This area boasts an excellent education system. There
are many public, religious private, and non-denominational private
schools. The public schools have free bus transportation and provide
transportation to some of the private schools. You will need to check with your
realtor/renting agent for the appropriate school district. We also
maintain a listing for pre-school and other related educational
activities. We have access and information on Home Schooling.
New Student Registration
The information below is designed to
answer frequently asked questions about the school registration process for new
students.
Where is new student registration held?
Registration takes
place at the central registrar's office, located at 3 Blue Streak Boulevard, on
the high school campus in Saratoga Springs. For directions, click
here.
Registration hours are 8:30 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. However,
during most times of the year, the registrar's office is staffed by one person.
To ensure someone is available, please call 583-4789 before visiting. Parents or
guardians must accompany all new students.
Registration for kindergarten
is held at each elementary school during April of the year prior to entrance.
Children entering kindergarten must be five years old by Dec. 1 of the year they
begin school. Please call the registrar's office for additional information.
What information is needed to register?
Before registering, New York
State education law requires that the following documents be
presented:
1) Original
documentation of birth, in the form of an original birth certificate or a
passport.
2) Proof of address which includes the
name and address of a parent or guardian and is dated within 30
days.
Examples of acceptable proof of address include the following:
Homeowners' insurance policy
Telephone bill
Electric bill
Cable television installation receipt
Auto insurance policy
Lease
agreement
Unacceptable items include:
U.S. mail
Bank or
credit card records
Payroll checks
Property deeds
Tax bills
Any
proof older than 30 days.
3) Official
immunization record signed by a physician or clinic
staff.
4) Social Security
card or number.
5) Custody papers, if applicable.
If the student is not the biological child, documentation must be presented
which proves a permanent and total transfer of custody and control has been
achieved.
Helpful Information
Please register as early as
possible. In cases where students are registered two days or less before school
begins, they may be unable to begin school or have bus transportation on opening
day. Most schools in the district do not allow students to attend on the day
they have registered.
Only documents using the student's legal name (the
name that appears on the original birth certificate or name change document)
will be included in the student's official record.
Elementary class
sizes are "capped" to ensure they do not exceed the recommended size for each
grade level. In the unlikely event the classes for your child's grade in your
"home" school (the school attended by other children in your immediate
neighborhood) have reached their cap, your child will be reassigned to another
elementary school within the school district.
The complete name and
mailing address of the student's previous school must be provided to the
registrar.
Academic records, including transcripts or most recent report
cards, should be presented to the school after registration is completed.
Directory of Key School District Personnel
Dr. John E.
MacFadden
Superintendent of Schools
5 Wells St.
Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
12866
583-4709
Janice White
Deputy Superintendent
5 Wells
St.
Saratoga Springs, N.Y. 12866
583-4714
Frank
Crowley
Principal
Saratoga Springs Senior High School
186 West
Ave.
Saratoga Springs, N.Y. 12866
587-6690, ext. 3301
Stuart F.
Byrne
Principal
Maple Avenue Middle School
515 Maple Ave.
Saratoga
Springs, N.Y. 12866
587-4551, ext. 102
Daniel J.
O'Rourke
Principal
Caroline Street Elementary School
310 Caroline
St.
Saratoga Springs, N.Y. 12866
584-7612
Dr. Greer
Miller
Principal
Division Street Elementary School
220 Division
St.
Saratoga Springs, N.Y. 12866
583-4794
Dr. Deborah
Shea
Principal
Dorothy Nolan Elementary School
221 Jones
Road
Saratoga Springs, N.Y. 12866
584-7383
Melodye
Eldeen
Principal
Geyser Road Elementary School
Geyser Road
Saratoga
Springs, N.Y. 12866
584-7699
Michael J.
Hewitt
Principal
Greenfield Elementary School
Route 9N
Greenfield
Center, N.Y.
893-7402
Dr. Barbara Messier
Principal
Lake Avenue
Elementary School
126 Lake Ave.
Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
12866
584-3678
Carol Groff, Student Registrar
3 Blue Streak
Boulevard
Saratoga Springs, N.Y. 12866
583-4789
Directions to
Registrar's Office
3 Blue Streak Boulevard, Saratoga Springs
(on the high
school campus)
From the Northway: Southbound: Take exit 14 from the
Northway (I-87). Turn right at end of ramp onto Union Avenue. Continue to the
end of Union and make a left onto Circular Street. Bear right at the stop sign
and continue on Circular Street. After crossing Broadway, go approximately
one-half mile to the blinking yellow light. Turn left at the blinking light into
the high school campus and follow the signs to the central administrative
offices. Northbound: Take exit 13N from the Northway (I-87) At the fifth traffic
light (3.2 miles) turn left onto West Fenlon Street. Go through one
traffic light at Route 50 and continue to the stop sign. At the stop sign, turn
right onto West Avenue. Take the next right into the high school campus.
Eastbound: From Route 50, make the second left onto West Avenue after
passing under the Saratoga Performing Arts Center footbridge. Go approximately
one-half mile and make a right into the high school campus.
The
registrar's office is on the first floor.