Pioneer Elementary Enrollment

ENROLLMENT INTEREST PROCESS NOW CLOSED, EFFECTIVE MARCH 19TH @ 4:00PM. 

Pioneer Elementary School is Peninsula School District's first STEAM magnet school. Our STEAM theme promotes project-based learning experiences around science, technology, engineering, art and math concepts, skills, and philosophies. Our designation as a magnet school means that we do not have an official boundary, but instead, are open to all PSD boundary students. This type of school provides a unique opportunity for families to consider the best educational environment for their child. Families who wish to have their student(s) attend Pioneer Elementary School must complete the ENROLLMENT INTEREST FORM to be included in the enrollment lottery. A lottery will only take place if there are more interested students than there are spots available. 

Pioneer will expand in the fall of 2021 to include up to 450 kindergarten through 5th grade student in a multi-age model. Pioneer will also welcome our district program, TRAC. TRAC stands for teaching responsibility, academics, and communication, and is designed to support students with emotional regulation and positive behavior strategies, in addition to academics. 

Enrollment for the 2021-2022 school year will be phased:

• Incoming kindergarten siblings of currently enrollment students
• Students currently on the waitlist from the 2020 spring lottery, as vacancies allow
• Interested families who have completed the annual interest survey, beginning March 2021
  • If we have more interest than spots available then we will conduct an annual lottery

For subsequent years, fall of 2022 and beyond, we will prioritize enrollment as follows beginning the month of March. 

• Incoming kindergarten siblings of currently enrolled students
• Siblings currently on the waitlist, as vacancies allow
• Interested families who have completed the annual interest survey 

Monday, March 1, 2021: SURVEY OPENS

The Pioneer Enrollment Interest survey opens. The survey will remain open through March 19th, 2021.

Tuesday, March 9, 2021: COMMUNITY EVENT

A 6:30pm, via Zoom, we will offer a Q&A for families interested in attending Pioneer Elementary. 

Monday, March 15, 2021: COMMUNITY EVENT

A 9:30am, via Zoom, we will offer a Q&A for families interested in attending Pioneer Elementary. 

Friday, March 19, 2021: SURVEY CLOSES

The Pioneer Enrollment Interest survey closes at 4:00pm.

Monday, April 5, 2021: LOTTERY

Pioneer will hold a LIVE lottery via Zoom at 1:15 pm. 

Monday, April 5, 2021: NOTIFICATION

Families will be notified via email of student's 2021-2022 enrollment status to Pioneer Elementary on April 5th. Families will then have two business days to confirm acceptance into Pioneer Elementary. After the 2 business days, we will infer a decline and move to our waitlisted students. Should a family not have an email address, we will contact them via phone of their acceptance. Families will still be expected to adhere to the 2 business day policy to confirm acceptance.

1. Families may submit an online enrollment Interest Form. This form is intended to establish how many students are seeking to attend Pioneer Elementary so that we can conduct a fair and impartial lottery in the event that there are more students interested than available space at a grade level. For students that are selected to enroll at Pioneer and are not already PSD registered students, families will be asked to complete a full Peninsula School District registration. 
2. Once we have ensured that the Enrollment Interest Form information is correct, we will send each family an email confirmation that includes your family number that will be used in the lottery process. It will also outline the lottery process in more detail. 
3. For families without internet access, paper forms will be available at all local elementary school and the Peninsula School District office. Paper forms may be submitted to local elementary school office managers, or the Peninsula School District office. All paper forms must also be received by 4:00pm on Friday, March 19th. 
4. If you need assistance completing your Interest Form, please contact us at 253-530-3500 for support. We are happy to help. 
5. We have scheduled two community events to allow interested families an opportunity to ask questions and receive additional information before making your decision. We will meet on the following dates and times. Please see access to the Zoom information HERE. (link inactive, community events passed)
   • Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at 6:30pm
   • Monday, March 15th, 2021 at 9:30am

1. After the Enrollment Interest Survey closes on Friday, March 19th at 4:00pm, we will validate the information and communicate with families their lottery number. 
2. On Monday, April 5th, we will hold the Pioneer Lottery virtually. All family numbers will be drawn. For any grade level that does not have a vacancy, we will create a waitlist. 
3. Once families have been selected for enrollment at Pioneer Elementary through the lottery, they will have 2 business days to confirm. If we do not receive confirmation of acceptance in those two days, we will infer a decline and move to the next person on the waitlist. 
4. We will be able to send a welcome letter to all incoming Pioneer families by the end of April. 

This process may be revised as we approach the 2022-2023 school year. 

Enrollment from the waitlist will occur throughout the summer. Once the school year starts, and students leave for various reasons, we will wait until the end of first trimester to fill any vacancies in our program. This is to allow a natural progression and assist students with the transition into content as it may vary slightly from other programming. 

Peninsula School District provides transportation opportunities for all students. Due to our magnet school status and enrollment pull from all our residential boundaries, Pioneer families may be expected to get their child(ren) to a hub stop. From the hub stop, district buses will transport students to school. Route times and lengths will vary based on geographic region. Information on bus routes can be found at https://www.psd401.net/departments/transportation .

Families wishing to transport their child to and from school are welcome to do so as well. 

​​​​​We have scheduled two community events to allow interested families an opportunity to ask questions and receive additional information before making your decision. We will meet on the following dates and times. Please see access to the Zoom information HERE. 

• Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at 6:30pm
• Monday, March 15th, 2021 at 9:30am

Formulario de Interés en la inscripción a la

 Escuela Primaria Pioneer STEAM Magnet

¡Gracias por su interés en la nueva escuela primaria Pioneer STEAM Magnet del Distrito Escolar de Península (PSD)!

El interés inicial de este formulario de información será utilizar los datos obtenidos con fines de planeación y NO es un formulario de inscripción oficial. En caso de que existan más estudiantes interesados de los que Pioneer puede acomodar, se utilizará un sistema de lotería para seleccionar a los estudiantes que serán inscritos. Una vez seleccionados durante el proceso de lotería, se les pedirá a las familias que diligencien completamente una solicitud de inscripción de PSD.  Por favor a continuación, incluya la información del estudiante de su familia que esté interesado en asistir a Pioneer.  Para obtener más información sobre el proceso de selección y solicitud de ingreso, visite el sitio de internet del distrito https://pie.psd401.net/about/pioneer-elementary-enrollment

Este formulario se cerrará el 19 de marzo de 2021 a las 4:00p.m, los formularios de interés que se reciban después de esta fecha y hora ya no serán aceptados.

A continuación, ingrese la información de contacto de su familia. Esta información se utilizará para fines de comunicación con respecto a la inscripción. La información completa del padre/tutor se recopilará en la solicitud de inscripción después de que los estudiantes sean seleccionados.

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