Preschool

2026-2027 3PK and UPK online registration will open on February 2, 2026

You can begin uploading and submitting registration information for Fall 2026
beginning February 2, 2026 at 6am.

Hard copies of the registration packet can be picked up at the Tubman Administrative Building, 78 Thornton Ave, or any elementary building the week of January 20th.  Those completed applications can be dropped off at the Tubman Administrative Building beginning at 8am on Monday, February 2nd.

 

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2025-26 registration link - Current School Year Only!

AECSD UPK Registration Checklist and Information

If you are not the birth parent, proof of custody/legal guardianship will be required. (Please see Custody Information below.)

A parent/guardian must submit documentation and/or information establishing physical residence of the parent/guardian and the child in the Auburn Enlarged City School District (AECSD). Such documentation may include but shall not be restricted to the items listed below. To register your child with AECSD, you MUST be a district resident. Proof of residency is required. You must provide one of the following:

1. Photo identification of registering parent/guardian
2. Parent's proof of residence
   • Lease or Deed - dated and signed
   • Mortgage statement or tax bill
   • Utility or cable bill
   • NYS driver's license, learner's permit, or non-driver identification
   • Furniture rental receipt
   • Pay stub dated within the last two weeks showing address
   • Auto insurance card with address
   • Social security statements, DSS documentation or other documents issued by Federal, State, or local government agencies
   • Court orders or court issued documents
   • Notarized landlord statement
3. Copy of your child's original birth certificate. If that is not available, a passport, immigration card, or certified hospital transcript may be used.
4. Custody papers, if applicable (see custody information below)
5. Special Education records, if applicable
6. Physical exam (dated within one year of scheduled school start date)
7. Immunization record
8. Proof of lead screening
9. Proof of dental screening

In addition to the above-required documentation, AECSD also reserves the right to require:

• Custody papers
• Custodial affidavit
• Parent affidavit
• Homeowner/renter affidavit
• Proof of Immunizations

Universal Pre-Kindergarten Registration Information


Pre-Kindergarten SELECTION CRITERIA:
This program is open to all children who turn three years old (3PK) or four years old (UPK) on or before December 1st, and who live in the Auburn Enlarged City School District. If we receive more applications than we have available slots, prior to the initial application cutoff date, children will be randomly selected.

INELIGIBILITY: 
A child is ineligible for this program if he/she is enrolled in another Pre-Kindergarten program that is supported by public funds, such as a preschool special education program. Student who are unable to attend Pre-Kindergarten 5 days per week, 5 hours per day (full-day program), for the entire school year are also ineligible.

The Pre-Kindergarten program will be held at the locations listed. Due to limited space at some locations, AECSD cannot guarantee your choice.

Please indicate your first (1st) and second (2nd) choices only.

PARENTS/GUARDIANS ARE ENCOURAGED TO VISIT THE SITES BEFORE MAKING YOUR SELECTION AS ALL PLACEMENTS ARE FINAL.

We CANNOT ACCEPT your child's application until complete with the above mentioned supporting documentation.

Complete the registration and medical information in this form and submit it with the required documentation. If you are unable to upload documents in this registration, you can:

Mail or drop off paper registrations (beginning on or/after February 2, 2026 at 8am) to Terri Donnelly, Registrar, AECSD, 78 Thornton Avenue, Auburn, New York 13021.

Fax to Terri Donnelly, Registrar at (315) 282-2830.

For more information, contact Terri Donnelly at (315) 255-8825 or Michelle Kolceski, Director of Early Learning, at (315) 255-8613.




Custodial Information

Custody disputes must be handled by the courts. By law, if parents are legally separated or divorced, each parent has equal rights to custody of and access to the child, unless on parent has a signed court order that specifically states otherwise. The school has no legal right to refuse access by a biological or adoptive parent, or a legal guardian, to his/her child and/or the child's educational records, unless there is a current, valid, and binding court order that explicitly limits access to the student or the records. Additionally, an order limiting or denying visitation or other access to the child, is not sufficient to limit access to educational records in the absence of a court order explicitly denying or limiting access to records.

If a parent has a current, valid, and binding court order limiting access to the child or records by the other parent or any other person, the school must have a copy of the court order on file at the office of each school building in which a covered child attends. If a copy is not on file, the school will release children to their parents or guardian with proper identification, unless the best interests of the children require otherwise. Situations in which the welfare of students may be in question will be handled at the discretion of the principal/designee. If in the judgment of the principal/designee, parents or guardians engage in conduct that causes or poses a substantial threat of disruption to the school, the school will contact law enforcement and request assistance. The school will also contact the Department of Social Services, when appropriate.


Homeless Students

Pursuant to Commissioner's Regulations, a "homeless child" means a child or youth who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence, including a child who is:

a) Sharing the housing of other persons due to a loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason;
b) Living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations;
c) Abandoned in hospitals;
d) Awaiting foster care placement, or
e) A migratory child living in circumstances described above.
f) A child or youth who has a primary nighttime location that is:

1. A supervised, publicly or privately-operated shelter designed to provide temporary living accommodations including, but not limited to, shelters operated or approved by the state or local department of social services, and residential programs for runaway and homeless youth established pursuant to Executive Law Article 19-H; or 
2. A public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings; including a child or youth who is living in a car, park, public space, abandoned building, substandard housing, bus or train station or similar setting.

g) Considered an "unaccompanied youth":

1. An unaccompanied youth is a homeless child (for whom no parent or person ni parental relation is available) or youth not in the physical custody of a parent or legal guardian.
2. An unaccompanied youth shall not include a child or youth who is residing with someone other than a parent or legal guardian for the sole reason of taking advantage of the schools of the district. The term "homeless child" shall not include a child in foster care or receiving educational services pursuant to Education Law Sections 3202(4), (5), (6), (6a), or (7) or pursuant to Articles 81, 85, 87, or 88. For example, a child in a family home at board, a school for the intellectually disabled, a hospital or other institution for the care, custody and treatment of children; youths under the direction of the Division for Youth incarcerated in county correctional facilities or youth shelters; or children residing in child care institutions or schools for the deaf or blind would not be considered "homeless."

Enrollment, Retention and Participation in the Educational Program

Enrollment of homeless children shall not be delayed and their ability to continue or participate in the educational program shall not be restricted due to issues such as:
a) Transportation;
b) Immunization requirements;
c) Residency requirements;
d) Birth certificates, medical records, individualized education programs (IEPs), school records and other documentation;
e) Guardianship issues;
f) Comprehensive assessment and advocacy referral processes;
g) Resolution of disputes regarding school selection;
h) Proof of social security numbers;
i) Attendance requirements;
j) Sports participation rules;
k) Inability to pay fees associated with extracurricular activities such as club dues and sports uniforms; or
l) Other enrollment issues.

The School District shall provide homeless children and youth with access to al of its programs, activities, and services to the same extent that they are provided to resident students.

Homeless children and youth shall be educated as part of the school's regular academic program.