Incoming Kindergarten

Incoming 2020-2021 Kindergarten Class

On this page you will find any information for the incoming Kindergarten class for the 2020-2021 school year.

Incoming 2020-2021 Kindergarten Class

deadline to submit: June 1, 2020

Registration will take place online. If you accepted an offer to PS 185, you must fill out the registration documents and email them to Ms. Helen at:

Please click on this link: https://www.schools.nyc.gov/EnrollmentForms to DOWNLOAD and SAVE the required documents to your desktop. These are fillable documents, but you must download and save them to your desktop BEFORE you fill them in. It's important you follow this step, otherwise you will be emailing blank forms.

To complete registration you must download and complete the following forms available on the DOE website:

Student Registration Form
Emergency Contact Form
Home Language Identification Survey
Parent Ethnicity Survey
Housing Questionnaire

In addition, you will need to scan and email the following required documents:

Proof of Age (scan/take picture of birth certificate)
Proof of Residency (scan/take picture of TWO proofs of residency)*
Immunization Record **
Photo Identification of the parent/guardian submitting the paperwork
Copy of IEP (if applicable)

SAVE ALL RECORDS AS: LAST NAME,FIRST NAME FILE NAME (i.e. Verveniotis,Helen Registration Form)

Please complete these documents and return them to no later than Monday, June 1, 2020.

If you have additional questions about the enrollment process, you can contact the Family Welcome Center at: brooklynfwc@schools.nyc.gov.

*PROOF OF RESIDENCY: visit https://www.schools.nyc.gov/enrollment/enroll-grade-by-grade/kindergarten for a list of acceptable proofs of residency

**IMMUNIZATION RECORDS: You must submit proof of immunization for your child to attend school. All students must meet the requirements for: DTaP (diphtheria- tetanus-pertussis), poliovirus, MMR (measles-mumps-rubella), varicella and hepatitis B vaccines. Visit https://www.schools.nyc.gov/school-life/health-and-wellness/immunizations for more information.

Download GENIUS SCAN-PDF SCANNER or CAMSCANNER from Google Play or on the Apple App Store. These are easy tools you can use to scan the required documents.