Point Pleasant Beach and Borough Schools to Start Kindergarten Registration

Parents of children starting kindergarten in September in Point Pleasant Borough or Point Pleasant Beach might want to start making sure their children are up-to-date on immunizations.

A complete immunization record is just one of the documents parents will need to register their children at the local elementary schools which all have full-day kindergarten programs.

Another requirement in both districts is that children must be five years old by Oct. 1, 2011 to begin kindergarten this September.

The Point Pleasant Borough School District will be holding kindergarten registration for the 2011-2012 school year from Feb. 28th through  March 4th from 9 am to noon 12:00 in the Ocean Road and Nellie Bennett Elementary Schools’ main offices, according to the district web site.

Children must be five years old by October 1, 2011 to be eligible for kindergarten for the 2011-2012 school year.  In addition to updated immunization records, parents must also bring the following documentation to receive a registration packet:

• Copy of the child’s birth certificate
• Current deed or lease showing their Point Pleasant Borough address
• Current utility bill or bank statement showing Point Pleasant address

For further information or if you are unsure which school your child will attend, please contact the Nellie Bennett or Ocean Road Elementary main offices at 732-701-1900.

In Point Pleasant Beach, registration packets will be be distributed for the G. Harold Antrim Elementary School starting on March 7 from 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. in the school's attendance office, according to the school web site.

Parents must bring the child's original birth certificate and staff will make copies so parents can bring originals back home with them, said Antrim Secretary Sandy Pasola. Hospital certificates are unacceptable.

Parents must also bring  proof of Point Pleasant Beach residency, such as a tax bill or lease, in addition to updated immunization records.

Antrim school officials are asking that packets be completed and returned by April 4 so they can plan for the upcoming school year. However, packets will be accepted after that.

For more information, call Antrim's office at (732) 899-3737.