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We are thrilled to welcome your child to our A-rated School District!
Register for Kindergarten
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Register Online
Students enrolled in pre-kindergarten in the School District of Palm Beach County (including charter schools), Childfind Participants, and students enrolled in pre-kindergarten through Florida Empowerment Scholarship will need to register for kindergarten in person. In addition, incoming kindergarten students whose families completed a 'Request for Student ID Number' for the purpose of submitting a Choice application for the 2023-2024 school year will need to register in person at their Choice or zoned school during school hours following the release of Choice lottery results on March 31, 2023, at 4 p.m.
Required documents for your online application:
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Proof of birth (birth certificate, passport, religious records) Child must be 5 years old by September 1, 2023, in order to register.
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Proof of residence in Palm Beach County (two current documents reflecting the correct residential street address, such as a driver’s license, electric bill, mortgage, lease agreement, rent receipt, United States Postal Service confirmation of address change, credit card statement, etc.).
Documents due prior to the first day of school. You can upload to your online application now if you have them:
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Proof of required immunizations from the child’s doctor
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Proof of a recent physical exam
If applicable:
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Guardianship papers
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Information from a previous Pre-K school
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Additional documents such as an IEP, 504 plan, medication and allergy information, custody order, etc.
Find the full Registration Checklist here.
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Register in person
Find your zoned school here then visit your zoned school in person Monday through Friday during school hours with your registration form (available either online or at the front office of your zoned school) and required documents.
Required documents at the time of in-person registration:
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Proof of birth (birth certificate, passport, religious records) Child must be 5 years old by September 1, 2023, in order to register.
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Proof of residence in Palm Beach County (two current documents reflecting the correct residential street address, such as a driver’s license, electric bill, mortgage, lease agreement, rent receipt, United States Postal Service confirmation of address change, credit card statement, etc.).
Documents due prior to the first day of school:
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Proof of required immunizations from the child’s doctor
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Proof of a recent physical exam
If applicable:
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Guardianship papers
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Information from a previous Pre-K school
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Additional documents such as an IEP, 504 plan, medication and allergy information, custody order, etc.
Find the full Registration Checklist here.
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Get Your Child Ready for the Next Step
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The expectations below represent select skills that children should master or be working on at the end of their prekindergarten experience. It is important to remember that children enter kindergarten with a wide range of skills and experiences. Teachers in the School District of Palm Beach County support incoming kindergarten children at all levels of learning and development. This list of skills was developed as a part of the Riviera Beach Prekindergarten Collaborative, which is a collaborative effort between kindergarten teachers from several Riviera Beach elementary schools and directors/instructors from several Riviera Beach private childcare centers.
Kindergarten Entry Power Standards
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Social Skills
Social Skills
- Knows first and last name
- Recognizes the emotions of self and others
- Recognizes and controls own behavior
- Uses words to communicate feelings
- Shows beginning problem solving, including offering potential solutions
- Attends to a task for up to 5 minutes
- Able and willing to share
- No longer requiring a nap during the day
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Language
Language
- Follows two-step directions (“Put on your shoes, and get your coat.”)
- Engages in back-and-forth conversation with adults and friends
- Able to express themselves and be understood by adults and friends using new vocabulary and details
- Asks and answers questions with adults and friends
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Literacy
Literacy
- Enjoys looking at books
- Retells or reenacts a story
- Recognizes simple rhyming words (bat → cat)
- Identifies individual sounds within a word (identifies “mmm” as first sound in “mop”)
- Names most upper and lowercase letters
- Recognizes most letter sounds
- Uses scribbles to put thoughts on paper
- Writes first name
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Math
Math
- Counts objects one at a time up to 15
- Creates small sets of objects (groups items and identifies how many)
- Reads and writes numerals 1-30
- Identifies basic shapes