Registration, Screening, & Location Choices

Universal Pre-Kindergarten

Full day Prekindergarten for any student residing in the Newburgh School District who will be 4 years old on or before 12/1/20.

The NECSD Universal Pre-Kindergarten Program is designed to develop school readiness and facilitate a greater success with your child’s transition from preschool, kindergarten and early elementary education.

Highly qualified staffing
Low student / staff ratio
High quality learning environments with well-equipped learning centers
Developmentally appropriate curriculum and evidence based assessment
Daily schedules with a balance of intentionally planned, active and quiet play, gross motor activities, as well as individual and small group activities

Pre-Kindergarten Registration:
Pre-Kindergarten registration will begin on July 1 - July 15

ENGLISH PRE-KINDERGARTEN FLYER SPANISH PRE-KINDERGARTEN FLYER

ENGLISH PRE-KINDERGARTEN BROCHURE SPANISH PRE-KINDERGARTEN BROCHURE

Online Registration Process for Universal Pre-Kindergarten

New Online Registration System (PreK-12)

The new online registration system is through our student information system Infinite Campus. (if you registered a student online prior to July 1st, you can access our previous online system here). The new system should allow our families to efficiently register their child(ren). To get your started with the new online system, we have created some videos for you in both English and Spanish.

Once you have viewed the videos you can access the new online registration system here.

NECSD Pre-K Choice/Options Form
Choice/Options Form English/Spanish

Attention: Registration Department/UPK

GAMS

300 Gidney Avenue

Newburgh, NY 12550

You may drop off documents at GAMS in the blue mailbox located in the front of the building near the entrance. Please do not drop off original documents and mark on the envelope UPK Registration

Please review your application in full. Once all forms are marked as complete they are automatically submitted to the Registration Office. You have completed the application.

Once your application is being reviewed, we will notify you by email.

Program Options

NECSD Pre-K Choice/Options Form
Choice/Options Form English/Spanish

Option #1A- If you choose a District school option, your child’s UPK school is assigned based on your home address or alternate bus stop request provided at the time of registration. Bus transportation is provided.

District Elementary Schools with UPK may include:

Balmville

5144 US-9W, Newburgh 845-563-8550

https://www.newburghschools.org/balmville.php

Gardnertown

6 Plattekill Turnpike, Newburgh 845-568-6400

https://www.newburghschools.org/gardnertown.php

Horizons on Hudson

137 Montgomery Street, Newburgh 845-563-3725

https://www.newburghschools.org/horizons.php

Gidney Avenue Memorial School

300 Gidney Avenue, Newburgh

https://www.newburghschools.org/gamstech.php 845-563-8450

Tara Marshall, Principal, 845-568-6730

Option #1B- If you choose a Community Based school option, your child’s UPK school is assigned based on your home address or alternate bus stop provided at the time of registration. Bus transportation is provided.

Option #2- If you can provide your own transportation, you can choose a UPK site at one of our community partner agencies and enjoy all that our UPK program has to offer plus some flexible options as needed.

Community Based Organizations include:

Little Harvard

63 Lawrence Avenue, New Windsor

Darlene Swart, Director 845-565-6112

Antonia Uszenski, Owner

littleharvardnw98@gmail.com

http://www.littleharvard.org/

Windsor Academy

271 Quassaick Avenue, New Windsor

Jenn Hawkes, Director 845-562-3711

Rita Epstein, Owner

jenn@windsoracademy.org