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Vestal Universal Pre-Kindergarten Application

THIS IS NOT THE 2024-2025 UNIVERSAL PRE-KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION.

Welcome to the application page for Universal Pre-K (UPK)

We are pleased to inform you that the Vestal Central school district is planning to continue its UPK Program for the 2023-2024 School year, contingent upon the receipt of grant funding from New York State.

About the program:

The program runs Monday-Friday and follows the Vestal Central School District calendar for holidays and school closings/delays due to inclement weather.
We anticipate offering both half day (approx. 2.5 hours) and full day (approx. 5 hours) options for families.
Parents are responsible for transporting their child to and from the program.
There is a limited number of spots available for the program. A required lottery will be conducted if more applications are received than spots.

UPK Program Requirements

The child must be 4 years old on or before December 1, 2023.
You must be a resident of the Vestal Central School District
Complete the UPK application using Operoo and submit your required documents.

*Health documents will be requested at a later date. Please keep in mind that NYSED requires a physical exam for new entrants and students in pre-k.*

PLEASE BE AWARE THAT COMPLETING THIS REGISTRATION DOES NOT MEAN ACCEPTANCE IN THE PROGRAM. This program runs contingent on grant funding from New York State. Families will receive communication in the spring once the sites have been selected and spots have been awarded.

The online registration process will give us the initial information we need to enroll your student. During this process you will be asked to securely upload the following documents that are needed for registration:

Birth Certificate or Passport

(2) Proofs of Residency forms (mortgage, rental agreement, utility bill)

Custody Paperwork (if applicable)

Proof of Immunizations

Registration Assistance

For technical assistance or any other questions, please contact our registrar at registration@vestal.k12.ny.us If you would like to book an in person appointment with our registrar, please schedule it by using the link below:

Schedule In Person Registration Appointment

Contact Us!

Registration

607-757-3500 registration@vestal.k12.ny.us

Soni Murphy, Secretary

607-757-2291 srmurphy@vestal.k12.ny.us

Keliann Mazikewich, Director of Instruction

607-757-2291 kcmazikewich@vestal.k12.ny.us

Thank you for enrolling at Vestal Central School District!

Student's First Name *

Student's Middle Name

Student's Last Name *

Student's Date of Birth *

Student's Gender *

Male

Female

Other

Is the student Hispanic? *

Yes

Student's Race: *

White
American Indian
Alaskan Native
Asian
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander

Student's Primary Language *

Student's Secondary Language (if applicable) *

Primary Contact's First Name *

Primary Contact's Last Name *

Primary Contact's Relationship *

Mother

Father

Other

Primary Contact's Email *

Primary Contact's Cell Phone Number *

Primary Contact's Work Phone Number

Primary Contact's Home Phone Number *

Primary Contact's Unit Number

Primary Contact's House Number *

Primary Contact's Street Name *

Primary Contact's City *

Primary Contact's State *

Primary Contact's ZIP Code *

If the Primary contact's mailing address differs from the residency address, please state full mailing address below:

Emergency Contact First Name *

Emergency Contact Last Name *

Emergency Contact 10 Digit Home Phone Number *

Emergency Contact Relationship *

Emergency Contact Allowed to Pick Up Student? *

Yes

Parent/Guardian #2 First Name *

Parent/Guardian #2 Last Name *

Parent/Guardian #2 10 digit phone number *

Parent/Guardian #2 Email Address: *

Parent/Guardian #2 Relationship to Student *

Parent/Guardian #2 Living with Student? *

Yes

Parent/Guardian #2 Allowed to Pick Up Student? *

Yes

Parent/Guardian #2 Receive Communications? *

Yes

Contact #3 First Name

Contact #3 Last Name

Contact #3 10 Digit Phone Number

Contact #3 Relationship to Student

Contact #3 Allowed to Pick Up Student?

Yes

Contact #4 First Name

Contact #4 Last Name

Contact #4 10 Digit Phone Number

Contact #4 Relationship to Student

Contact #4 Allowed to Pick Up Student?

Yes

Has the student ever attended a Vestal Central School District before? *

Yes

Does your family work in agricultural or related industries and moved across districts or state lines several times within as 12-36 month period of time, following the various crops by season? *

Yes

First Choice Program *

Half Day (approx. 2.5 hours)

Full Day (approx. 5 hours)

Either

Second Choice Program *

Half Day (approx. 2.5 hours)

Full Day (approx. 5 hours)

Either

Please list all children under 21 currently living within the household include grade, school and DOB: *

Please upload Proof of Age (ie: Birth Certificate or Passport) *

List of Allowed file types

Acceptable Proof of Residency

Need (2) forms of acceptable proofs of residency dated within the past 2 months.

A copy of residential lease or proof of ownership of a home, such as a deed or a mortgage statement.

Official driver’s license, learners permit or non-driver Identification with current Vestal address.

Utility or other bill (NYSEG, Spectrum, or a garbage service).

Voter registration

Car/ renters/ homeowners insurance.

Pay stub

Tax form

Bank statement

Documents issued by federal, state, or local agencies (such as from a local social services agency).

Evidence of custody of the child, including but not limited to judicial custody orders or guardianship papers.

*We cannot accept a copy of an envelope that has been mailed to you. We will need a full copy of the document inside. *

Please attach your 2 forms of proof of residency. (You must click the blue "Add attachment" twice in order to upload 2 proofs) *

List of Allowed file types

Do you have a custody agreement, or any court documentation regarding any custody issues or foster care? *

Yes

If there is, please upload the most current documentation here.

List of Allowed file types

Home Language Section

Student's Primary Language? *

Student's Secondary Language? (if applicable)

What language(s) does your child understand? *

What language(s) does your child speak? *

English
Other
Does not speak

What language(s) does your child read? *

English
Other
Does not read

What language(s) does your child write? *

English
Other
Does not write

Indicate the total number of years that your child has been enrolled in school: *

Do you think your child may have any difficulties or conditions that affect his or her ability to understand, speak, read or write in English or any other language? *

Yes

Not sure

If yes, describe the difficulties your child may experience in language:

How severe do you think these difficulties are?

Minor

Severe

Somewhat Severe

Very Severe

Has your child ever been referred for a special education evaluation in the past? *

Yes

Has the student ever received any special education services, have an IEP, or 504? *

Yes

If yes, what age were these services received?

Birth to 3 Years (Early Intervention)
3 to 5 Years (Special Education)
6 Years and Older (Special Education)

Health Section:

Primary Care Physician (First and Last Name and Office Location) *

Primary Care Physician Phone Number: *

Please list all current medications your child is taking (and times they take them): *

Does student have allergies? *

Yes

Has student ever been diagnosed with allergies by a health professional? *

Yes

Does the student have any allergy problems? (rash, itching, swelling, difficulty breathing, coughing, sneezing) With food, medication, and/or environment? *

Yes

If you answered "yes" to any of the questions in this section, please describe in detail below:

If there is a preferred hospital to take participant in case of an emergency, please state it below:

Acceptance *

For each of the agreements below, please read the terms, check the box to mark your acknowledgment, and type your name to confirm. Vestal Central Schools Media Release Agreement Dear Parent/Guardian: The Vestal Central School District is pleased to celebrate the accomplishments of our children. As a result, student artwork, writing, photographs, videos and or audio clips and quotes may be used in the Vestal Central School District’s print and electronic publications or by the media. If you allow this use by both the Vestal Central School District and the media, please check the box below on the left under “General Release”. If you do not want your child’s artwork, writing, photograph, video, quote or name to be published, please check the appropriate box below on the right under “Opt Out”.

We will keep this form on file throughout your child’s school years. If at any time you change your mind regarding your decision, you can contact your child’s school principal in order to fill out a new form.

By selecting "Yes, I agree", I give permission to use my child’s likeness/words in the form of artwork, writing, photograph, video and/or audio clips and quote in promotional publications for the Vestal Central School District and for media events. this includes the school district website, official district social media pages and the community newsletter, “Look at Us!”.

By selecting"No, I do not agree", I do not want my child’s artwork, writing, photograph, video and/or audio clip or quote published in any form by the Vestal Central School District.

Yes, I agree

No, I do not agree

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PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU WILL RECEIVE 2-3 ADDITIONAL EMAILS FROM ADMIN-US@OPEROO.COM WHICH CONTAIN THE REMAINING REGISTRATION FORMS.

THESE ARE NOT SPAM AND MUST BE COMPLETED BEFORE THE REGISTRATION PROCESS IS COMPLETED.

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Approvals

A number of approval stages need to be completed before this submission can be accepted.

UPK Waitlist

Appropriate approvers from the UPK Waitlist group will be automatically allocated for this approval stage.