Port Washington Kindergarten Registration Dates Announced

PORT WASHINGTON, NY - If you have a child who'll be entering kindergarten soon, you'll need to register them. Port Washington Union Free School District recently announced its registration dates, which start this week.

Registration will take place at Central Registration, which is located at 90 Avenue C in Port Washington. The school district is asking parents to call and schedule an appointment between 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. by calling 767-5470. Parents should refer to the school list below to determine which week they will register their child.

For convenience, parents can download the kindergarten/new student registration packet at: http//:www.portnet.org. According to district officials, complete the entire registration packet and bring proper documentation to your scheduled registration meeting:

• Manorhaven Elementary School: Monday, Jan. 6 thru Friday, Jan. 10
• John P. Sousa Elementary School: Monday, Jan. 13 thru Friday, Jan. 17
• John J. Daly Elementary School: Tuesday, Jan. 21 thru Friday, Jan. 24
• Guggenheim Elementary School: Monday, January 27th thru Friday, January 31st
• South Salem Elementary School: Monday, Feb. 3 thru Friday, Feb. 7

In the event of a winter storm, the school district said it will contact parents to reschedule for the week of Feb. 10.

Transportation is available for students residing more than a half mile from school. Information will be mailed in the summer and bus orientation is usually in August, according to district officials. For transportation to private school, officials said parents must register their child with the district.

For child-care after school, district officials said parents must complete a form when they register or they may contact the transportation department. The form is due on April 1, 2020 for the following September. For parents with additional transportation questions, they can call 767-5030.

According to the school district, if parents opt for a child-care drop off to an individual on a regular basis, the location must be in the same district boundary catchment area where you live. If you are utilizing a New York State licensed daycare center such as Kids’ Port run by the Children’s Center on Main Street, or their program at Daly Elementary School, the JCC program which is housed at one of our elementary schools, forms are available in the transportation office of the school district.

Class placement is decided by keeping the classes as balanced as possible considering gender, age, ethnicity, former nursery school, etc., district officials said. Placement and school supply letters are mailed to parents in mid-August.

If there is a concern about placement (i.e., particular children who should not be placed together), parents should contact the principal in writing in April. Children cannot be placed with friends and a request for a specific teacher is not allowed.

Medical examinations and immunization forms must be presented at time of registration. All updated, future examinations and immunizations can be returned to the school your child will be attending on the first day of school. If a parent's child does not have the required immunizations for school attendance in compliance with the NYS Department of Health, parents will have two weeks to comply or your child will be excluded from school.