Turning 5 Orientation Meetings: NYC enrollment process has begun

The DOE has posted information about their Turning 5 Orientation Meetings that will be happening around the city beginning this week. There is also a list of District 75 schools open for kindergarten visits this year.

For more information about the transition from Preschool Special Education to Kindergarten, please see the NYC DOE's Kindergarten: An Orientation Guide for Families of Students with Disabilities. Advocates for Children have also released a question and answer format guide that provides families of students with disabilities important information on eligibility, referral, evaluations, the Individualized Education Program (IEP) meeting, placement and conflict resolution (Advocates for Children Turning 5 Guide).

*To be eligible for admission to Kindergarten in September 2011, students must turn 5 by December 31, 2011 and be residents of New York City.