Advance teaching and learning through offering engaging curriculum
and distinguished instruction that focus on maximizing student
achievement.
 The
Curriculum Team
Lynn Gorey
Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and
Instruction
ph: (845) 680-1017
fax: (845)
680-1049
lgorey@socsd.org
Goals for the 2011-12 School Year
Registration
Welcome to the
South Orangetown Central School District. We hope
that the following information will answer some of your
questions. Please do not hesitate to ask about
special situations or problems. Registration
packets can be picked up at the district registrar's
office located at the Middle School, 160 Van Wyck Road
in Blauvelt.
For further
information:
Please contact Rose Ngai, District
Registrar at (845) 680-1137
Registration is by appointment only:
Monday to
Friday 8:00
AM – 11:00 AM
Registration Office Location:
South Orangetown
Middle School
160 Van Wyck Road
Blauvelt, NY
10913
Grade
Placement
The Grade Placement assigned at registration is
provisional until the principal or guidance counselor
makes the appropriate final grade determination.
Please note that your child may be required to
take a mandatory screening exam.
The procedure may take up to one and a half hours
and must be completed prior to meeting with a counselor
for a schedule of classes.
If your child receives special services, please bring
his/her latest Individual Educational Plan (I.E.P.)
To Register
your Child
The following
is the information you must provide in order to register
a child:
Proof of Birth:
(One of the following must be provided)
Proof of
Immunization:
-
Statement
signed
by a physician or clinic listing the month, day and
year of immunization, including: 2MMR
(measles/mumps/rubella), 3DPT (diphtheria) and 3
polio vaccinations and one (Hib) Haemophilus
Influenza
-
Three
doses of Hepatitis B vaccination
-
One dose
of Varicella vaccine
-
Documentation of Lead Screening for children under
six years of age
Physical
Exam by a Doctor is required for every new entrant.
Proof of
Residency: (Three
of the following must be provided):
-
Most
recent Orange and Rockland utility bill and
telephone or water bill. (Your name and address must
be on bill)
-
Mortgage
papers or tax bills in name of Parent or Legal
Guardian
-
Original
Signed Lease agreement accompanied by the following:
Notarized paid rent receipt signed from the
landlord with name and address of tenant and
telephone number of landlord for verification
purposes.
Notarized letter of
residency from property owner with their proof of
residency.
Social
Security Number
Parent
entitlement affidavit form filled out and notarized
Affidavit of
landlord or district resident form filled out and
notarized (if applicable)
Last School
Address: (Including pre-schools)
Report
Card:
-
Please bring your
child’s most recent report card with you to
registration. Since the transmission of
records from the sending district can be delayed, it
is of great help for the school to have a report
card and high school transcripts, if available.
-
If your
child receives special services, please bring
his/her latest Individual Educational Plan (I.E.P.).
Custody
Papers:
-
Original
custody papers are necessary in cases of
divorce or
re-marriage.
-
If you are not the
parent of a child you wish to register, we will
require valid custody papers with all necessary
information.
Links
District Report Card
Achieves
Resources
for Parents:
http://usny.nysed.gov/parents
Resources for Students:
http://usny.nysed.gov/students/
Resources for Teachers:
State Education Department
http://www.ascd.org/
http://www.ncte.org/
http://www.nsdc.org
NYSED Link:
http://www.nysed.gov/
State Assessment Link:
http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/osa/
Tristate Link:
http://www.tristateconsortium.org/
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Debbie
Owen 
Rose
Ngai