Where to Register
Family Resource Centers
Families with a child new to the Boston Public Schools can register at one of several Family Resource Centers (FRC). Feel free to visit whichever center is most convenient; you are not limited to the center in your zone of residence.
- East Zone Family Resource Center
1216 Dorchester Ave., Dorchester
(behind Burger King)
617-635-8015
Help available in Cape Verdean Creole, English, Portuguese, Spanish and Vietnamese.
- North Zone Family Resource Center
55 Malcolm X Blvd., Roxbury
(near Roxbury Crossing MBTA)
617-635-9010
Help available in Cantonese, Cape Verdean Creole, English, French, Greek, Haitian Creole, Mandarin, Portuguese, Somali and Spanish.
- West Zone Family Resource Center
515 Hyde Park Ave., Roslindale
(near Cummins Highway)
617-635-8040
Help available in Cape Verdean Creole, English, Haitian Creole, Portuguese and Spanish.
Hours of Operation
Peak Period: January 5 - March 20, 2009 (including February recess)
- Monday through Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- New in 2009: Saturday registration! The East Zone FRC (1216 Dorchester Ave., Dorchester) will be open on the following Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon.: January 10, 17, 24, and 31.
School Year (including December and April recess)
- Monday through Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
NOTE: All Family Resource Centers will be closed for staff training on Wednesday, November 28, 2009.
Summer: June 30 - August 1, 2008
- Only the West Zone FRC is open during the summer months, daily from 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- East and North Zone FRCs will resume the school year schedule on Monday, August 4, 2008.
Family Resource Centers are closed on federal, state and city holidays.
Satellite Registration Centers
Jackson/Mann School
40 Armington St., Allston
617-635-8532 x222
- School Year: Thursdays, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., beginning September 4, 2008
- Help in English, Portuguese and Spanish
Umana Middle School Academy
312 Border St., East Boston
617-635-9597
- August 25 - September 5, 2008, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- School Year: Tuesdays, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., beginning August 12
- January 5 - February 6, 2009: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Help in English, Portuguese and Spanish
Boston City Hall
One City Hall Plaza, Government Center, Downtown
- January 12-16, 2009: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
