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Registration

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Star Achievers uses the registration portal JumBula to enroll students in our programs.

 2026 - 2027  School Year 

Registration Windows

Early Registration

June 8th - June 14th, 2026

 

General Registration

June 15th - August 17th, 2026

Late Registration

September 1st, 2026 - April 15th, 2027

All registration windows open at 10AM E.S.T. 

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Enrolling in Aftercare?

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Please make sure to download our dismissal app!

 2025 - 2026  School Year 

Registration for the active school year will remain open until April 15th, 2026

Drop-in care will remain available through June 12th, 2026

New & Prospective SES Parents

 Your child/children must be FULLY enrolled at Shepherd Elementary   School before enrolling in Star Achievers. 

 Hours of Operation 

SESSA is closed on all federal holidays, and DCPS holiday breaks.

  • Our Before Care program runs from 7:30 am to 8:30 am.

 

  • Our Aftercare program runs from 3:15 pm to 6:30 pm.

 

  • Our No School Day programs run from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm

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Enrollment Steps

(1)

Create an account with Jumbula.

(2)

Add and complete

a profile for your student.

(3)

Select your preferred program and complete the registration steps.

 New Parent Enrollment Window 

New SES Parents are able to begin enrolling their students at the start of our General Registration window.

 How Our Waitlist Works 

Once general registration closes or capacity is reached—whichever occurs first—all subsequent registrations will be placed on a waitlist. Placement on the waitlist is free of charge. Families will be contacted by a SESSA administrator only if a spot becomes available for their child(ren).

SESSA maintains both a soft cap and a hard cap for each group. These limits are enforced to ensure appropriate supervision, space, and program quality.

Soft Cap Policy:
After a group reaches its soft cap, additional students will only be admitted from the waitlist under the following conditions:

  • A sibling is already accepted in another grade

  • A currently enrolled student withdraws

 

Waitlist Priority Order (highest to lowest):

  1. Siblings of enrolled students

  2. Currently enrolled families expanding coverage (e.g., adding AM or PM care to an existing schedule)

  3. Waitlisted applicants (in order of submission, earliest to latest)

  4. All other individual registrations

 

Hard Cap Policy:
Once the hard cap is reached for a group, no additional students will be admitted under any circumstances. No exceptions will be made.

These policies are in place to ensure the safety, structure, and overall quality of the program.

 Drop-In Option 

Open to all Shepherd families, Drop-In Care provides full-day coverage, including both AM and PM care to those needing short-term childcare. Families already enrolled in AM or PM care can use drop-ins to extend their coverage for a full day.

 

To sign up for a daily drop-in please head over to our parent portal and select the daily drop-in button under the ‘Programs’ table.

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Serving on the SESSA Board is a rewarding way to give back to the Shepherd community and support the programs that benefit our children every day.

 

You don’t need special credentials—just a willingness to help!

Interested in getting involved?

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