Student Registration

• New Student Registration
• Pre-K and Kindergarten Registration

New Student Registration

Registration for all new students must be completed with the GJSD Student Registrar, located at Johnstown High School, 1 Sir Bills Circle, Johnstown, NY. In order to register a new student, residency in the Greater Johnstown School District must be verified and a registration packet must be completed. Items that may be used to prove residency are listed below. Registration packets can be found at the button below or obtained at the Registration Office.

For questions about enrolling students, call the Student Registrar at (518) 762-4611, ext. 3121.

Required Documents for New Students

Parent/Guardian proof of residency must be provided using two of the following:

• Drivers License
• Current utility bill
• Current telephone bill
• Copy of Deed/Mortgage Statement
• Lease Agreement
• Pay Stub
• Auto Insurance ID Card
• Mail (not personal)
• Change of address form from the Post Office (must be stamped)

After completing the residency information, you will be asked to complete a Registration form, a Request for Records and a Home Language Questionnaire. We request that you bring the following paperwork with you:

• Child’s Birth Certificate
• Child’s Immunization Record
• Custody Paperwork (if applicable)
• Child’s IEP (if applicable)
• Name, address and phone number for previous school district

Any incomplete paperwork will need to be obtained as soon as possible.

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2026-27 Pre-K and Kindergarten Registration

Pre-K Update: April 16, 2026

The District has officially received more than 54 pre-kindergarten applications by the deadline of April 15 for the 2026-2027 school year. Because interest exceeds our current capacity, a random placement lottery will be held: 

• When: Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at 4:00 p.m.
• Where: Pleasant Avenue Elementary School Cafeteria
• Details: Parents/guardians are welcome but not required to attend

What happens next? 

Families who have submitted applications but are not selected in the lottery will be placed on a waiting list in the order in which their applications were received. We will notify all families of their child’s status by mail shortly after the lottery is completed.

The District will continue to accept new applications, which will be added to the waiting list in the order they are received.

Kindergarten Reminders: April 16, 2026

If you have not yet registered your child for kindergarten for the 2026-2027 school year, we ask that you do so as soon as possible so that we can schedule kindergarten screening for your child in EARLY JUNE.

NOTE – If your child attended pre-K in Johnstown for the 2025-26 school year, they are automatically registered for kindergarten for the 2026-27 school year. You do NOT need to register them.

2026-27 Pre-K and Kindergarten Registration Process

Open enrollment for pre-kindergarten and kindergarten students for the 2026-2027 school year started on March 9, 2026.

To be eligible to apply for pre-k, children must be four years old on or before December 1, 2026. To be eligible to register for kindergarten, children must be five years old on or before December 1, 2026.

Pre-k and kindergarten at GJSD are full day programs. There will be 54 slots available for the 2026-2027 pre-k program. If greater than 54 pre-k applications are received by April 15, a lottery will take place on Wednesday, April 22 at Pleasant Avenue Elementary School.

Pre-k application packets and kindergarten registration packets may be printed from the forms page of the district website; may be picked up at the main office at Pleasant Avenue Elementary School; may be picked up at the District Office; or may be requested by emailing the GJSD School Registrar (registration@johnstownschools.org).

Required Documents for New Pre-K and Kindergarteners

• All completed forms from the application/registration packet
• Copies of Two (2) Proofs of Address (as listed in application/registration packet)
• Copy of Parent ID
• Original legal Birth Certificate (photocopy will be made at school and original returned to you)
• Immunization Record from your pediatrician
• Copy of Custody Court Order (if applicable)
• Lead Screening Results (for pre-K applicants)

If you have any questions about pre-K or Kindergarten registration, please do not hesitate to contact the Student Registrar at (518) 762-4611, ext. 3121 or the Pleasant Ave. Main Office at (518) 762-8610.

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