Thursday, February 9, 2012
Boston Public Schools to Open September 3
Contact Information:
BPS Communications Office 617-635-9265, communications@bostonpublicschools.org
August 15, 2003
With the first day of school just around the corner, the Boston Public Schools are ready to welcome their 62,000 students. Schools will open on Wednesday, September 3 for grades 1-12. This is a full day of school. The first day of kindergarten is Monday, September 8.
A School Hot Line will be in service starting Monday, August 25. The number is 617-635-9046. Hot Line staff can answer questions about school registration and assignments, transfers, waiting lists, transportation, school hours, before and after school programs, and other school-related topics. Hours of service are Monday to Friday, as follows: August 25-29, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and September 2-12, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
If your child is not yet registered for school, Superintendent Tom Payzant urges you to go immediately to one of the three BPS Family Resource Centers. All students ages 5 and older are guaranteed a school assignment, but choices in some grades are very limited. The Centers are located in Dorchester at 1216 Dorchester Ave., 617-635-8015; in Roxbury at Madison Park, 55 Malcolm X Blvd., 617-635-9010; and in Roslindale at 515 Hyde Park Ave., 617-635-8040. Please bring two pre-printed proofs of your current address, up-to-date immunization records, and (kindergarten and grade 1 only) your child's birth certificate or passport.
Family Resource Center hours through Friday, August 22, are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday. Effective August 25, hours will be 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, and 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday.
If your child is assigned to a Boston public school but will not attend, please call the School Hot Line or any one of the Family Resource Centers so the seat can be given to a student on the waiting list.
Visit the Schools section of Boston Public Schools website for lots of helpful information, including the school calendar and the new Boston Public Schools Policy Handbook for Parents and Students, 2003-2004.
