Pre K3 Registration

Children’s intellectual, social, emotional, linguistic, and physical development occurs naturally when they are engaged in active learning opportunities of exploration and discovery. Adults can facilitate this process, but children often grow at their own pace. For that reason, all incoming PreK 3 students must be assessed to ensure that they are academically and socially-emotionally prepared to succeed in the classroom at UCS. In addition to the above general admissions guidelines, incoming PreK 3 students must comply with the following requirements:

Be three (3) years of age on or before September 30th of the year in which he/she applies for entrance.
Be potty trained and be able to use the bathroom without assistance
Complete a family interview as a part of the application process. This entails the assessor having discussions with parents or legal guardians, as well as academic and social-emotional assessments that the child must complete.
Be registered by their parent(s) or legal guardian(s). Guardians must present proper certification of legal guardianship and, when applicable, a parent must provide a copy of any custody arrangements. If a birth certificate is not provided, the parent must complete Form 5111 F3 and submit with the specified documentary evidence. If the courts have established custody, a copy of the court order must be provided.

Kindergarten Registration

A child under age six (6) who is enrolled in kindergarten will be considered of compulsory school age and therefore must abide by the guidelines outlined by the Ohio Department of Education (ODE). In addition to the above general admissions guidelines, incoming Kindergarten students must comply with the below requirements:

Be five (5) years of age on or before September 30th of the year in which he/she applies for entrance.
Submit an annual physical report that was completed no more than twelve (12) months prior to the first day of matriculation.
Submit evidence of matriculation at another public or private school in which the student was enrolled as a kindergartener, if the child is below the age or five (5) years of age on or before September 30th of the year in which he/she applies for entrance.
Be registered by their parent(s) or legal guardian(s). Guardians must present proper certification of legal guardianship and, when applicable, a parent must provide a copy of any custody arrangements. If a birth certificate is not provided, the parent must complete Form 5111 F3 and submit with the specified documentary evidence. If the courts have established custody, a copy of the court order must be provided.

First Grade Admission

Students must successfully complete kindergarten before being admitted to first grade. A child admitted to first grade should be able to listen to and follow through with simple one- and two-step instructions. The child should also be able to ask questions in complete sentences, participate verbally in discussions, and listen to others without frequently interrupting. Formal screening will be performed to measure several skills. Incoming first grade students should be able to do the following:

Understand and follow rules and be aware of the consequences if they do not.
Share space and materials, participate in group activities, and increasingly use words to resolve conflicts.
Focus on a task for up to 30 minutes at a time.
Transition from subject to subject or classroom to classroom without distress
Know the alphabet (upper and lower case), the relationship between sounds and letters, and some basic sight words.
Listen to a simple story and successfully answer who-where-what-why questions as an indicator of language comprehension.
Grasp writing tools correctly, write the alphabet (upper and lower case), and pen his or her first name as well as a few simple words.
Listen to and follow through with simple one- and two-step instructions.
Ask questions in complete sentences, participate verbally in discussions, and listen to others without frequently interrupting.
Name as well as write numbers one through twenty as a minimum expectation.
Add small quantities (up to a sum of ten) by using their fingers.
Have a basic understanding of the way a calendar breaks up a year into months, weeks, and days, and how a clock divides a day into hours, minutes, and seconds. They should also know the relative value of different coins.