Children who will be five years of age on or before December 1, 2012, are eligible for entrance to kindergarten in September 2012. New families in the Byron-Bergen school district should notify the school if they have a child that will be ready to enter kindergarten this coming September. Parents can contact the Byron-Bergen Elementary School Office by calling 494-1220, ext. 1301, and ask for Mrs. Kelly.
All children registering for kindergarten will be scheduled for a screening appointment in May 2012. The results of this screening will be used to plan for the 2012-2013 kindergarten program. There will be an Information meeting to discuss the registration and screening process on Tuesday, April 24 at 6 p.m. in the Byron-Bergen Elementary Cafetorium.
The following items are necessary to complete the registration process: the birth certificate; certificate of immunization – New York State law requires that every child entering school must have received a minimum of 3 doses of diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus vaccine (DPT) and 3 doses of polio (IPV) vaccine. It is also mandated that each child must have received 2 MMR’s (measles, mumps, rubella), 3 doses of Hepatitis B, and 1 dose of varicella (chickenpox). Their immunizations must be completed prior to entering school; and proof of residency. For those for whom this is the first child entering Byron-Bergen Central School District, proof of residency is needed at the screening appointment. This can be a copy of your mortgage statement, rental/lease agreement or a copy of a tax bill.
