According to State law, your child must be five years old on or before September 1st to register for Kindergarten.
Parents/Legal Guardians of students transferring to Colchester from other school districts are encouraged to enroll their children as soon as possible. Registration for transfer students is ongoing.
Check your email for a confirmation message as well as a second email with instructions on creating a Parent Portal Account. Your Parent Portal account access information is located at the bottom of the second email. Create a new Parent Portal account and complete the online registration forms for your new student.
*If you already have an existing student enrolled in Colchester Public Schools, and a current Parent Portal account, you can log-in and add your new student to the existing account with the access code and ID.
In addition to the online registration forms, the CT Health Assessment Form (physical) will need to be completed and submitted to the school nurse.
To complete your student's registration, please provide a) proof of residency and b) proof of your student's age. A student's legal guardian should provide the required documentation as listed below. These documents can be uploaded to the Residency Verification Form F in the “Forms” section in the Parent Portal of Power School. Please call 860-537-7267, option 5, for questions or if you choose to submit your student's residency and age documentation in person.
SECTION ONE: Proof of identification (photo ID) - Provide ONE
Please provide one from the list below.
SECTION TWO: Property information - Provide ONE
Please provide one from the list below.
SECTION THREE: Residency verification - Provide TWO
Please provide two proof of residency documents, dated within the last 30 days, that display the same name and address.
SECTION FOUR: Proof of Student's age - Provide ONE
Please provide one item from the list below to verify the student's age.
If the student is living permanently in a dwelling that is rented, owned, or occupied by a resident of Colchester, who is not the student’s parent/guardian, that resident of Colchester must bring documentation mentioned in Sections Two and Three, present photo identification, and complete the Host Statement. The parent/guardian must complete the Parent Statement. A Residency Affidavit must be completed by the parent and host together. Please contact the Director of Pupil Services and Special Education for Colchester Public Schools if the student’s residence is not permanent.