A School System is accepting applications for the 2019-2020 Pre-Kindergarten program now through March 22.
Approximately 1,300 children are expected to register for Pre-K, the district says.
Pre-K students must be four years of age on Sept. 1, 2019. Children who will be 5-years-old on Sept. 1, 2019, and are not currently enrolled in one of the school district’s Pre-K classrooms, should register as a kindergarten student for the 2019-2020 school year.
Application registration takes place at the Central Registration office on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. On Wednesdays, the office is open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Applicants will be entered into a computer system for a lottery drawing giving no priority. All Pre-K applications submitted by March 22 will have an equal chance of computer selection, regardless of the application date. Parents will be notified by mail of acceptance or waiting list status by mid-May.
Pre-K registration must be completed by the parent or legal guardian and requires the following items:
-Parent/guardian photo ID
-Certified birth certificate
-Guardianship/custody orders if the child does
not live with his natural parents
-Two Proofs of Residency – 1. Lease or
mortgage and 2. One of the following:
Utility bill (electric, water or cable bill);
Property tax statement or income tax
statement; Automobile registration or
insurance; Mail from any government
agency; Social Security Card or waiver.
The following documents will be required once a child becomes enrolled if not available during registration:
-Ear, Eye, Dental and Nutrition Screening,
State Form 3300 completed after
August 1, 2018 (available from a doctor
or the Health Department)
-Immunization Certificate, state Form 3231
(available from a doctor or the Health
Department).
-Proof of eligibility for Medicaid, SSI, TANF or
food stamps, if applicable
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