Berkshire County schools are scheduling and re-scheduling preschool and kindergarten registration dates and procedures for the 2024-2025 school year. Schools can send their information to info@iberkshires.com to be included on this list.

 

All students, regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, disability or homelessness, have equal access to the general education program and the full range of any occupational, vocational programs offered by public school districts.

Central Berkshire Regional School District

Kindergarten registration and preschool screening is now open and available online. To register for Kindergarten, please click here or stop by the elementary school in your neighborhood. To sign-up for a preschool screening, please go to the district's website and fill out the Preschool Screening Form for 2024-2025. The purpose of the screening is to identify children who may require special services as part of their preschool programming.

If you have questions regarding either Kindergarten registration and/or preschool screening, please use the following contact information:

Preschool:  Michelle Kasala at 413-655-0146

Becket Washington:  413-623-8757

Kittredge: 413-655-2525

Gabriel Abbott Memorial School 

Gabriel Abbott Memorial School has begun the process of registering Kindergarten and Prekindergarten students for the 2024-2025 school year. Dates for Kindergarten screening have yet to be determined. Please contact the school of?ce at (413) 664-6023 as soon as possible to register your child for one of these programs.

• Students must be 5 years of age or older on Aug. 31, 2024 to register for Kindergarten.
• Children must be 3 years or older on Aug. 31, 2024 to register for Prekindergarten. The school also encourages the parents of children who will turn three years of age during the school year to contact the school of?ce to discuss a plan for enrolling their child when they become eligible.

Hancock Elementary School kindergarten registration for the 2024-2025 school year is open. Children must be 5 years old as of Sept. 1, 2024, to enter kindergarten. Parents/guardians should call the school office at 413-738-5676 or email Jay Merselis, Principal, at jmerselis@hancockschool.org as soon as possible if interested or to learn more. Screening and registration requires parents to bring their child and his/her birth certificate along with proof of residency to the school.

Hancock Elementary School is enrolling students in PreK for the 2024-2025 school year. Hancock accepts  students in PreK who are potty trained and 2 years nine months as of September 1. Our kindergarten age requirement remains 5 by September 1, so any student who joins us at two years nine months will be in Preschool for three years. Parents/guardians should call the school office at 413-738-5676 or email Jay Merselis, Principal, at jmerselis@hancockschool.org as soon as possible if interested or to learn more.

Parents who suspect their child may have special needs and are 3 years old or older should call the Special Education Director Dr. Rebecca Phillips at 413-738-5676 to schedule an evaluation.

 

Hoosac Valley Regional School District

 

The Hoosac Valley Regional School District will be conducting a developmental preschool screening for all Adams and Cheshire 3 and 4 year-olds on March 11, 12, and 13 at the Adams Town Hall at 8 Park St.

 

The purpose of the screening is to identify children who may have a developmental disability in communication, cognitive/thinking, social/emotional or motor development.

 

Appointments can be made by calling the Student Services Office at (413)743-2939 ext. 1107, Monday–Friday between 8:00AM - 3:30PM by Friday, March 8, 2024. A Parent/Guardian must accompany the child in order to complete screening information forms.

 

If you are a resident of Adams or Cheshire and you suspect that your child ages 3-21 may have a disability, contact the Office of Student Services at 413-743-2939 ext. 1107

 

North Adams Public Schools 

 

North Adams Public Schools will host in-person PreK application, Kindergarten registration, and screenings for both grades in preparation for the 2024-2025 school year. PreK children must be 3 or 4 years of age by Aug. 31, 2024. 

 

Kindergarten children must be 5 years of age by August 31, 2024.

 

PreK students currently enrolled in North Adams Public Schools do not need to register.

 

Parents/guardians must make an appointment for each application/registration: no walk-ins will be accommodated.

 

All screenings will take place at the North Adams Armory located at 206 Ashland Street, North Adams between the hours of 9 AM and 2PM. To schedule an appointment, call Carrie Silva at the North Adams Public Schools Central Office at (413) 776-1673.

 

PreK Application & Screening Dates: March 25 and 26

 

Kindergarten Registration & Screening Dates: March 27 and 28

 

Additional Information:

 

Parents/guardians should be prepared to bring all of the following to their appointment:

For enrollment questions or concerns, contact Carrie Silva at 413-776-1673 or email at csilva@napsk12.org.

 

Pittsfield Public Schools

 

Pre-K In-Person Preview/Registration:

 

Children who will be 4 years old on or before September 1, 2024, may register for Pre-K 4 and children who will be 3 years old on or before September 1, 2024, may register for Pre-K 3 at:

 

Pittsfield Public Schools announces the Pre-K lottery drawing for the 2024-2025 school year.  The drawing for 3 and 4 year old pre-k seats will be held on Wednesday, April 24 at 9:30-11:30 am at the Mercer Administration Building, 269 First Street, Pittsfield.  

 

Applications closed on April 1, 2024. All applicants will be notified of their lottery number before April 23, 2024. It is not necessary to attend the lottery to be awarded a seat. The drawing will be recorded and posted on the Pittsfield Public Schools website following the lottery. Once awarded a spot in the pre-k program, families will need to complete the registration process by June 1, 2024 or risk losing their seat.

 

All families who were registered prior to April 1st at 5:00 p.m. will receive written notification of their status within seven days following the lottery.

 

Questions may be directed to our registration office by emailing Registration at ppsregistration@pittsfield.net or by calling 413-499-9507 (leave a message, your call will be returned).

 

Pre-K registration will close on April 1, the lottery will be held Thursday, April 11

 

You may register for any of the 8 elementary schools at the above events

 

Please bring:

Kindergarten In-Person Registration:

 

Children who will be 5 years old on or before September 1, 2024 may register for Kindergarten

 

Registration for Kindergarten will be held on the above dates at the same time as Pre-K.

 

Please bring:

You may register for any of the 8 elementary schools at the above events

 

Questions may be directed to our registration office by emailing Registration at ppsregistration@pittsfield.net or by calling 413-499-9507 (leave a message, your call will be returned).

 

St. Stanislaus Kostka School

Beginning April 1, St. Stanislaus Kostka School will be accepting registration applications for Preschool students who will be 3 and 4 years old by Aug. 31, and Kindergarten students who will have turned 5 by Aug. 31. 

Open House for all prospective students in Preschool through Grade 8 will take place on Sunday, March 3 from 12-2pm. Tour the campus. Chat with teachers and student ambassadors. Learn about curriculum, the school community, 2024-2025 registration, tuition, financial aid and more!

Beginning April 1, please see our website for updated 2024-2025 registration information and forms: www.ststansadams.org or call us at the main school office at 413-743-1091. Children of all faiths are accepted on a first come-first served basis.