Beginning a journey, building a foundation
Prekindergarten enrollment is done through a random lottery held in the
spring. Following the lottery selection, open enrollment for
prekindergarten in the 2010-11 school year began May 17 on a
space-available basis.
To
register, a parent or guardian must visit the Central Registration
Office in the Sunshine Building in Lincoln Park, at the intersection of
Delaware and Morton avenues. You will need to present proof of age and residency,
as well as proof of immunization and custody papers, if applicable, for the child
being registered.
Central Registration is
open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call (518) 462-7207
for more information. For more information
about the information you will need to register your child for school,
visit our Required
Documents section.
Children must turn 4 by Dec. 1 to be eligible for pre-K in
2010-11.
The district will not provide bus transportation to any pre-K
program in 2010-11.
If you would like more information about the
community-based pre-K programs, please call the community agencies directly:
Arbor Park Child Care Center ………………….……........
465-8466
Boys and Girls Club ………….………………...…..............
462-5528
Children’s Corner Day Care Center ………………….......
474-2918
Head Start (3 locations) ...........…………………..............
463-3175
The Nursery School at The College of St. Rose
….….… 337-2337
How does the prekindergarten lottery work?
The State Education Department requires the district to hold a
prekindergarten lottery each year to ensure access and opportunity for all
families. Lottery applications for 2010-11 were available from March 1 through March
31. On the lottery application, parents are asked to select their top three school
choices. Student selection is random, but certain factors take
priority when determining where children will be enrolled:
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Sibling preference. A child
with a brother or sister already in elementary school receives
first preference at that school.
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Neighborhood preference.
Second preference is given to a child who lives within a
half-mile of a magnet school or within a given neighborhood school’s
attendance zone.
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Open enrollment. This option allows parents to
choose a non-magnet school outside their attendance zone if space is
available.
The lottery drawing for the 2010-11 school year was held April 16.
Families whose children were selected were mailed information about how
to register. Families had until May 14 to claim the seat awarded through
the lottery. All prekindergarten seats unfilled after that date are
available for general registration.
Call Central Registration for more information at (518) 462-7207.
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