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The Pleasanton Unified School District will be opening its 2026-27 enrollment period for new incoming students, including transitional and standard kindergarten students, starting Feb. 2.
“Enrollment is only for students who are new to the Pleasanton Unified School District or a returning student who had a lapse in enrollment,” according to the PUSD website. “New enrollments are accepted throughout the school year when a new student moves into the Pleasanton Unified School District boundary.”
Families with young children are invited to attend a transitional and standard kindergarten parent information night Wednesday, Jan. 28 from 6:30 to 8 p.m., according to the district website. The meeting will take place at Fairlands Elementary School and will also be live streamed.
“Families will learn about (transitional kindergarten) and (kindergarten) programs, eligibility, and enrollment steps for the 2026–27 school year,” the school district stated in a Jan. 14 E-Connect newsletter.
The expansion of transitional kindergarten (TK) space across all PUSD elementary schools was one of the key projects listed under the $395 million Measure I school bond program, which voters approved in 2022. Since the bond’s approval, the district has been working on the project designs for all the schools.
According to the school’s website, construction of new TK classrooms is expected to be complete at Donlon Elementary School and Fairlands Elementary School this fall in time for the 2026-27 school year.
A new TK playground and Kids Club portables have also been constructed at Valley View Elementary and construction of new classrooms are set to begin soon, according to the district. The TK project at Mohr Elementary School was also recently completed.
“The new playground is open and the kids are loving it,” the district website stated regarding Mohr Elementary. “In addition to a new playground, our Transitional Kindergarten and Kindergarten students are using three newly modernized classrooms with new furniture.”
Other TK related projects at Hearst, Lydiksen, Alisal and Vintage Hills will be coming soon, according to the district website.
In order for a student to qualify for TK, the child has to be 4 years old by or before Sept. 1, 2026. For kindergarten eligibility, the student must be 5 years old on or before the same date.
Students who are currently enrolled in TK do not need to complete new enrollment for kindergarten, according to PUSD.
As far as capacity for TK students, the district stated that schools will hold lotteries for TK and kindergarten spots when the “number of students that enroll exceeds the available space at the school site.”
“Enrollments received after Feb. 28, 2026, are received on a first-come, first-serve basis,” the district stated in its website. “If a school site does not have space remaining in that particular grade level, the student will be overflowed (placed) at one of our other PUSD schools.”
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