Kindergarten Registration For 2015-16 School Year Opens In St. Croix District On March 11

The Virgin Islands Board of Education has announced that public school registration for kindergarten students in the St. Croix District for the 2015-16 school year will begin on Wednesday, March 11 at the Division of Student Services located at the Theodora Dunbavin Complex in La Grande Princess (opposite the Honda car dealership).

Registration is between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Students are required to be five years old on or before December 31, 2015 to enroll.

Registration will be conducted based on the child’s Head Start Center in accordance with the schedule below:

• Wednesday, March 11 – Frederiksted and Prince Street Head Start Center
• Thursday, March 12 – Frederiksted and Prince Street Head Start Center 2
• Monday, March 16 – Marley, Campo Rico and Concordia
• Tuesday, March 17 – Marley, Campo Rico and Concordia 2
• Wednesday, March 18 – Mt. Pleasant and Estate Profit
• Thursday, March 19 – Mt. Pleasant and Estate Profit 2
• Monday, March 23 – Christiansted and Richmond
• Tuesday, March 24 – Christiansted and Richmond 2
• Wednesday, March 25 – Richmond and Golden Rock
• Thursday, March 26 – Richmond and Golden Rock 2
• Monday, March 30 – Kingshill-Anna’s Hope Head Start Center
• Tuesday, April 7 – Kingshill-Anna’s Hope Head Start Center 2

Education officials say children who are not in the Head Start program will register April 8 and 9; 13 – 16; and 20 – 23.

Registration for First through 12th Grades is scheduled to begin Wednesday, May 27.

To register a child for public school on St. Croix, the following documents are required, where applicable:

• Official verification of the date of birth (original birth certificate or baptismal certificate)
• Proof of court-appointed guardianship (if child is not living with one or both natural parents)
  Social Security card
• School records: Final report cards for students entering first through 9th grades. Official transcripts for students entering grades 10th-12th
• VI immunization card
• Health clearance form from the Charles Harwood Health Clinic (a blue slip). Parents are asked to call the Charles Harwood Health Clinic at 773-1311, ext. 3256 for information on obtaining the document.
• Government-issued photo ID of the parent/guardian registering student
• Proof of St. Croix, USVI residency. Homeowners – Two (2) documents required: 1. Signed closing statement or a deed or property tax receipt; 2. A recent WAPA bill. Renters – Two (2) documents required: 1. Lease signed by both parties; 2. A recent WAPA bill. If the lease is not available, a notarized landlord’s affidavit for renters must be completed and returned with a rental receipt from the landlord, plus a recent WAPA bill. When parent and student live with a friend or family member – Three (3) documents are required: 1. Notarized residency affidavit; 2. Lease signed by both parties or a signed closing statement or a deed verifying the residency of the friend/family member, or property tax receipt verifying the residency of the friend or family member; 3. Recent utility bill of the friend or family member.

For more information on registering a child for the 2015-16 school year in the District of St. Croix, contact the Division of Student Services at (340) 718-9671 or go here.

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