In its continued effort to serve the residents of the Newburgh Enlarged City School District, the Office of Registration will continually pursue efficiently placing children in the schools of their choice.
The Office of Registration is responsible for the registration of all students new to the District or those re-entering. It also has the responsibility of distributing and equalizing enrollment among our Universal Pre-Kindergarten program, ten elementary schools and two mid-level school buildings. It designs and implements all aspects of the registration and transfer process guided by the recommendations and policies of the Newburgh Board of Education.
In order to accomplish this, a lottery may be necessary at the Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten and Middle School level each year. If the number of applications to a certain school exceeds the number of seats available at that school, a lottery may be conducted. Siblings of students already enrolled in particular schools have preference of that building (does not apply to Pre-K).
The district offers a grant funded Universal Pre-Kindergarten Program. The program is offered at no cost to parents. A child must be four years old by December 1st of the school year in which they are registering for, to enroll in this program. All children must be toilet-trained prior to entry.
Parents are reminded that requirements for registration for Pre-Kindergarten are as follows and are required at the time of registration:
- Birth Certificate
- Proof of immunization (up to date)
- Proof of residency (Utility bill, rent receipt, lease or mortgage agreement)
- Custody, Guardianship, or Foster Care documentation if necessary
- Government issued Picture ID of Parent / Guardian
- Current physical and lead screening
Parents are reminded that requirements for registration for Kindergarten to grade 12 are as follows and are required at the time of registration:
- Child must be 5 years of age by December 1st of the year they enter school
- Birth Certificate
- Proof of immunization (up to date)
- Proof of residency (Utility bill, rent receipt, lease or mortgage agreement)
- Custody, Guardianship, or Foster Care documentation if necessary
- Picture ID of Parent / Guardian
Registration for students entering the Newburgh District during the current school year is ongoing.
Transfer Requests are accepted from January through the end of June to be considered for the following September. They will be reviewed at the end of July at the Registration Office.
The procedure for all internal transfer requests should begin with making an appointment with your child’s building principal, where you would fill out the transfer request, the principal’s office would forward the transfer request to the Registration Office for review over the summer.
*Registration related dates and events can be found on the district calendar*
