Register for Kindergarten

Now accepting kindergarten registration for fall 2024

• Step 1:  Gather your documentation (see below)

• Step 2:  Review instructions for online kindergarten registration

• Step 3:  Register your incoming kindergarten student

Before starting the registration process
Please make sure you have the following documents ready to be uploaded (PDF or Photo format):

• Proof of Residency 
  Two proofs of residency are required. Acceptable documentation includes the following with the current street address: a deed, a lease, current utility bill, current credit card bill, property tax bill, vehicle registration, driver’s license, Department of Transportation identification card.
   
• Proof of child's age
  Any one of the following constitutes acceptable documentation: birth certificate; notarized copy of birth certificate; baptismal certificate; copy of the record of baptism – notarized or duly certified and showing the date of birth; notarized statement from the parents or another relative indicating the date of birth; a valid passport; a prior school record indicating the date of birth. (To register for kindergarten, students must be 5 years of age on or before Sept. 1, 2024.)
   
• Immunizations required by law 
  Your child will not be permitted to enter school without the required immunizations or proper exemption documentation. Please make sure the school nurse has these records before the start of school. 
  
  Acceptable documentation includes: either the child’s immunization record, a written statement from the former school district or from a medical office that the required immunizations have been administered, or that a required series is in progress, or verbal assurances from the former school district or a medical office that the required immunizations have been completed, with records to follow.  

Questions regarding registration may be directed to the respective principal or Mrs. Terri Lott, registration coordinator, at 412-833-1600, ext. 2283 or via email tlott@uscsd.k12.pa.us.
 

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What’s Next?

Each of the district’s three elementary schools will host a Spring Into Kindergarten event on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, that includes a meet-and-greet with teachers and staff as well as distribution of kindergarten readiness materials. Principals will communicate event details to registered families via email later this spring. To attend, families must register for kindergarten no later than May 1, 2024.

In addition, incoming kindergarten families will have the opportunity to attend a new family gathering during the summer. Events are planned and communicated by the respective elementary school and/or its parent organization (PTA/PTO).

Kindergarten Orientation will be held during the first two student days of the new school year. Orientation, which students attend with their parent or caregiver, provides opportunities for incoming kindergarten students to become familiar with their new classrooms and teachers. Each family will sign up for a designated time-slot within the two-day orientation. During this scheduled time, students will complete a variety of readiness screenings and activities.

The following completed forms can be submitted during the kindergarten events (note that physical and dental forms can be dated from Aug. 1, 2023 - start of school):

• Child Development Inventory
• Physical Exam
  • Immunizations
  • Lead testing
• Dental Exam