Registration

Welcome to Onondaga Central School District. You must be a resident of the District to register.

Under New York State Education Law 3202(1), a school district is required to admit, “only district residents who are over 5 and under 21 years of age.” Residency means domicile, which requires one's physical presence and the intention to remain there permanently. A student's legal school district residence is presumed to be that of his parents or legal guardian. To determine residency, the district will need to review all facts specific to the residency in question.

We offer a virtual registration that allows our families to register their K-12 children (and preschool children in need of special education services) from the comfort of their home or office.

Non-School Age Children

Registration is offering families the opportunity to register their non-school age children when registering their school age children. With this information the District can inform families of information relevant to their non-school age child(ren).

If you have any questions please contact the Central Registration Office before starting the registration process.

Click here to start the Online Pre-Registration

Review our registration requirements listed below.

Registration Requirements

Proof of Residency (minimum of two (2) proofs of residency must be provided at time of registration) Please note, all documents must be current.

• Homeowners - Mortgage Statement, Warranty Deed, School or Property Tax Bill. - or -
• Renter - Lease Agreement, Statement from landlord or other third party that established physical address in District -or-
• Renter without a Lease - (on month to month basis) the following should be provided: A notarized letter from the landlord and a current utility bill (or utility hook-up receipt). If your utilities are included in the rent, additional document (see below) may be provided for consideration to establish residency
• Pay Stub
• Utility or other bills
• Income tax form
• Voter document or
• State or other government issued identification

Any additional questions, please contact Registration.

Proof of Age:

The District will require documentation and/or information establishing your child's age at time of registration. Please supply a birth certificate or record of baptism (including a certified transcript of a foreign birth certificate or record of baptism) giving the date of birth. Where such documentation is not available, a passport (including a foreign passport) may be used.

Where birth certificate or passport is not available, the District may consider certain other evidence, which has been in existence two years or more. Other evidence may include, but will not be limited to the following:

• official driver's license;
• state or other government issued identification;
• school photo identification with date of birth;
• consulate identification card;
• hospital or health records;
• military dependent identification card;
• document issued by federal, state or local agencies (e.g., local social service agency, federal Office of Refugee Resettlement);
• court orders or other court-issued documents;
• Native American tribal document; or
• records from non-profit international aid agencies and voluntary agencies.

Additional Documents to present at registration if available:

Legal guardianship or custody papers are necessary, if applicable to student(s) based on the following scenarios:

• If student lives with one custodial parent as the result of a divorce.
• If the student lives with anyone else, i.e. grandparents, aunt, uncle, sibling, friends or other relative. Court papers granting guardianship can be uploaded at the time of registration or hand delivered to the Central Registration Office.

Immunization requirements

In accordance with New York State's Public Health Law, the District must also receive evidence that your child has been immunized in accordance with the New York State Department of Health Immunization Bureau's Immunization Requirements for School Entrance/Attendance. These records will be necessary to ensure your child's continued attendance. Additionally, please provide us with records of any recent physical examination your student has received. New York State mandates that each new student entering a public school is required to have a physical examination upon entering the District. A physical completed no more than twelve months before the first day of the school year in question will meet this requirement.

After fully completing the Online Pre-Registration, you will receive an email from registration. This email will include additional paperwork that is needed to finalize your child(ren)'s enrollment. If necessary, you will be contacted for an appointment to bring in all required paperwork between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.

District Registrar:

Kelly Rosenthal 
PreK - 12
315-552-5070 

Email: Registration@onondagacsd.org

• Last Report Card
• Current Physical/Health Appraisal Form completed by a health care provider within the past year.
• Home Language Questionnaire (HLQ) (Completed by parent/guardian)
  • Arabic HLQ 
  • Russian HLQ
  • Spanish HLQ
  • Ukrainian HLQ
  • English HLQ
• Custody paperwork, if applicable  
• Copy of Current Special Education IEP, if applicable
• NYS Migrant Identification & Recruitment Parent Survey, if applicable
  • NYS Migrant Education Program (English)
  • NYS Migrant Education Program (Spanish)

Optional Documents (Only fill out/submit if applicable)

• Transportation Request
• McKinney-Vento Homeless /
  Unaccompanied Youth