Registration
Welcome to UCSD
Urbandale Community School District (UCSD) extends a warm welcome to you! We’re thrilled to welcome your student(s) and family, and thank you for giving us the opportunity to help your child learn, grow, and achieve success on the pathway of lifelong learning. Within UCSD you’ll find four elementary schools, one middle school, one high school and one alternative high school. We offer a comprehensive Preschool Program and Adventuretime Before/After School Childcare Program. Families with elementary students are given the choice to either attend their neighborhood elementary school that operates on a traditional calendar or attend Karen Acres Elementary that operates on a flexible calendar (year-round school).
K–12 Registration for the 2025-26 School Year: Now Open!
Kindergarten through 12th grade student registration for the 2025–26 school year began online March 3, 2025. Please see below for registration instructions. (Note: Although the instructions are for K-12 new students, they are also the instructions our new ECSE preschool families will follow.) Thank you!
K–12 Registration for the 2024-25 School Year
To enroll your Kindergarten through 12th grade student for the current school year (2024–2025), students must be residents of the Urbandale Community School District or file the appropriate paperwork. Please see the section of our website about Open Enrollment if you do not live within district boundaries. You’re welcome to view the UCSD elementary boundary map and school-year calendars. To be eligible for kindergarten a child must be 5 years old on or before September 15, 2024. Plus, learn more about our year-round school located at Karen Acres Elementary. Any family can choose to attend Karen Acres. We look forward to welcoming you!
Registration Instructions
All enrollment forms must be completed before students can start attending school in the Urbandale Community School District. As you begin online registration, please be prepared with your student demographic information, student health information, student service history, proof of student’s date of birth (passport, legal document, etc.), proof of current address (utility bill, lease agreement, etc.), student immunization record, and a personal email address. For best ease-of-use, please utilize PowerSchool in “light mode.” After reviewing these instructions, if you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to the District Registrar, Aalyshah Kocher, at 515-457-5011 or kochera@urbandaleschools.com
Step 1: Complete Pre-Registration Form
Access the pre-registration form. Complete all required fields and click submit in the bottom right-hand corner. You will receive an email at the address you provided confirming receipt of the pre-registration form.
Step 2: Create PowerSchool Account
Once your pre-registration has been approved by UCSD staff, you will receive an email titled, “Urbandale School Registration.” This email contains step-by-step instructions on how to create a parent portal account.
Step 3: Enter Account Details
You will be prompted to enter your name, email and desired password. You will also be prompted to enter your student’s name, Access ID, and Access Password. Your student’s Access ID and password are found in the email mentioned in step 2. You can enter more than one student when creating your account. After you enter you and your student’s information, click on the blue submit button in the bottom right hand corner of the screen.
Step 4: Login to PowerSchool Parent Portal
Login to your parent portal. If you can’t remember or don’t know your Username / Password, click the “Forgot Username or Password” link at the bottom of the page.
Step 5: Select Student
Once logged in, select the name of the student you would like to register. Your student’s name will show on the tab along the top of the screen.
Step 6: Navigate to Forms
Click the Forms tab on the left panel.
Step 7: View Enrollment Forms
Select Enrollment from the tab along the top of the forms screen. You will then see what forms you have for that student. Please note that you can only look at the set of forms under one student at a time. If you have more than one student in the district, you will need to go to each student tab to view and submit forms for each student.
Step 8: Start Completing Forms
The new student enrollment forms are grouped into four categories: 1. Demographics, 2. Student Screening, 3. Health, and 4. Communications. You must submit all of the forms in each category to complete your student’s registration. To open a specific form, click on the form name within the form list. Each form has instructions on how to complete the requested fields. There is also a Returning student group of forms. You can disregard these forms. They are not necessary for new student enrollment.
Step 9: Submit or Save Forms
Once the form is filled out, press the Submit button at the bottom right of the page. Your form will be submitted and reloaded. If the form submission was successful, a pop-up window will open thanking you for the submission. Please note, you can click the Save button at the bottom left of the screen if you need to step away from your computer and come back to complete the forms later.
Step 10: Monitor Progress
When you have not started a form, you will see an orange dotted circle next to the form name. When you have started a form, but not submitted it, you will see an orange arrow covering part of the dotted circle. When a form has been successfully submitted, you will see a green checkmark. Some forms require approval from UCSD staff before they are accepted. If this is the case you will see a blue checkmark next to the form name indicating that the form is pending review. Under the title of each category, there is a bar that indicates your progress in the respective category. As you submit forms, the bar will turn green. When the bar is completely green, all forms in that category have been completed.
Step 11: Registration Completed
Once all of your registration forms have been submitted and approved by UCSD staff, your student’s registration is complete. If any of your forms need revision, you will be contacted by the District Registrar. When registration is complete, you will be contacted by school staff within one business day confirming receipt of your student’s registration and to provide an estimated start date. Thank you!
Additional Information About District Programs & Services
Registration Contact
Aalyshah Kocher
District Registrar
Phone: (515) 457-5011
kochera@urbandaleschools.com
