WATERTOWN, NY (WWTI) – The Watertown City School District will offer programs to help prepare parents for kindergarten enrollment.
The district will hold a kindergarten orientation they call “Ready, Set, Go!” meetings. Meetings will be held in each primary building throughout the spring for parents to attend.
Meetings will feature teachers and administrators who will outline kindergarten programs and be available to answer questions. The district also released information about kindergarten enrollment dates and requirements.
Parents are required to bring their children with them to registration along with proof of residency, the child’s birth certificate and immunization records. To be eligible to enroll, children must be five years old by December 1, 2022. Required vaccinations for children are listed below.
| Vaccines | Terms |
| Vaccine containing diphtheria and tetanus toxoid and pertussis vaccine | 5 doses or 4 doses if 4th dose received at age 4 or older or 3 doses if age 7 or older and series started at age 1 or older |
| Poliomyelitis vaccine | 4 doses or 3 doses if 3rd dose received at age 4 or older |
| Measles, mumps and rubella vaccine | 2 doses |
| Hepatitis B vaccine | 3 doses |
| Varicella (varicella) vaccine | 2 doses |
| Vaccine containing tetanus and diphtheria toxoids and pertussis vaccine booster | Not applicable |
| Meningococcal conjugate vaccine | Not applicable |
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine | Not applicable |
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine | Not applicable |
| Covid-19 vaccine | Unknown at this time |
Each elementary school will send letters to the parents of eligible children prior to registration with information about the date and time of their registration appointment. Those interested in enrolling their child should call the appropriate elementary school or call (315) 661-8338 to be notified of the school their child will be attending.
Dates and times of Ready, Set, Go! meetings and registrations are listed below:
| Primary school | “Ready, set, go !” Appointment | Kindergarten enrollment dates |
| Elemental Knickerbocker (315) 785-3740 |
April 20 and April 21, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. | May 16 and May 17 |
| North Primary School (315) 785-3750 |
April 20 and April 21, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. | May 23, May 24 and May 25 |
| elementary ohio (315) 785-3755 |
May 2 and May 3, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. | May 18 and May 19 |
| Sherman Elementary School (315) 785-3760 |
May 4 and May 5, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. | May 11 and May 12 |
| Elemental Starbuck (315) 785-3765 |
May 2 and May 3, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. | May 9 and May 10 |
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