The DOE is opening nine temporary Registration Centers across the five boroughs to make it easy for new students to enroll in school, and to assist families who may have questions. The Registration Centers are open from Wednesday, Aug. 31, through Friday, Sept. 16, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Centers are closed Sept. 5 for Labor Day and Sept. 12 for Eid al-Adha.
The information about new student registration is in 10 languages: Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, English, French, Haitian Creole, Korean, Russian, Spanish and Urdu.
New high school students, who are not currently enrolled in a school, must register at a Registration Center. Additionally, students who live in a neighborhood without zoned schools, and who are not enrolled in a school, should visit a Registration Center. New elementary and middle school students who have zoned schools, should register at their zoned schools starting Thursday, Sept. 8.
Parents can find their zoned schools by visiting www.nyc.gov/schools or by calling 311. All locations provide over-the-phone interpretation and live interpretation services in select languages. All forms and parent materials are available in English and translated into nine languages.
Students with a non-New York City IEP should visit one of the Registration Centers. Students with more restrictive or specialized needs may also visit a Committee on Special Education location. For more information, including CSE locations, call 311 or visit www.nyc.gov/schools.
In addition, the DOE will have specially trained staff at each site to help families looking to enroll their children in pre-K. Pre-K seats are still available, and all families with children born in 2012 can still enroll in a free, full-day, high-quality pre-K program. Families can access a list of programs with available seats on the Pre-K Finder (http://maps.nyc.gov/prek). For assistance, families can fill out the Get in Touch form on the website https://maps.nyc.gov/upk/get-in-touch.html, and an enrollment specialist will call them directly to help them through the process. Families with questions about pre-K admissions may also call 718-935-2009.
Parents must bring their child(ren) with them to register. The following documents are required:
Child’s birth certificate, passport or record of baptism that includes the date of birth, or other official document of age (See Chancellor’s Regulation A-101 for documents accepted for proof of age)
Immunization records
Latest report card/transcript (if available)
Individualized Education Program (IEP) and/or 504 Accommodation Plan (if applicable and available)
Parents must demonstrate proof of residency, which may be verified by any two of the following:
A lease agreement, deed or mortgage statement for the residence
A residential utility bill (gas or electric) in the resident’s name issued by a utility company (e.g., National Grid or Con Edison), dated within the past 60 days
A bill for cable television services provided to the residence that includes the name of the parent and the address of the residence and is dated within the past 60 days
A documentation or letter on letterhead from a federal, state or local government agency with the resident’s name and address, dated within the past 60 days
A current property tax bill for the residence
A water bill for the residence dated within the past 90 days
Rent receipt that includes the address of the residence dated within the past 60 days
State, city, or other government issued identification (including an IDNYC card), which has not expired and includes the address of residence
Income tax form for the past calendar year
Official NYS driver’s license or learner’s permit that has not expired
Official payroll documentation from an employer issued within the past 60 days, such as a pay stub with home address, a form submitted for tax withholding purposes or payroll receipt (a letter on the employer’s letterhead is not adequate); must include home address and be dated within the past 60 days
Voter registration documents that include the name of the parent and the address of residence
Unexpired membership documents based upon residency (e.g., neighborhood residents’ association) that include the name of the parent and the address of residence
Evidence of custody of the child, including but not limited to judicial custody orders or guardianship papers documents issued within the past 60 days with name of child and address of residence