Schools
Registration
Assignment
Related Concerns
Family Resources
100
These are the five special admission high schools.
What are: Boston Arts Academy, New Mission High School, Fenway High School, Boston Community Leadership Academy, and Kennedy Academy for Health Careers.
100
These two groups of children are exempt from providing residency documentation.
Who are homeless children and those in foster care/under guardianship (with a letter from DSS).
100
This is the one school with a walk zone priority greater than 50%.
What is Orchard Gardens K-8 School.
100
This is the person to whom registration appeals can be made.
Who is the BPS Ombudsperson.
100
This is the web site families with little children can visit to get tips on parenting, ages and stages, and free, local activities to do together.
What is www.talkreadplay.org.
200
Not including HS, these two schools are currently the only citywide schools in BPS.
What are the Timilty and Hernandez Schools.
200
A score of 1.25 on this indicates that further testing is necessary.
What is the Home Language Survey.
200
This is the highest priority given to New to BPS assignments.
What is Sibling Walker.
200
A child should be provided this service when developmental delays are a concern.
What is a Special Education Screening.
200
This is the referral for parents who need additional K0 choices.
What is Child Care Choices of Boston (CCCB).
300
This school offers a Montessori curriculum.
What is East Boston Early Learning Center.
300
These are the only two exemptions from the immunization requirements.
What are Religious Beliefs (must provide a statement) and Health Reasons (must provide a physician's certificate).
300
When a child doesn't show up for eight consecutive days at the start of school, we call it this.
What is a "Do Not Report."
300
This form is submitted when a parent wants to change where their child is dropped off from school.
What is an "Alternative Stop" application.
300
This is scheduled in every school at least three times.
What is School Preview Time.
400
These are five schools with feeder programs.
Who are: Dever/McCormack, Grew/Rogers, Henderson/Harbor, and Ellison Parks/Mildred Ave., Quincy/Quincy Upper.
400
This must accompany the copy of the deed when presented as proof of residency.
What is a copy of the most recent mortgage payment.
400
Beyond "present school" priority, this is the one group of children who have a higher priority than new to BPS sibling walkers.
Who are aging out EEC/ELC students.
400
School office staff can do this, too.
What is a "Change of Address."
400
This is the web site that provides information on after school programs.
What is www.bostonnavigator.org.
500
This school only takes in over-age students.
What is Boston Adult Technical Academy (BATA).
500
These are the six different immunizations required for registration.
What are: Hep B, DTaP, Polio, Hib, MMR, Varicella.
500
This is one of the two times that sibling priority doesn't apply.
What is when a sibling leaves the school before assignment and when a family moves out of zone.
500
Only one of these is allowed between 6th and 8th grade.
What is a transfer.
500
This is where a family can seek advice about language supports for their child.
What is Newcomers Assessment Center.
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