Registration for kindergarten open

The Port Chester School District has opened online registration for kindergarten-aged students for the 2022-2023 school year. Parents/guardians of all children whose fifth birthdays occur on or before Dec. 1, 2022 are invited to enroll their child using their new online registration system located on the District website in English or Spanish at https://www.portchesterschools.org/school_registration_forms.

At the time of registration, parents/guardians must present a copy of their child’s birth certificate, baptismal certificate, or passport, and a medical record of immunization against diphtheria, measles, mumps, polio, and rubella as well as proof from a health care provider of a negative PPD Tuberculin Skin Test. These documents can be uploaded to the online registration platform. A reminder also that children over the age of 5 are eligible to receive age-appropriate vaccinations against COVID-19; however, a COVID-19 vaccine is not at this time required for admission to school.

Upon the acceptance of their registration and as space permits, students will be assigned to the elementary school in the zone in which they reside. Placement in a particular elementary school is subject to space based on enrollment and their child’s individual program needs. Parents/guardians of children eligible for kindergarten are encouraged to register their children promptly. Kindergarten registration is still required, even if a child is currently enrolled in a Pre-Kindergarten program associated with the District.

For the timely placement of a child, the open window for registration is from now through April 29 so the District can plan accordingly for that child’s enrollment into kindergarten. A Kindergarten Registration Packet may also be printed from the district website, or a paper Kindergarten Registration Packet can be picked up during school hours at any District elementary school. Kindergarten registrations submitted after April 29 will be processed in the order in which they are received.

Once student registration is completed, secretaries in each elementary school will begin reviewing the registration information submitted to make sure that all necessary documents are there. Then, a family’s residence will be verified by the District’s Residency and Attendance Officer before the parents/guardians and their child are scheduled for a Kindergarten Screening Interview in June 2022 to finalize the child’s placement.

If you are unsure about whether to register your child in the Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District, please consult the district website’s “K-12 Registration Page” for a School Zone List by Streets to see if your address is there.

This year’s kindergarteners represent the Port Chester High School Graduating Class of 2035. The District is excited about the prospect of educating this new cohort of children in the Port Chester Public Schools.