transferred back to their attendance area school. 

Your student must be enrolled in the Bozeman School District to Request a Transfer to an out-of-attendance area school. 

• Submit forms between April 15 - May 15 for a transfer starting at the beginning of the school year.

• Submit forms between October 15 - December 15 for a transfer beginning after Semester 2.

How to Request a Transfer:

1. Complete High School Request For Transfer - En Español
2. Please return this form and required documents to your Attendance Area High School Principal. (Dan Mills, BHS or Erica Schnee, GHS)
3. You will be contacted once a decision has been made. 

Requests for transfer are not guaranteed.

DPHHS Montana Vaccine Requirements for Child Care

Required Immunizations for Preschool-12th Grade (English)

Required Immunizations for Preschool-12th Grade (Spanish)

Conditional Attendance Forms will be required for the following scenarios:

• Your student is starting to receive their immunizations and need to establish a modified immunization schedule
• Your student is in the process of receiving immunizations on an established modified schedule

CDC ACIP Immunization Schedule

Conditional attendance forms must have a parent signature, medical provider signature, and a school district representative's signature to be accepted. 

Religious Exemption Form

Medical Exemption Form

The Gallatin City-County Health Department (GCCHD) will be hosting a Back to School Vaccine Clinic on Sunday, August 17 from 1-6pm, at the Willson Gym.  Please see the fliers below for more information, and to register.

English version flyer

Spanish version flyer