CBES Registration

Preschool Registration Opens March 1st | Kindergarten Registration Opens April 1st

Thank you for beginning the process of enrolling your student with Gunnison Watershed School District. Below are the instructions to complete the enrollment process with PowerSchool.

Please note, kindergarten students entering the 2026/2027 school year will need to be 5 years old by August 1st, 2026. Preschool students must be 3 or 4 by August 1st, 2026. We do require a copy your child's birth certificate and immunization records upon completion of student forms.

Preschool Applicants:

Please understand that the pre-registration form does not guarantee your request for any programs. If we have more applications than we can accommodate, you may be placed on our wait list. We will contact you to confirm your enrollment status.

Step 1: Pre-Registration

Please fill out and submit the pre-registration form. The entry date for the 2025/2026 school year is August 25, 2025. Please note, enrollment is not complete until you finish Step 4.

Pre-Registration Form

Step 2: Approval

You will receive an email that your pre-registration submission has been successfully submitted and another email once it is approved and accepted. The approval email will direct you to set up a parent portal PowerSchool account. The access ID and password included in this email will be used AFTER you create a parent account to link your account to your student.

Step 3: Set up a PowerSchool Account

1.) Go to gunnisonschools.powerschool.com

2.) Click on Create Account Tab:

3.) Fill in the information requested for your desired username and password.

4.) Under “Link Student to Account” enter your student's full name, Access ID and Password provided in the approval email in Step 2.

Step 4: Complete Enrollment Forms

The remainder of your student enrollment forms will be found in your account. Please complete all of the forms under “New Student Registration” (Click on form title from website to complete).

1.) Log into your parent account

2.) Click the “Forms” tab in the left hand navigation menu.

3.) Choose the Enrollment Tab in the horizontal navigation bar.

You will know a form is complete when the leaf on the right hand side goes from blue empty to green submitted or yellow pending leaf. Some forms may turn to yellow pending if they require school approval. You can submit forms as many times as you need to correct or update the information.

Thank you for completing your child's enrollment forms.

Additional Questions? Please contact Stephanie Sandstrom, Crested Butte Elementary School Office Manager, with any questions about your elementary student. Questions, concerns and messages can be directed to Stephanie via email at ssandstrom@gunnisonschools.net or by calling 970-641-7720.

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