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            Riverhead Central School District, 700 Osborne Avenue, Riverhead, NY 11901
        Phone: 631.369.6700, Fax: 631.369.6816, District Office Hours: 7:30 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.

Pupil Personnel has MOVED!!
They are now located in the portable behind the Middle School at 600 Harrison Avenue. The telephone numbers are the same. Anyone needing to register their child can call Dottie Lukas at 369-6706 to get directions or instructions.

PUPIL PERSONNEL         
600 Harrison Ave.
Riverhead, NY 11901

 
 

If you have any questions about registering your child (of ANY age) for school, Elizabeth Chappell, the Director of PPS, can be reached at 369-6800. For directions, to the Pupil Personnel Services building, click HERE.

Universal Pre-Kindergarten Registration
Registration began April 1, 2008. (See below.)

UNIVERSAL PRE-KINDERGARTEN

Your child must be 4 years old by December 1 of the school year of entry to qualify.

In the 2008-09 school year, the District is offering FREE Universal Pre-Kindergarten classes at the Phillips Avenue School and at the Aquebogue Elementary School. FREE bus transportation (for qualified students) will be available at these sites only. Registration began on April 1, 2008 at Pupil Personnel for next year's classes. It will continue until the classes are filled.

There are five other sites throughout Riverhead that provide this service; however, free transportation is only offered to the Phillips Avenue and Aquebogue sites.

For information, please contact Ellen Rausch at 369-6801.

Kindergarten Registration

See REGISTRATION LETTER for MORE information.

Kindergarten registration is by appointment only, Monday-Friday, between 8:30 A.M. and 2:00 P.M. Your child does not need to be present for registration.

Kindergarten screenings will be scheduled by your home school between April and May. A screening can be scheduled only AFTER you have registered at the Pupil Personnel Office.

Please call the registration office between the hours of 8 am and 4 pm, as soon as possible, at 369-6706/6799 to schedule an appointment to register your child.

If you have a 4 year old at home, please ask about our Universal Pre-kindergarten Program.

Kindergarten Screening (by appointment only)

All children entering kindergarten must have reached their fifth birthday on or before December 1 of the school year of entry. Registration will be held at each elementary school in early May. Individual schools will send appropriate notices to parents. A birth certificate is required to be shown at the time of registration.

Prior to admission to kindergarten, proof of the following must be submitted to the district: (1) A recent physical examination; (2) All required immunizations; (3) Residence in the Riverhead Central School District. A kindergarten orientation session is held in early June to acquaint both parents and children with the kindergarten program. Call 369-6801 for further information. Letter from Elizabeth Chappell.

Transportation will be provided for all resident students attending private and parochial schools outside the District to a distance not to exceed fifteen (15) miles from the student’s place of residence to the school. The parent or guardian of a parochial or private school child residing in the School District who desires their child be transported to a parochial or private school during the next school year should submit proof of residency and fill out the transportation request form at Pupil Personnel no later than April 1 of the preceding year, or within thirty days of moving into the District.

IMMUNIZATION

According to New York State Law, students are not permitted to attend school or schools programs if they have not met the immunization requirements. These include polio, rubella (German measles), measles, mumps, and diphtheria. The nurse for each school has a complete list of the diseases which require immunization.

MEDICAL INFORMATION

As part of a total health program, it is recommended that all children receive an annual medical examination. This is particularly important when a youngster is experiencing educational problems.

Under certain circumstances, the family doctor may deem it necessary for a student to take medication at school. The New York State School Law permits the school to cooperate with the doctor and the parent in administering medication at school. Before this service may be started, written request from the parent and a written request from the doctor, with directions for administering the medication, must be on file in the office of the school nurse.

Under certain circumstances, a student may self carry emergency medication if a physician determines necessity. Please contact your school nurse for further information regarding this option.

New Special Education Web Page
Please see our new page dedicated to Special Education and the “Model Transition Program” (MTP) (see below) and other Special Education programs and offerings for students and their families.

Department wins Grant!

(L-R) Guidance Counselor Chris Martin, Special Education Director Betsy Chappell, Special Education Teacher Timothy Page, Assistant Special Education Director Kevin Stack

(June, 2007) Special Education Director Elizabeth Chappell and Assistant Director Kevin Stack, with the assistance of Guidance Counselor Chris Martin and Special Education Teacher Timothy Page, wrote a grant that has brought the District $700,000 to finance a “Model Transition Program” (MTP).

The grant will give the District the ability to introduce and infuse transitional activities and practices it has identified as critical to improving post-secondary outcomes for students with disabilities. The transitional activities that become available with the grant include new collaborations and partnerships with local adult service agencies; more effective transitional planning provided by a district Transitional Coordinator; collaborations with two local college/universities to better prepare students with disabilities for college life; the development of local internships managed by our existing school-to-work coordinator that can be offered to students as young as 15; and improved communication of important information about transitional planning and services to our students and their parents/guardians. The district has identified 260 students with disabilities, who, over time, will benefit from the activities of the Model Transition Program Grant.

“This grant will assist our students as they leave school or ‘age out’ of our program,” explained Ms. Chappell. “The MTP Coordinator and the alliances with organizations like Maryhaven and the Cody Center will make a big difference."