NORTH SYRACUSE — The North Syracuse Central School District has extended registration for its Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK) program through June 4, 2021. Additionally, beginning in the 2021-2022 school year, the district will offer the option of full-day UPK. To be eligible for the district’s UPK program, children must live in the North Syracuse Central School District and be 4 years old on or before Dec. 1, 2021.
Enrollment in the UPK program is not done on a first-come, first-served basis. UPK applications received prior to the June 4 deadline will be placed into a lottery to be drawn toward the end of July 2021. If the UPK program fills up before all names are pulled from the lottery, the remaining students will be placed on a wait list and parents will be notified if a spot becomes available.
The district will accept UPK applications received after June 4 but those students will not be included in the lottery. Registrations taken after the lottery has been drawn will be placed on a wait list and parents will be notified if a spot becomes available. Classes will not be picked until July and letters will go out to parents on or before July 31.
Please be advised that the UPK program is funded by a state grant and is subject to the passage of the New York State budget. There will be no charge to parents.
UPK registrations will be accepted by email (to [email protected]), by mail to NSCSD, Attn: UPK, 5355 W. Taft Road, North Syracuse, NY 13212 or completed registrations can be dropped off at the District Office Building (5355 W. Taft Road, North Syracuse). In the event that a parent/guardian must come into the Registration Office, we request only one person be in attendance to minimize crowds.
If your child qualifies for the program, they will be enrolled at one of the following sites (based on address or sitter location):
- Learn As You Grow, Inc.: 5684 South Bay Road, Cicero
- Learn As You Grow, Inc.: 8381 Elta Drive, Cicero
- Northminster Early Childhood Center: 7444 Buckley Road, North Syracuse
- Roxboro Road Elementary School: 200 Bernard St., Mattydale
Students requiring transportation will be assigned a UPK location based on their attendance zone or babysitter location. It is important to note that NSCSD will not be able to provide transportation to students attending morning or afternoon programs on district half days.
To complete the registration process you will need to send copies of the following items:
- Completed NSCSD registration packet
- Proof of residency (current National Grid or home phone bill, signed lease or mortgage statement
- Valid proof of birth
- Up-to-date immunization records
- Updated physical or proof of scheduled upcoming appointment (child’s physical cannot be more than a year old)
- Valid parent identification (driver’s license)
The programs at Learn As You Grow will be a half-day either in a morning (9:15 to 11:45 a.m.) or an afternoon session (12:15 to 2:45 p.m.) five days a week or full-day sessions (9:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.) five days a week following the North Syracuse Central School District school calendar. For further information regarding both programs at Learn As You Grow, please contact Katie Polhamus at 315-699-7189.
The program at Northminster will be full-day sessions, five days a week following the North Syracuse Central School District school calendar. For further information regarding the program at Northminster, please contact Soheila Yaddow at 315-458-2669 opt. 2.
The YMCA Program at Roxboro Road Elementary School will be full-day sessions, five days a week following the North Syracuse school calendar. For further information regarding the YMCA Program, please contact Cheryl Walker at 315-451-2562.
