Required Documents

Required identification for student registration
To register your child for school in the City School District of Albany, you will need to bring proper identification with you to Central Registration.

New York State law requires that the following identification documents be presented prior to registering child for school:

1. Proof of birth (no copies, please).

• Original birth certificate

• Passport

• Original baptismal certificate

2. Parent/Guardian photo identification is required.

3. Proof of address (2 items) which must include the name and address of the parent or guardian and must be dated 30 days prior to registration.

• Telephone bill or the "Welcome Letter" from the telephone company

• Utility bill (electric, gas)

• Cable television installation receipt

• Furniture rental agreement (i.e., Aaron's, Rent-A-Center)

• Auto insurance policy

• Original lease agreement (acceptable only from an apartment complex or real estate company)

• NYS Driver's license issued within the last 30 days or change of address sticker on the reverse side

• Payroll check (dated within the last two weeks)

We are sorry, but we cannot accept the following as proof of identification:

• U.S. Mail

• Bank or credit card records

• Property tax deeds

• Tax bills

• Any proof older than 30 days

• Rent receipts

4. Official immunization records.

5. Custody papers, if applicable. (Court order of custody is acceptable.)

• If the student is not your biological child, documentation must be presented which proves a permanent and total transfer of custody and control have been achieved.

• Notarized letters or petitions for custody are unacceptable.

6. Report Card or transcript for all new students entering middle school.