August 2025 Registration Information

August registration is a very important event for Kinard families. Because it is important for students and their transitions and can be a rewarding social opportunity for both students and parents, we strongly encourage all families to attend in-person registration. However, we also offer an online option for families unable to attend on the scheduled days. 

The registration days and times listed below are “drop-in” times; students and parents are not required to be at registration for the full time. However, we do request that a parent attends with your student. If you have students in more than one grade or cannot attend during the suggested date and time, you may choose to attend on a different day or time. However, please keep in mind these dates and times are designed to spread out attendees, so we appreciate your adherence to the specified time if at all possible. 

Please park in the front (south) parking lot and enter through the main doors.

We are also seeking parent volunteers to help us run our registration events. If you are interested in volunteering at Kinard and available on any of the days listed below, please sign up here. If you are not already a registered Kinard volunteer, please complete these steps to ensure you are approved before August 4. At this time of year, it takes a bit longer for the district to process new applications, so we recommend you complete this process as soon as possible. 

During registration, parents will be asked to update information online, pay an annual contribution, drop off health and immunization records, register for athletics, and order yearbooks. Students will receive their class schedules and locker assignments and may access their lockers. School staff will be available to answer questions about schedules, athletics, and life as a Mustang. We will not be taking school photos or distributing school laptops until after school has started.

Here are additional details to help ensure a smooth registration process and an amazing start to our school year!

• SchoolPay, Online Payment System: SchoolPay is PSD’s online system to allow families to pay for a variety of school-related items, including supplemental food items, athletic participation fees, annual contributions, field trips, and school-related merchandise.
  • To learn more about SchoolPay, visit the district’s website.
  • To set up a SchoolPay account, click here.
  • Colorado’s Healthy School Meals for All Program allows public schools to provide free meals to all students. There will continue to be a charge for supplemental food items.
• Kinard Contribution Campaign: In order to fund special projects and student experiences, we request an annual contribution for each student.
  • Read an overview and letter from Principal Lindsey Matkin regarding the annual contribution program.
  • You can make a contribution at registration by credit card, check, or cash. You may also participate ahead of time by using SchoolPay (SchoolPay may not be updated by the district until after August 1 so try again later if the site shows “item is unavailable”). You may avoid the service fee by making payments at registration. 
• Supplies: Click here to see our supply lists for all grade levels. If your child is a 6th grader, we are asking for your help in organizing your child’s binder and supply bag before the first day of school. Please use this video and/or this handout as a guide to help support our students and reduce their potential frustration when 30 students try to perform this task at the same time under the direction of 1 adult. If you have concerns about supplies or binder setup after watching the video, a staff member will be available at 6th grade registration to answer questions. Students can also ask questions on the 1st or 2nd day of school. 7th and 8th graders are also welcome to use the video as a general guide, but they are not required to organize their binder in the same way. 
• Athletics: Click here for more information about athletics, the registration process, and required forms. The PSD athletics site is hosted by SportsEngine, and it will continue to be updated between now and the beginning of the sports' seasons. Kinard must have a current and valid physical release from a physician before students can start practice. Please bring a copy of your child’s most recent physical so that your child is prepared to participate. We will have a representative available at registration to answer questions.
• Health and Immunizations: Please bring a paper copy of your student’s most recent, updated immunization records and any documentation related to medications. Click here for additional information from our health office.
• Lockers: Students will be given locker information and are welcome to stock, arrange, and decorate their lockers during registration. Click here for guidelines for decorating lockers.
• Laptops: We will check out student laptops during the first week of school. Please review the  2025-2026 Student Technology and Computer Use Agreement & Tips for Caring for Your Laptop with your child and emphasize the importance of understanding and following these guidelines. 

These are the required tasks to update/complete electronically. You may do this ahead of time, or we will have computers and someone to answer questions available on registration day.

• Student Individual Profile: Please log in to ParentVue and go to “Online Registration/Data Verification” in the upper right corner of the screen.  Please verify that all information is accurate. You, as the parent, can edit emergency contacts. If you need to change your address or contact information, you can do that at registration or by visiting our student services office.
  • Information Release: One of the final screens in this verification process concerns information release (photos and interviews). Carefully consider the information release options presented toward the end of the verification process. We are committed to honoring your wishes but have found this to be a frequently misunderstood request. It becomes a time-consuming process for us to check pictures against our list of students who have “do not publish” requests, so we want to make sure the list is properly updated. Please be assured we are not questioning your choice, just confirming it. Please see more information here. 
• Name Pronunciation: It is important to us to learn students’ names quickly and correctly. Especially if your child has a name that is often mispronounced, please consider recording the correct pronunciation within ParentVUE or StudentVUE. Once you have logged in and chosen a specific child, you can record the proper pronunciation using the audio icon near the student’s name and picture. This can only be done on the mobile application and not on a computer. 
• 2025-2026 Students Rights & Code of Conduct 
  • Click here to access Student/ParentVUE to acknowledge the PSD Code of Conduct.
  • Parents and secondary students must electronically sign and acknowledge they have received and read the Code of Conduct before gaining access to Student/ParentVUE for the year.

These are the optional tasks to complete electronically. You may do this ahead of time, or we will have computers and someone to answer questions available on registration day.

• Skillman Photography Order Form: We will not be taking pictures during registration this year. Plan for school pictures on August 21, make-up pictures on August 29, and retakes on October 13. On these days, pictures will be taken of all students but ordering a package is optional. Use the school code KCMS2025 to order pictures on Skillman’s website or by using this form. Please note that this code is not yet active on Skillman’s website but should be very soon! Order forms will also be available during registration and in the main office.
• Yearbook Online Order Form: Click here to order a yearbook.
• Kinard Spirit Gear: We will send information about our school store as soon as it is available. Get ready to order fun Kinard gear and show your Mustang pride! 

We look forward to having a great 2025-2026 school year!  If you have questions about registration, please contact Cecilia Bonertz, Academic Dean, at 970-488-5407 or at cbonertz@psdschools.org.